Hi all. So I have little knowledge of cars in general. I got a mini r50 2004 to nip to work and back in. It started over heating while at a drive thru. Steam came from the passenger side of the bonnet. I've done some research and found the "hidden menu" article. I logged into the coolent temp...

Hi All, Vehicle: 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 70k miles I am having some cooling/radiator fan issues. The fan will seemingly come on when it is not required to be, it seems to pretty much be constantly on. For instance, with a completely cold engine (not started for days), I could open the driver’s...

Hi guys ....I recently had my R56 S into a good shop to fix some damage done by a backyard butcher who replaced the clutch..shop found bent, crossed pins at the ECU..strangely the water pump, and pipe were also hemorrhaging and were replaced again!...along with thermostat , housing coolant...

Dear members, I am a newbie on this forum and looking for some advice regarding my daughter’s 2002 (R50) Cooper. It has suffered from the traditional failure of the electric power steering pump, and I am in the middle of replacing it. To my shock, when I got under the car there did not seem to...