A sign for mini-emergency car repair services, listing common issues handled: diagnostics, timing chains, cooling systems, turbo issues, brakes & suspension, oil leaks, with icons representing each issue.

I do the big stuff. The stuff dealers drool over. The stuff that keeps you awake at night.

Offering part-time MINI repair and diagnostic help by appointment, mostly on weekends. This is a one-man operation, not a full shop, which means you deal directly with the person working on your car.

I can help with:

  • Check engine lights

  • Diagnostics

  • Oil leaks

  • Cooling system problems

  • Timing chain concerns

  • Turbo and boost issues

  • Brakes and suspension

  • General maintenance

  • Weird noises that definitely weren’t there yesterday

Close-up of a bicycle chain and bottom bracket with a blue outer ring.

Timing Chain Service

Timing Chains
If your MINI sounds like a diesel tractor on cold start, congratulations: you may have unlocked classic MINI content.

Timing chain issues are common on certain MINI engines, and ignoring them is generally frowned upon by pistons, valves, and your wallet.

Symptoms:

  • Rattle on startup

  • Chain noise

  • Timing-related codes

  • Rough running

  • The sound of financial foreshadowing

A turbocharger assembly, showing the turbine housing with an opening for airflow and the compressor housing attached on top, with components for mounting and connection.

Turbo Replacement

Turbo & Boost Problems
Low boost, limp mode, whistling, rattling, smoke, boost codes, wastegate issues — tiny turbo engines are fun until they start auditioning for a leaf blower commercial.

I can help diagnose boost leaks, turbo control issues, wastegate problems, oil feed/return concerns, and related drivability problems.

Signs you may have boost drama:

  • Limp mode under acceleration

  • Boost control codes

  • Whistling or squealing

  • Sluggish acceleration

  • Turbo rattle

  • Sudden loss of zoom-zoom

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Every other G*d Damned Mini Issue

I mean, let’s face it, you’re not buying a Mini for it’s reliability. Life is too short to drive boring cars, and you wear that badge of honor every time you get into your little scoot scoot. But that doesn’t mean you should have to sell a kidney just to keep it running. I’m not going to do your oil change, but if estimate from the dealer made you pee a little, let me know and I’ll see what I can do for you. Doesn’t hurt to ask.

Get in Touch

Message the page with your MINI model, year, engine if you know it, symptoms, warning lights, and any codes you have.

Bonus points if the noise can be described without using the phrase “kind of like a raccoon in a dryer”.