If it happens again, watch the rpm and see if it dies, if it falls up and down erratically, or if it remains steady while there's no power

I would guess fuel pump, but without knowing more or scanning the ecm it's hard to say. Could be a MAF sensor too

(Or brake fluid)

Just had the brakes bled and fluid replaced mid last month If that makes any difference

Happened both before and after that was done

@Deleted User could be your alternator starting to fail or a bad fuseable link.

I would say get a voltameter and test your alternator cables both to the starter and battery. If they are good take your alternator to advanced auto parts and have them test it. They may be able to do it with it on the car. Either way it's free. Start with the the obvious and free stuff. Also have them read your codes while you're there.

I was memeing about the brake fluid, sorry.

Doubt it's an alternator, if the battery voltage dropped enough to kill the engine it wouldn't start up again minutes later. Also you would see a battery light probably. What year is your car? We're talking about the mini, right?

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I've had it happen. Just saying. Either way he needs to get his codes read at the very least. Like you recommended.

you're right about the battery light though so scratch that

Well, who knows what the parameters are for tripping the light or whether the circuit is working, I've seen bad alternators not set off the light. We can't really help without pulling the codes or doing some testing, unfortunately.

@Deleted User go get the damn ecm codes. Now I'm intrigued.

This should prove interesting if not entertaining. I know Mini's have their issues, I wonder how comical this one will be.

So just to add to tools needed for any garage. I think jack, jack stands, drain pan, oil filter wrench, 4 way lug wrench, spark plug sockets... that is a really good start to 90% of what most people will be doing on their car.

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So short update, the electrical system on the mini is completely fucked. The stereo/speaker module died on me and I Guess when They went to hook their computer up to the car it somehow fried the foot module so the car is messed up in all sorts of ways. Brake lights stuck on, headlights stuck on, turn signals don't work, driver side window is stuck down, locking system doesn't work

Runs fine though, had an oil leak repaired and it sounds much better now

They as in the mechanic I went to

It's still under warrantee (somehow) so I'm going to have a dealership fix it

I don't want to be the poor scrub who has to chase those electrical demons around a mini

Yeah my car has some sort of Phantom or something

It constantly fails catastrophically and either nothing or everything is ever wrong with it when I take it to the mechanic

A lot of these newer cars use common ground points for all of the computerized equipment. For a long time the Cadillacs had real issues with these. The grounds would become loose or corroded and basically causes chaos with the electrical system in a computer's. I'm not sure on your make of vehicle but it just goes to show how one little thing can cause everything to go Haywire

Hey I got an auto body question, figured best to post here. I got a few rust spots on the roof of my tuck. Was gonna: -Sand down with orbital sander/sandpaper -Clean and prime -Spot paint with autobody paint Does this sound good to any of you goys that know about paint jobs?

Sorry for the weird formatting was trying to make a bullet point list

Sounds like you got it.

Is anyone well versed in motorcycles?

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What about them?

Just got a kawasaki ninja 500 and had some questions about the brakes

What issues are you having

No issues yet, I just done even know how to tell if I should change the fluid and when it's time to change the brakes

You can use brake fluid testing strips to see if your fluid is still serviceable. Also, you can look at your brake pads, if they look to be getting thin or almost touching the rotor, its time to replace them.

If you feel pulsations when you apply the brakes, that's a sign its probably time for new rotors, and most likely pads.

Okay, I'll probably have more questions soon, I have changed the oil and the coolant already and I'm getting my motorcycle endorsement on Friday, I failed the damn written test twice:( I'm motorcycle dumb I guess haha

I still need to get mine, I need a bike so i have something thats gets better than 12mpg. Lol

That's really all I drive down here, my motorcycle

Its not usually motorcycle weather where im from back in WA so i never bothered. But here in the south its almost a year round option.

Yes exactly why I got one