HOW TO: Replace Shifter Solenoid/Assembly on 2014-2019 Mini Cooper F-Chassis
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- čas přidán 15. 10. 2021
- Today I walk you through the steps to take care of replacing your faulty shifter solenoid/assembly! Please comment any questions! Hope this helps with some DIY and please LIKE COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE! Thank you!!!
I had this done today and I had no idea how much time and effort this took. A family shop did this for me, so glad I found them. The dealership would of cost me so much more. This defiantly has a lot of steps
To get this out and replaced. Good job! I have a 2017 Clubman too.
Thank you for posting this. I had to take out my shifter assembly in my F57 to repair the broken spring which causes the “Secure vehicle against rolling” error. This was very helpful.
Thanks for the video, it saved me $3000 on my 2017 Clubman. Helpful hint, I didn't remove the seats, adjust both seats all the way down and all the way back gives you enough space to remove the panels. Another video explains how to change the $1 spring, instead of $900 for the shift assemble. I've had 4 minis (62 cooper, 68 clubman, 2001 cooper, 2017 clubman) and I promise this is the LAST one I'll ever own.
Can you point me to the video that you mentioned?
Thanks a lot Gavin, Thanks to your video I have fixed the central cup holder springs in my Clubman.
Very easy process following your suggestions, I did not remove the seats as I did not need to remove the entire central console.
Thanks once again.
You’re welcome! Thanks for your comment!
Great video, you would be the rear person I would trust working on my MINI !
By the way, I'm glad that I have manual transmission!
Well thank you! I appreciate it! And the manual trans makes all this go away 😂
Thank you so much for this video. I just did my mother in laws Mini and couldn't have done it without these step by step instructions. Took old part apart and it was the broken spring I had read about. Fixed the spring and now we have a spare for when this part fails again which I'm sure it will.
You’re welcome! Thanks for the feedback and comment!
Do you know what spring and where to order? Any videos on how you fixed it?
Thank you so much. Great video I will follow it during my replacement !!
Yessir!!! Thank you I appreciate the feedback!
Gavin! You just saved me $2300! Thank you so much for this video
You’re welcome! Thank you!
@GavinBlaesner, great video. Used it as a guide and finished it yesterday. I fabricated a new spring. Cleared errors with BimmerLink. Thanks for the assist.
Yessir! Thank you for the comment and good work! :)
OY! So glad I wasn’t there while you worked on it! 🤪🤪
You watch the whole thing?
Dude one of the best YT out there really appreciate the details…keep it up I have a 2017 JCW All4 Clubman with this issue and ur video will save me $1,100.00!
Lol thanks, man! I’ll try my best! Some more stuff coming soon!
I have other F-car maintenance videos also if you’d like to check them out!
@@GavinBlaesner I will...you know what's needed for us F'ers are body kits like the dudes have in either Euro or Japan...the American stuff is boring LOL! If you have a read on a supplier who has something to offer LMK haven't found anything really solid and clean looking here stateside!
@@benggeorge71 Duell AG is a great company!
Great , helpful content ❤
Thank you 🙏🏻
Very helpful..plan on doing this for my wife’s 2016 clubman s. Getting a signal that she need to set the parking break…..I think the sensor is broken. Saw an video on bmw where a spring in the shifter was broken..easy fix. FYI- wish you would have vacuumed prior to install ! 😳
Great video! My 2017 Mini just started giving me the " secure vehicle with brake" message. I'm assuming this will fix that problem. Thanks so much for this video!
Yeah, that’s typically the sort of message you get! Thank you!
My 2016 has the transmission parking warning on also. Great video and Ill follow it during my replacement. Thanks!!
Thank you! Hope it helps!
Great work :) so which year and model of the clubman should we avoid?
Hi Gavin
I just watch your video on replace Shifter Solenoid/Assembly on 2014-2019 Mini Cooper F-Chassis
But I was wondering where did you get the solenoid I have 2016 mini copper clubman. By the way the video is a lot of help my son and I are going to try to change the part ourselves. We are getting message “Secure with parking brake” Awesome video!!
If you don’t want to spend the money on the shifter assembly, and you have the “secure vehicle against rolling” message, you can just replace the torsion spring that holds the park sensor to the magnet. It’s literally a $5 spring and is known to fail.
A good option as well! Given that's the problem. The spring goes bad and also the module within the unit sometimes fails internally which unfortunately the spring repair wont fix. .
I've had the message for 3 years and have ignored it because I know it's the spring but do you know how to do it in detail?
@@socalicora I do and it’s the same process in the Clubman to get the assembly out. Once you take the assembly apart you will see the internals and the spring is fairly open to see and visualize how it goes back together.
My 2015 S failed 2 weeks ago with the same warning light “secure handbrake…”. A few days later I received a letter from Mini extending the warranty to 10 years. I’m going to call the dealer and schedule a repair. I was going to have my mechanic do it until I got the letter.
Hi Gavin 😃
I know it’s a while back you made this video, but thanks anyway 🙏🏼
We have had this fault message coming up saying our 2016 F56 Cooper SD is not in P and to pull handbrake. Car actually does go in Park (can’t roll away) but the sensor says it’s not 🙄
BMW wants a fortune for the work, but with this video I will definitely give it a go. As other viewers already mentioned, it might be that just the spring inside is broken or bend, which would be my first wish/hope/attacking point.
Would you happen to have the Part-number of that spring at hand? And do you think the shifter assembly you changed is the same for the F56? If yes, Part-number? (6 speed automatic with steering wheel paddles)
Looking forward to your answer 🙏🏼🙋🏼♂️
Tom
Were you able to track down the part number? Apologize for a break in content and responses.
Thanks great video, I think I have a solenoid issue too, no warning lights but when in park or neutral, and I press the brake pedal I can hear the click from gear shift assembly. Doesn’t happen in drive or reverse. What’s your thoughts? Thanks again.
It was the spring in the solenoid. Following your video and another to replace the spring I have saved a fortune. Took me about 4 hours without rushing. Thanks again
Thank you
You’re welcome thank you
Thank you so much Gavin. The dealer in southern CA is going to charge me $2688. I going to replace by myself after watching this wonderful video. Excellent job!!!! One more question for you. My screen pop out "secure vehicle against rolling." Do I need to reset that after replaced this cable? Or it will just disappeared after I installed the new one?. Thanks again.
So there will be stored codes, but the light will go away. So if you have a generic scanner and can clear the codes they will go away and be deleted for good. Either way if you replace it the light will go away and you won’t know any different. And you’re welcome!
Buddy, how did you remove the whole piece of the cover? It is blocked by the habdbrake bar. Do I have to remove the bar?
Hi Gavin,
My mini is not recognizing when it is in Drive and just acts as if it was in neutral… I also had the secure against rolling message. You think it could be just the spring in the assembly or the assembly or more complex than that? Great video
Likely your spring
Hey, you wouldn't happen to remember where you go the solenoid..would you? May need it, just doing research! Also, great video! Super calm and I appreciate that!
I had ordered it from Mini directly as I’m a mechanic for BMW/MINI. If you PM me on Instagram I can give some more info easier. If you’re looking for some info! Happy to answer any questions, love this stuff. @blaesner
And thank you!! I appreciate the feedback!
@@GavinBlaesner for sure! Thank you!!
I can’t find where to order this part. Everything says that they don’t have it
Good day I have an 2016 F57 convertible. Do you know or can guess what the dealer will charge for this with parts and labor.
Or are you in Florida and willing to do this job. My vehicle error states the vehicle will roll back ect.
Thank you great video.
I can’t say for someone else’s labor rates or amount of time they will ask, I’m sorry. And also on, Chicagoland area.
Ok so in mine, just recently I have to press the brake to get out of park and hold the button which is all good, but it allows me to move from D to R without pressing the button??? any diagnostic for that? thanks
That sounds like it may be the shifter (knob) and mechanism itself.
Awesome video! My son’s 2017 Mini Cooper S (two door Hardtop) has this warning light when he parks- where in Illinois are you? May I hire you to work on fixing this?
Naperville, IL. Message me on my IG @blaesner and we can talk. Easiest way to communicate for me.
and thank you for the comment!
Would this fix my "Secure vehicle with parking brake " message on my dash? I have a 2017 Base model 1.5L
Yes!
Just replaced the shifter on the 2017 base model. No more "Secure Vehicle with Parking brake" on my dash.
Thanks for the help!
@@missioncapable4658 Awesome! Glad it helped!
I think I need to do this job on my wife's car. 2016 Clubman. 1.5L. We have a "Transmission Malfunction" message on the speedometer screen and a message on the dash screen. "Drive Moderately. Set brake when stopped. Possible to engage gear without depressing brake pedal. Engine start may be delayed. Consult service center." She also got a "Vehicle battery charge low" indication on the dash. The car will not start. Does any of this sound familiar to the repair you've done in the video?
Sounds like you have a bunch of under voltage concerns that’s causing your other issues. I would remedy the drained/dead battery first, clear faults, and then see what issues you have after that. But sure sounds like all related to a dead battery.
Gavin, what was the issue, why did this need to be done. We have a mini having a hard time shifting from park.
Hard shifting is typically not the concern for this. Likely some other issue. This is simply an error message in your dash that alerts you (falsely) that your car is in neutral and not parked properly…when it is.
You didn't mention the Molex connector when pulling out the shifter stock.
Saludos, tengo un mini cooper S 2011, el problema es que cuando pongo en drive, en la pantalla del volante aparece las letras SD, que significan modo Sport, pero no lo pongo en ese modo, aparece y se quita como si la palanca tuviera juego, eso que hiciste también sirve para el mio
would it hurt the car in any way to just drive it with the error? I cannot afford 2000-3000 at the moment
No, just will be the annoyance of alerts and messages.
What would this job cost at a shop or dealer? Just want to know how much I would save doing this myself.
I can’t say for certain but usually it charges 5-5.5 hours of labor plus parts. So whatever your local labor rate is x5 or so and the cost of parts.
@@GavinBlaesner In NJ they will charge $2,200.00
No battery protection taken ? To not reset said program
Faults would have to be cleared that are already stored anyways, but wouldn’t hurt to take the precaution.
why didnt you just change the spring inside the old shifter Gavin ??
Up to current I’ve only seen the electronics internally fail, so not a mechanical issue. Other than that I’ve not seen any other causes for these shifters going bad, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen. It is possible of course for something like that to happen also. is that what happened to yours?
@@GavinBlaesner I just did this job last weekend. Based on many commenters on a Mini forum I took the chance that it was a broken torsion spring inside the shifter. I bought a new spring on Ebay for $11. Followed your awesome video on removing everything (thank you!!!!). Opened up the shifter assembly and sure enough, that little spring was broken. Many Mini owners reporting this broken spring around 40k miles (I'm at 42k). The purpose of the spring is to move a magnet into place over a circuit board telling the car's computer that it's in park. If you're certain that your car is in park but the error message says that you are not, there's a good chance that this little spring has broken.
@@KevinThompson33 glad it helped!!!
@@KevinThompson33 and thank you for the comment!
Where can I buy the part !??
FCP, Mini OEM, probably some aftermarket places also.
you can open up the shifter assembly and install a new spring for ~5$. much cheeper than buying a new assembly
You can do this as well, yes.
Disgrace that this was not a recall
Disgrace your comment is underrated and under liked 😂😂😂
This has nothing to do with a 17 mini cooper. Totally different interior
Correct, standard cooper 2 door HT is much much much easier to remove the interior and console on, but the main portion and point of the video was to show how (and what unit) to remove and replace the solenoid. If I have the opportunity to make a video on a standard cooper I will show how to remove the interior as well. But the solenoid replacement is identical up to 19’/anything without the DCT.
The HT interior is about 5/6 screws and bolts and the console comes right out. That shifter assembly can typically be done in 30 mins compared to a clubman.
Right, because earlier in the video he said it’s for a 2017 Clubman Mini. I have the same car make and model and it is the same interior. Umm?!