Coolant pump
- Make
- Mini
- Model
- Mini Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Coolant pump
Cooling systemCoolant pump
- Test thermostat using thermostat test equipment, renew thermostat if necessary. thermostat opening temperature is 88°C.
Refit
- Clean thermostat housings and mating faces.
- Fit gasket and lower housing to cylinder head.
- Fit thermostat and upper housing gasket.
- Fit thermostat upper housing and tighten bolts to 11 Nm.
- Connect top hose, heater hose and expansion tank hose. Tighten hose clips
- Connect multiplug to ECT sensor.
- Connect battery earth lead.
- Fill cooling system. See Adjustments.
COOLANT PUMP
Service repair no - 26.50.01
Remove
- Drain cooling system. See Adjustments.
- Remove coolant pump pulley. See Adjustments.
- Loosen clip and disconnect hose from coolant pump.
- Remove 4 bolts securing coolant pump to engine.
- Remove coolant pump and discard gasket.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of coolant pump and engine.
- Using a new gasket, fit coolant pump to engine.
- Fit bolts securing coolant pump to engine and tighten to 22 Nm.
- Fit coolant hose to coolant pump and tighten clip.
- Fit coolant pump pulley. See Adjustments.
- Fill cooling system. See Adjustments.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Mini Mini
- FLUIDCoolantSearch: Mini coolant antifreeze
- PARTThermostatSearch: Mini Mini 1996 thermostat
- TOOLCooling system pressure testerSearch: cooling system pressure tester
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