1st Gen R50 Cooper Cooling System

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  1. zman70

    zman70 New Member

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    Hi - new member here. I'm about to take possession of a '06 Justa with around 150k on the odometer. Plan is to drive it for a year and then give it to my son.

    I'm coming mainly from BMW's. Typically when I buy a used BMW I basically overhaul the cooling system (water pump, hoses, radiator, coolant reservoir) as they are a weak point and failure could be really bad.

    How is the system in the Mini? Something to address up front or just monitor?
     
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    MINIs have cooling system issues. But, if it were mine, at 150K, I would just monitor it. Chances are pretty good that cooling system repairs have already been made, and it's hard to say what may, or may not be in good shape.

    I've experienced multiple cooling system leaks, but nothing catastrophic. I fixed them as they happened.

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    Makes sense. I'll keep an eye on things.


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    Welcome to Motoring Alliance zman70 and enjoy your Cooper !!
     

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