Stalling problem solved

[orca17]

I'm throwing this out in case anyone else runs into this issue and it may help in solving it.

I have a 2003 Mini Cooper with 122K miles that developed a problem with stalling at idle. New problems that also appeared were a recurring check engine light and a Check Filler Cap warning (which a new filler cap did not fix). An independent mechanic traced the problem to a failed purge valve in the fuel/emissions system (after the dealer had misdiagnosed it twice, once as a weak battery and once as a problem with the A/C compressor - the former I let them fix, the latter I did not).

To give you an idea of the level of service at my repair place, to test the diagnosis the owner took the purge valve off his own '03 Cooper, installed it on mine and drove my car for half an hour, and the problem disappeared.

[sedmund]

Hello, Would you advise where the purge valve is? I have a '03 and also experience the same problem. Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by orca17

I'm throwing this out in case anyone else runs into this issue and it may help in solving it.

I have a 2003 Mini Cooper with 122K miles that developed a problem with stalling at idle. New problems that also appeared were a recurring check engine light and a Check Filler Cap warning (which a new filler cap did not fix). An independent mechanic traced the problem to a failed purge valve in the fuel/emissions system (after the dealer had misdiagnosed it twice, once as a weak battery and once as a problem with the A/C compressor - the former I let them fix, the latter I did not).

To give you an idea of the level of service at my repair place, to test the diagnosis the owner took the purge valve off his own '03 Cooper, installed it on mine and drove my car for half an hour, and the problem disappeared.

[orca17]

I didn't ask exactly where it is and did not have the shop show it to me. I gather that it's under the hood.