Quote: Originally Posted by oldnell (original) Quote: Originally Posted by Randall Raines (original) Definitely, but the symptom aml describes is one that a lot of people whose pumps subsequently fail do experience. For others, the volume of the whine increases prior to failure. For most of the others (me included), the pump just fails without any warning.
Oli
Please take the comment with the rest of the text, I have seen people try and fix things when they are not quite sure how to do it and totally mess things up turning a simple cheap repair (If you can replace the brushes & clean the motor up it will turn out to be a cheap fix, especially if you can do it yourself & have the parts needed ready to replace) into a very costly one.
No offence was intended at all, Sorry if you took it that way
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Quote: Originally Posted by Randall Raines (original)
Ever heard the saying "If it isn't broke don't try and fix it"
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Seriously as yours hasn't gone completely it may be worth taking off and having a auto electrician or experienced mechanic look at it (electric motors can fly apart once took apart / or break putting them back together if your unsure how to do it), or when you get your new pump ask for the old one back providing there is no surcharge and get it looked at, and you'll have a spare for next time
, as when they have totally gone they are sometimes beyond repair.
I'm in the trade myself and I have known of a number of MINIs catch fire under the bonnet while being driven, but due to the nature of fire cause is sometimes hard to pinpoint as all evidence can be destroyed.
Another saying springs to mind "Prevention is better than the cure"
And as stated it's better changing just the pump rather than changing the pump, wiring harness, and other damage that may be caused
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I was agreeing with you,
