Mini Cooper N14 Engine Diagram

Mini Cooper

When the Mini Cooper burst onto the scene in the 2003 film The Italian Job, the tiny roadster excited audiences and impressed drivers as the ultimate spy mobile with its spunk and sporty stylishness, doing battle with helicopters, flying through tunnels, racing trains and displaying finessed maneuverability in stairwells and tight spaces. The BMW-redesigned cult classic that inspires devout admiration and loyalty has continued to be a best-seller, surpassing the 300,000-sales mark just ten years after its revival. The Mini Cooper continues to do well in the present day, earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) Top Safety Pick and a four-star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

There have been several generations of Mini Coopers since its original debut as the Mini by the British Motor Corporation in 1959. The earliest Minis featured a boxy exterior powered by a four-cylinder, transverse-mounted and water-cooled engine. Cosmetic changes were added to the body of second generation Minis. The Mini Cooper and Cooper S models were introduced in 1961 after Formula One racer John Cooper saw the performance potential of Minis and engaged original designer Alec Issigonis to modify the existing engine. The 1970s saw the emergence of Mini hatchbacks that sported a 1275 cc, 87-horsepower diesel engine and "A" clutch. Since its revival in 2002, BMW has expanded the line to include the Mini Hatch, Mini Convertible, Mini Coupe, Mini Clubman, Mini Roadster, and Mini Hardtops. The 2016 base models now feature a slick-shifting, six-speed transmission with a 134-horsepower, turbocharged three-cylinder engine, pre-collision automatic braking and rearview cameras. The Cooper S-trim and John Cooper Works performance models feature a turbocharged four-cylinder engine capable of 189-horsepower or higher that offers improved acceleration over the slower base models.

Even though the Mini Cooper has earned top safety ratings from the NHTSA and IIHS in its class, the vehicle has experienced its fair share of problems. Several of these have resulted from more general investigations into the safety of specific components by third-party manufacturers. BMW issued a recall of 2005-2006 models of its Mini Cooper and Cooper S and its 2005-2007 Mini Cooper Convertible and Cooper S Convertibles because passenger-side airbags failed to deploy in a crash. Then in October 2015, the company issued a recall of the 2002-2005 Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S models because of issues with power-steering loss. Other issues have included the folding and collapse of driver and front passenger seats in the event of a rear-impact collision and defective locks in the spare wheel compartment. In all cases, BMW has offered to inspect and replace any defective components with its Mini Cooper OEM parts.

The fifty-year history of the British roadster has produced a considerable Mini Cooper parts catalog. To keep your Mini running optimally, it is important to stick to a regular maintenance schedule and replace any defective components with Classic Mini Cooper parts or Mini Cooper performance parts. Whether you are looking for a simple part or something more complex, we've got the right Mini Cooper parts for sale in a single, convenient location.

Source: https://www.partsgeek.com/models/cooper/mini.html

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