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May 1, 2015 Service bulletin

When Warm, Engine Fails to Start with Valvetronic Fault 135608 Stored

MINI technical service bulletin M121614 for 2014-2015 MINI Cooper and 2014-2016 MINI Cooper S.

Bulletin number
M121614
Component
Engine
Summary
When Warm, Engine Fails to Start with Valvetronic Fault 135608 Stored. The engine cannot be started once it is already warm. The Valvetronic (VVT) is fixed at a minimum lift position. The following fault is stored in the DME memory: ? 135608 - Valvetronic: No movement identified DME software error

Owners of these vehicles have filed 34 complaints in the engine category.

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