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Maniac · Apr 30th, 2008, 10:03 PM

I have a 2006 Cooper S. I have seen on the web they have realised there is a thermostat and electric fan fault, resulting in overheating.

My wife drives the car to work everyday, it has 30 000 kilometres on the clock, and still under BMW Motorplan.

It's in the Mini workshop at the moment. It overheated way past 120 degrees on the heat gauge, and the warning lights started flashing.

My problem, or rather question:

They are replacing the thermostat with the housing, and also the electric fan. They said they will do compression tests etc on the engine also. But how do I know if the engine is still 100%? Surely something had to get damaged inside also? Rings etc?

The dealer said they will service the vehicle, add new oil, then seal the dipstick and filler cap off. I must then drive it for about 2500km. They will then check if their is any oil consumption, if not, it's fine.

But I don't trust this. Replacing an engine after the Warranty expired is going to be a costly exercise! Want to sort it now, or get them to replace the engine and get it over and done with.

Any advice or suggestions?

Apr 30th, 2008, 10:03 PM	#1
Maniac MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Local Time: 03:16 PM Posts: 7 Offline	Cooper S Overheated... I have a 2006 Cooper S. I have seen on the web they have realised there is a thermostat and electric fan fault, resulting in overheating. My wife drives the car to work everyday, it has 30 000 kilometres on the clock, and still under BMW Motorplan. It's in the Mini workshop at the moment. It overheated way past 120 degrees on the heat gauge, and the warning lights started flashing. My problem, or rather question: They are replacing the thermostat with the housing, and also the electric fan. They said they will do compression tests etc on the engine also. But how do I know if the engine is still 100%? Surely something had to get damaged inside also? Rings etc? The dealer said they will service the vehicle, add new oil, then seal the dipstick and filler cap off. I must then drive it for about 2500km. They will then check if their is any oil consumption, if not, it's fine. But I don't trust this. Replacing an engine after the Warranty expired is going to be a costly exercise! Want to sort it now, or get them to replace the engine and get it over and done with. Any advice or suggestions?