Bet the crank damper failed....or maybe the belt (you did not mention looking at it)
OEM unit looks like a disk...a inner and outer metal part, with rubber sandwiched in the middle...
The rubber degrades from heat overtime...and the parts slip...
When it goes...you have no water pump, no ac, no alternator (so no ps)... Car is immobile...
Most common replacent is from ATI or PRW, a different design than the OEM...tends to be slightly cheaper...not sure who makes non S parts..OEM might be your only option...
While it fails most often on the S...the design of the cooper crank damper is similar....I would 100% look at it...seems to be the same symptoms...
Hopefully you did not do some serious damage from trying to drive it...headgasket failure is common from high overheating as a result of head/block warping...
Everything ZippyNH said. I would only add that I hope you used the corect power steering fluid. Mini only takes Pentosin CHF 11S. Anything els has been know to damage the system.
First of all, welcome to M/A! I can't help you, because I just went thru a new thermostat and other fixes yesterday and am still reeling from the prices charged...lol. However, there ARE members in this forum who CAN and WILL suggest help for you. Good luck and again, welcome to our lil corner of the MINI world.
Sounds like a new battery is in order. Often a bad battery will cause all sorts of off lights & such. If you put the wrong PS fluid in get that stuff out of there now.
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