MINI Cooper Specialist — Tampa Bay, Florida
Thomas Simms diagnoses and repairs MINI Coopers exclusively in the Tampa Bay area. Every case study on this site documents a repair he performed, including the diagnostic reasoning, the scan data and oscilloscope captures behind each decision, and what he would do differently next time.
2012 MINI Cooper S (R56, N18 1.6L Turbo)
A 2012 MINI Cooper S 100k service — coolant, gearbox fluid, brake fluid, belt and plugs — planned from service history rather than a generic checklist.
Read the diagnosis →2010 MINI Cooper S (R56, N14 1.6L Turbo)
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A 2010 MINI Cooper S cranked but would not start with no RPM at the DME. Scope testing traced it to a dead crank sensor signal bias inside the DME.
Read the diagnosis →2010 MINI Cooper (R56)
A 2010 MINI Cooper R56 A/C was reportedly cooling more slowly each week. Gauge testing at 85F showed normal pressures, so no third compressor was sold.
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Florida MV Registration #MV114761