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You know that doesn't surprise me. I just traded in a '57 plate Mini Cooper S. Aside from some pretty terrible design issues, one particular flaw with the R56 engine (used in Peugeot cars too), was the recycling of crank case gases to lower emissions. It fed them back into the head behind the valves. Because it's a DI engine, the valves didn't get washed by the fuel and the oil vapours also coming up from the crank bake onto the valves leading to carbon build up, lumpy performance and in the end, a whacking great bill to have the head removed and cleaned.
Doesn't it always seem like 1 step forward and 1 step back?
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