Now that my 2005 Mini has just gone off warrantee, the dealer has found over $2,000 worth of repairs needed, including an oil pan that was replaced less than a year ago. Other repairs they claim are needed include: rear main seal, valve cover, belt tensioner... on and on. The oil pan makes me suspicious that this whole thing is a ploy to get $$$. Anyone have an oil pan go out twice in less than a year?
Zynthia

 

What was the car taken in for ??

Why was the pan replaced last time ??

What was the reason this time ??

Not heard of any oil pan issues

 

Thanks for your reply. The plot thickens.

The car was taken in because the rear hatch latch (replaced once already) is broken. While I had the car in, the dealer did a "courtesy engine check" and found a whole slew of things wrong with the car. The car has just gone off warranty, and on its last under-warranty check a couple months ago, everything was fine. For me, the tip off that something is fishy was the oil plan replacement. This was replaced about 7 months ago, because they found it to be leaking when I had the car in for a routine oil change.

Today I took my Mini to another mechanic and none of the list of things that need attention showed up. I smell a rat.

I still don't have my rear latch operable. I just no longer have a Mini dealer I can trust to fix it.