With a recent Marriage i ended up with a 03 Mini Cooper. I love the car and my new wife. But this Mini has its problems.

 

Welcome to MINI Cooper Forums! Congratulations on your new MINI and your new wife. Very exciting. What problems is it having? Let me know and I can see what I can do to help.

 

I have been struggling with this car to make it have heat. After a new thermostat , Flushing the heater core i have heat. The heater core was replaced the winter of 2015 but the heat problem seamed to be a blocked heater core. I own a auto repair shop and i must say this cooling system is pretty clean. No sign of stop leak or lack of maintenance. I did get the heat to work but as you know it can get pretty cold in Michigan. So a few days of her driving it with the heat working witch has not worked for 2 years it got down in the signal digits. Oh Honey Mini not to much heat ( in her words) So i drove it and she is right. When i was flushing the heater core i cracked the 4 way heater hose connector and needed to replace it. When i was looking at it i noticed it has a restriction in the connector. Both the old and the new one have this restriction. What happens if i drill this restriction out ? The engine temp is good the car makes heat but on cold mornings its not warm enough in the car. Is it the heater core . I have seen lots of complaints about these car heat. Any ideas ? Happy wife happy life . Any help would be appreciated. I have to believe that at one time this car had good heat or she would not have said any thing.