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Old Sep 13th, 2002, 04:45 PM
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I don't have a power steering fan!
Was at my mates tyre/exhaust centre today, chatting away, when I thought, after reading about how easily the PS fan is damaged, we thought we'd check mine. So we stuck it on the ramps, set it upwards only to find I don't have one! It's a November 01 build, is this normal? Might explain why it looks like an after thought if it really was an after thought!

So far I've been stitched from the antenna amplifier, top clips holding on my rear quarter panels, isofix catch things and the PS fan! Doh!

Is this normal for a Nov 01 build?

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Old Sep 13th, 2002, 04:48 PM
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Re: I don't have a power steering fan!
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So far I've been stitched from the antenna amplifier, top clips holding on my rear quarter panels, isofix catch things and the PS fan! Doh!

What about the sound deadening in the rear panels that I had when we fitted my 6x9's
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Old Sep 13th, 2002, 04:50 PM
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What about the sound deadening in the rear panels that I had when we fitted my 6x9's

Oh yeah... and them

I'm just chuffed I got an engine!

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Old Sep 13th, 2002, 05:30 PM
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Well, that about wraps it up for the "what happen if the delicate fan dies" question. Looks like it can survive without.

If I had to guess, they added this after the severe heat testing they did. The North American MINI's get 'em, but they're truly not necessary in the UK. I mean, hot is what? Anything over 70?
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No pS fan- excellent I think. It must be early model specific, and it can get hot even in the UK.
The more I think about, I'll bet the fan was put on after/when the S was conceived, due due the extra heat generated in the engine compartment and bigger tires to turn etc. And put on all of them. (Ones too?)
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So we stuck it on the ramps, set it upwards only to find I don't have one!

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probably November 01 build BRG - dunno it was dark and I was in a hurry in Swindon.

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probably November 01 build BRG - dunno it was dark and I was in a hurry in Swindon.

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*******... If I push this red button, diet coke get's removed from the Earth, so give it back!

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Go ahead and make my day! I got dinner with the in-laws tomorrow and I have a weeks supply of DC in the garage!

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Hey, wheres that fan located on the engine, I wanna check if I have one !
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You can see it from underneath the front of the car, see a pic on other thread- "problems w the PS fan" under faults & fixes...
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No pS fan- excellent I think. It must be early model specific, and it can get hot even in the UK.
The more I think about, I'll bet the fan was put on after/when the S was conceived, due due the extra heat generated in the engine compartment and bigger tires to turn etc. And put on all of them. (Ones too?)
Maybe some one knows- MINIguy?

If memory serves me correctly, then yes ezrally that is exactly what happened. It appeared with the first Cooper S models.
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If memory serves me correctly, then yes ezrally that is exactly what happened. It appeared with the first Cooper S models.

Damn. Will it make my power steering quieter? I want one if it does!

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Damn. Will it make my power steering quieter? I want one if it does!

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No, still the same regardless!!.
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Old Sep 16th, 2002, 10:38 AM
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No, still the same regardless!!.

Hmm... I'll resort to a bigger induction kit then

Thanks for clearing it up

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If memory serves me correctly, then yes ezrally that is exactly what happened. It appeared with the first Cooper S models.

Anyone know when this started? I have half a mind to stick my head under my Feb. 02 build MINI now... Were the MCSs being built by that time?

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