Why does your mini cooper fan stay on when i turn off the engine.
Mini cooper power steering fan keeps running.
My 2012 mini cooper radiator fan did not stop.
Better late than never.
This is the way this fan should have been designed from day one.
The power steering went out about 2 or 3 weeks ago with no warning.
Hope you replaced the power steering fan as well thats what causes the pump to overheat and keep on running on.
The mini copper fans should speed up the process of cooling by driving fresh air into the radiator.
This new design is the best design yet with an actual seal on the fan shaft to keep water mud sand and what ever else is on the road out of the fan motor.
That is quite a common problem for the older mini s.
Questions mini mini cooper.
Mini cooper fans are meant to boost the circulation of air around the radiator to ensure the engine cooling system is well cooled.
We do also have a written diy on replacing the water pump of an e46 3 series 99 05 such as yours which shows an engine side cooling fan like you.
The bentley repair manual will cover the fan replacement for a given bmw or mini model.
Why does power steering pump keep running when battery reconnected.
Mini cooper power steering fan.
Check that the power steering pump cooling fan operates with the radiator cooling fan if it does not the power steering pump can overheat and this will shorten its life.
The fluid in the resevoir was low so i ordered the special power steering fluid from read more.
Glad to hear you did it yourself not really that bad of a job to do.
I have a 2004 mini cooper s with 30 000 miles.
One2mini march 15 2012 at 10 53 am.