Power steering gone on R53 Cooper S
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Very common. The PAS pump exists in two states: gone or about to go. Can DIY but it is a pain as it sits on the bottom of the engine-ish by the exhaust manifold. Plenty of guides on the net or just hand over your cash.
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI/47-S...
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI/47-S...
Edited by Justin Cyder on Tuesday 15th April 14:13
For info & apropos of this being a motoring site, the reason the pas is driven electrically & not off the engine is to save a bhp or two I.e. think emissions regs & because of this, it gets hot. Then it lives by the exhaust, so it gets hotter & so it fails prematurely. I think if you can get the car up off the deck, it's a fairly straightforward nut & bolt job to swap one over, the problem is getting to it for the most part.
The actual pump motors fail, a very, very common issue that BMW has brushed under the carpet. Sometimes the pumps current draw becomes so exessive that the wires melt, or the pump carries on running even when the engine is switched off. Do your research if buying off fleabay as some of the recon units are of variable quality and come with their own set of problems. DIY replacement is perfectly viable if you are half decent with a spanner..
Wife left the Mini with the garage (literally just a few doors up from where she works..). They are getting a refurbished pump for just a few pounds more than what it would have cost me on the net, so they may as well do it (£45 for an hours' labour..). Also, I have asked them to change the weeping engine mount and finally the car a full service - we bought the Mini last September and I think it could do with it.
Can't believe how much my wife loves this car!
Can't believe how much my wife loves this car!
Mine went the other day
Purchased another pump and arranged for my local machanic to change it over tomorrow (Friday) as my brake upgrade parts will be with me today
Drove the car yesterday, the pump worked, but then still pumping even then the ignition was turned off
Now I have a flat battery
Having Googled, I find this is a verry common problem
Purchased another pump and arranged for my local machanic to change it over tomorrow (Friday) as my brake upgrade parts will be with me today
Drove the car yesterday, the pump worked, but then still pumping even then the ignition was turned off
Now I have a flat battery
Having Googled, I find this is a verry common problem
NormanD said:
Mine went the other day
Purchased another pump and arranged for my local machanic to change it over tomorrow (Friday) as my brake upgrade parts will be with me today
Drove the car yesterday, the pump worked, but then still pumping even then the ignition was turned off
Now I have a flat battery
Having Googled, I find this is a verry common problem
You are lucky it just flatened the battery. The feed wires can melt if the pump runs for too long and it can catch fire. I would not drive it anymore and get it fixed pronto!Purchased another pump and arranged for my local machanic to change it over tomorrow (Friday) as my brake upgrade parts will be with me today
Drove the car yesterday, the pump worked, but then still pumping even then the ignition was turned off
Now I have a flat battery
Having Googled, I find this is a verry common problem
As said most MINI Dealers can get a 'goodwill' payment from BMW for this fault on Mini's up to about 10 years old with reasonable mileage.
If not below is link to MCR forum for DIY replacement info.
Mini Power Steering Pump replacement:
http://forum.minicooper.org/forum/new-mini/general...
If not below is link to MCR forum for DIY replacement info.
Mini Power Steering Pump replacement:
http://forum.minicooper.org/forum/new-mini/general...
NormanD said:
Mine went the other day
Purchased another pump and arranged for my local machanic to change it over tomorrow (Friday) as my brake upgrade parts will be with me today
Drove the car yesterday, the pump worked, but then still pumping even then the ignition was turned off
Now I have a flat battery
Having Googled, I find this is a verry common problem
This happened to me when i changed mine a couple of weeks ago, did not notice the sound of the pump going when i left it, but over night it drained the battery then died after a short drivePurchased another pump and arranged for my local machanic to change it over tomorrow (Friday) as my brake upgrade parts will be with me today
Drove the car yesterday, the pump worked, but then still pumping even then the ignition was turned off
Now I have a flat battery
Having Googled, I find this is a verry common problem
was it the TRW one from euro car parts?
i now know why they are £50 cheaper than the others
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