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Old 09-21-2005, 03:21 AM
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Hi - just had a call from my dealer, my car needs to go in for a "High Pressure Pump" replacement. They're going to upgrade the i-drive at the same time too.

Courtesy car is a Mini convertible - I hope Mrs Shiny doesn't fall in love with it and decide she needs one for Christmas!
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Originally Posted by shiny' date='Sep 21 2005, 11:21 AM
Hi - just had a call from my dealer, my car needs to go in for a "High Pressure Pump" replacement. They're going to upgrade the i-drive at the same time too.

Courtesy car is a Mini convertible - I hope Mrs Shiny doesn't fall in love with it and decide she needs one for Christmas!
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what is a High Pressure pump ?

also, I had a mini for a loaner while my car was in service. Very nice and the wife loved it - not the convertable though!
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Originally Posted by marty530d' date='Sep 21 2005, 10:02 AM
[quote name='shiny' date='Sep 21 2005, 11:21 AM']Hi - just had a call from my dealer, my car needs to go in for a "High Pressure Pump" replacement. They're going to upgrade the i-drive at the same time too.

Courtesy car is a Mini convertible - I hope Mrs Shiny doesn't fall in love with it and decide she needs one for Christmas!
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what is a High Pressure pump ?

also, I had a mini for a loaner while my car was in service. Very nice and the wife loved it - not the convertable though!
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To be honest I have no idea - something to do with the cooling/oil/fuel I imagine. Perhaps someone more technical on this forum can let us know!
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Originally Posted by shiny' date='Sep 21 2005, 04:32 PM
[quote name='marty530d' date='Sep 21 2005, 10:02 AM'][quote name='shiny' date='Sep 21 2005, 11:21 AM']Hi - just had a call from my dealer, my car needs to go in for a "High Pressure Pump" replacement. They're going to upgrade the i-drive at the same time too.

Courtesy car is a Mini convertible - I hope Mrs Shiny doesn't fall in love with it and decide she needs one for Christmas!
[snapback]173097[/snapback]
what is a High Pressure pump ?

also, I had a mini for a loaner while my car was in service. Very nice and the wife loved it - not the convertable though!
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To be honest I have no idea - something to do with the cooling/oil/fuel I imagine. Perhaps someone more technical on this forum can let us know!
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I think you are talking about the pump that pressurise the air/diesel mix in the combustion chamber. If I remember well, the level is something like 1600bars. I don't know exactly what could be a consequence of a deficiency of this pump but I suppose that the engine simply won't work anymore if the pressure is not high enough to obtain the desired self-combustion...
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It is the pump that pressurises the fuel rail.
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