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Hi and welcome the temp sensor is on the thermostat housing, check out YouTube for videos, the Mini Cooper S engine is the same so check those vids out too.
Hi and welcome I don’t think you need anything special probably the only thing you may not have is a 7mm Allen key.
There will be YouTube videos showing you how to do it.
To be fair I’ve not heard of any common issues with them falling off and I’m not sure how they fit either, was it the same side that you lost before? Maybe the actual attachment is dodgy?
I would try scouring the ads for breakers you may even find one the right colour, I maybe going to my local breakers in the next week or so so I’ll check there for you 👍
Look for a reputable detailing company they will advise what is required weather a one stage or two stage paint correction is required there are other cleaning and decontamination stages before this so it’s a time consuming process and so is costly but your car will probably look better than the...
I have my insurance about my mods, aftermarket alloys, full skirt kit including front splitter and rear defuser also air filter mods and decals plus my custom exhaust all in all cost me about £50 extra! Well worth the money.
Over in Europe prices seem quite high compared to what we’re paying over here in the UZ, I would say buy the best looked after car you can afford irrespective of mileage
You could try that I suppose but for it to break off I would have thought it’s stuck in there and the magnet may not be strong enough, worth a try though good luck let us know how you get on
Hi and welcome Lee looks like you’ve got a beauty there, I know what you mean by track down there are a lot of rubbish out there and a great one is quite hard to find 👍
Here’s a photo of my car we all love photos of RCZ’s 😊
If it broke off I doubt your going to get it out it’s a matter of either pushing it in or leaving it where it is and try and get by it to check level?
How far down do you think it broke off?
Just be careful as the dipstick passes through the timing chain guide the last thing you want is to damage that! What about trying to measure your dipstick against a piece of thin steel rod and take a reading off that?