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HOMESERVICE MANUALSMINI2023COOPER BASE, 2D CONVERTIBLE, AUTOMATIC DCT TRANSREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISENGINE PERFORMANCEENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMSVARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM -- REPAIR COOPER (F55 & F56)
2023 Mini Cooper Base, 2D Convertible, Automatic DCT Trans
Variable Camshaft Timing Control System -- Repair Cooper (F55 & F56)
2023 Mini Cooper Base, 2D Convertible, Automatic DCT TransSECTION Variable Camshaft Timing Control System -- Repair Cooper (F55 & F56)
- 11 36 Variable Camshaft Timing Control System (VANOS)
- 11 36 042 Removing and installing/replacing intake adjuster (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 044 Remove and install/replace the exhaust camshaft adjuster (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Install exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 046 Removing and installing/replacing the intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Remove exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Install exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 125 Removing and installing/replacing intake VANOS central valve (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 126 Remove and install/replace the exhaust VANOS central valve (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 127 Removing and installing/replacing both VANOS central valves (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 658 Removing and installing/replacing both actuators (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
- 11 36 046 Removing and installing/replacing the intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, except JCW GP)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Install exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 125 Removing and installing/replacing intake VANOS central valve (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, except JCW GP)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 126 Remove and install/replace the exhaust VANOS central valve (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, except JCW GP)
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 127 Removing and installing/replacing both VANOS central valves (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, except JCW GP)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 617 Replacing the intake adjuster (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, except JCW GP)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 618 Replacing the exhaust camshaft adjuster (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, except JCW GP)
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Install exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 658 Removing and installing/replacing both actuators (Cooper S 4-door hatchback, Cooper S 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW 2-door hatchback, Cooper JCW GP 2-door hatchback)
- 11 36 046 Removing and installing/replacing the intake and exhaust camshaft adjusters (Cooper JCW GP 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Install exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 125 Removing and installing/replacing intake VANOS central valve (Cooper JCW GP 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 127 Removing and installing/replacing both VANOS central valves (Cooper JCW GP 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 617 Replacing the intake adjuster (Cooper JCW GP 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 618 Replacing the exhaust camshaft adjuster (Cooper JCW GP 2-door hatchback)
- Releasing the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Releasing VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing intake adjuster
- Installing the intake adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the intake camshaft adjuster
- Removing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Install exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Installing the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- Remove the test gauges for securing the camshafts
- Adjusting the camshafts with the special tool
- Pre-tensioning the timing chain with the special tool
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the intake adjuster
- Tightening the VANOS central valve of the exhaust camshaft adjuster
- 11 36 042 Removing and installing/replacing intake adjuster (Cooper base 4-door hatchback, Cooper base 2-door hatchback)
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