Mechanics-eye-view how to replace the power steering pump on a Gen 1 MINI Cooper. Buy a replacement pump here: amzn.to/2FaZ8GL Buy CHF-11S Fluid here: amzn.to/2SULjyW Get Mod MINI's Tools here: amzn.to/2T1sgTR Intermittent or failed steering? Out of warranty? Buy parts and install yourself! Have fun by working on your own MINI Cooper! Procedure is exactly as shown in this video for all 2002-2006 Coopers and Cooper S hardtops and 2004-2008 Cabriolets. Want to show your support for MOD Mini? Check out my virtual tip jar at www.fundly.com/mod-mini-tip-jar and shop for parts or tools using the Amazon links!
My power steering pump just went on my 03 cooper S ( as of Oct 22 2015) . My local mech. diagnosed and said $1500 for pump and fan assembly. After my wife resuscitated me I steamed to youtube to watch a DIY video on the pump replacement. Saw this vid and learned about the ext warr. My warranty is set to exp this Jan but thanks to this vid, I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow for replacement under warranty. Thank you, thank you so much for the 411, having a drink to you right now brother.
Sad news... totaled my r53 this week. Sad week. Till i found a nice R53 for sale cheap cheap due to bad power steering pump. Quick little swap with the help of yet another amazing MOD MINI vid tutorial and BOOM! Back on the road with a newer, less miles, cheaper, better mini!!! Cant believe thats a $400 part! Good thing i had one sitting on a dead mini in my driveway! Thanks again for your amazing work!!!
This is one of the best "how to videos" I've seen in quite sometime. Good job. One of my clients has a mini Cooper and this video was straight forward and the visuals were great. Clean car, clean shop and no unnecessary rambling from the mechanic. Definitely a subscriber.
Hi Everyone, This is an excellent video. My experiences with replacing the pump on my R53 are worth flagging up for anyone considering this job themselves. What I found is that it is best if the electrical connections (the power and the signal cables) are connected before fitting the pump. The amount of room to fit the power connection especially is very limited and it is vital it is inserted fully, otherwise the pump just won't work. Second, is to connect the hose to the reservoir after installation, with copious amounts of a lubricant such as vaseline. The hose is a tight fit and will not slide unless well lubed. Mine was a new hose by the way. Also, ensure worm drive clips face in a direction that will allow tightening a a later date - to cut off any leaks. Also, talking about leaks, do remember to fit a new O-ring to the high pressure line connection. Last, I can recommend the refurbished pump from North Castle, UK (via e-bay). Reasonable price, backed up with first class customer service. 5* people.
Long ago there was a question about replacing the high pressure side hose on the R50 Mini. I couldn't find any videos of it but I thought I would post my experience with this in the hopes that someone is looking at your excellent video for ideas.... This weekend I replaced my HP tube. When I looked carefully, it appeared as though I could access everything without removing the pump. Indeed this is the case. All one needs to do is: 1. suction out as much hydraulic fluid as possible (covered in your video) 2. jack up the car 3.remove the front left wheel 4. Remove the return line and high pressure line from the cylinder, accessing these through the front left wheel well. An offset socket extension will be required for this 5. remove the HP support bracket (remove the steering cylinder nut and heat shield nut). This is accessed from the top of the engine just below the oil filter 6. Remove the HP fan from below the car (covered in your video) 7. remove the HP line bolt from the pump and pull the HP fitting off of the pump 8. remove the now completely free HP line. This is fairly easily accomplished through the left wheel well. 9. Reverse all of the above for installation. I put a plastic bag onto my HP line's cylinder fitting while installing the line just to keep junk out from falling into the open fitting (the pump side had a cap). I think this is a good idea but I don't think it was actually necessary in my case. Anyhow, again, thank you for the great series of videos. They have been especially helpful to me as I slowly get into doing work on the car. I had $3000 of labor that was quoted by my dealer and it is more than the car was worth. This was for a valve cover gasket, upper mount, lower mount, HP hose and control arm bushings. So far everything is done except for the control arm bushing. I'm using PowerFlex for each of the bushings and I have yet to really run into a big problem. I'm also moving ahead which replacing the ball joints seeing as I have to take the wishbone off anyhow and the car has 118K on it (purchased with 98K so I don't know the history before that... I'm assuming they are original). Again, thanks for the help! Hopefully my post here will give someone insight on how to easily replace the high pressure line.
I don't know if it was there before and i just didn't notice it but I clicked on the tip icon and dropped some in there. I've watched many of your videos including the clutch one right before I did mine and it was a life saver. Thank you for posting these and people whenever you can please support informative CZcams channels like this.
A great video. I watched twice, made step by step notes in Word (25 steps), and felt fully briefed. Thank you for taking your personal time and making this video.
A good tip, if you have rear parking sensors and they stop working, don't ignore it. For some odd reason the power steering pump cooling fan and the parking sensors share the same fuse. If the power steering pump cooling fan gets jammed and gunked up it blows the fuse. Handy video, thanks!
Cutting the hole into a slot helps a lot. I disconnected the pipes then pulled the unit out and the disconnected the electrics, Mod mini videos are the best, still going back to them whenever I have a job on my MINI.
I've been driving my mini without power steering for about a year now. It's not the easiest in town or crowded parking lots but then again I grew up driving my dad's 70 nova and that didn't have power steering either. It takes getting used to but after seeing this video I think I'll put a new pump and fan in once I get the money to do it this summer. Great video tho thanks for sharing!
How obvious is it if the power steering isn't working? I'm slightly suspicious mine isn't quite right but having not driven any other R53 I'm not sure how it should feel!
@@Murmur2kit’ll be really tough to turn corners, we just had my daughters ps pump and fan replaced and I’ve ordered a cover plate from Madness Motorworks for the fan. (That’s what caused the huge bill)
Just got my old pump out thanks to this video! The big hose was *really* hard to get off (yes, I did remove the clamp first), I ended up unscrewing the pump first, pulling it half out and pulling on the pump itself to separate them. Tomorrow the new one will go on!
@@graemesayer3068 I only got a small amount of power steering fluid in my mouth, and the new pump has been working great for a year now, so I'm calling that a win ^_^
@@chrissugg968 Better luck than me. Have fitted replacement and had to swap battery as that was dead. As soon as it got power the 'new' pump is spinning, so looks like the controller has gone in that one. Got it out faster the second time. Have to hope I can get a refund from the breakers.
Sir, forever thank you for making videos like this! I find it funny how my mechanic wanted to charge me almost 2 hours of labor at $100/hour and in this video you did it in ~10 minutes.
Just got a text from the local Mini dealer : your car (2003 Cooper S) has a safety recall. I called and they said it is for the steering pump...…. I told them I had already replaced it; it was beyond the extended warranty; and they said I had to bring it in so they could get the serial number from the pump and take the recall off the VIN. No mention of reimbursement at all. So if any owners of these model years haven't been contacted yet; call your local dealer and enquire about it. I replaced the pump with the help of your videos. Lots of tips !! Thanks !
Mini extended the warranty on the steering pump for 13 years; mine didn't go bad till AFTER that time. But, apparently now it is being considered a safety recall.
Just had my power steering pump fail on a 2005. After watching your video I confidently removed it. I am certainly no mechanic. It came out without a problem. Thank you for your efforts in putting the video together. (Tony in. Australia)
Further to my initial post. I ordered the parts and followed your tutorial. Finished the job in a couple of hours. Very pleased with my efforts. Thank you for taking the time to put this video guide together. This is the biggest job I have ever done a car. 👍👍
I just wanted to say thanks for this vid. I changed the power steering pump in my '04 Cooper S referencing this video and the guide on Pelican Parts. But thanks for such great series of videos.
ModMINI Thank you for all your videos! I just purchased a 2003 r53 and had concerns that the power steering pump was original and had not been replaced during the manufacture recall. I called MiniUSA and they verified that it was still under warranty even though it was 15 years old and had 115k. They said the recall did not have a expiration. Local dealer replaced at no charge. FYI for you and your views. Thanks again for all your shared knowledge and work.
Hi, great tutorial which has helped me a lot. One point though is that on Mini Cooper in UK there is NO cooling fan fitted as standard as it was not deemed necessary! only on automatics and Cooper S models as they ran hotter apparently. I was shocked to see no fan or wiring for the fan when I removed the pump and assumed the previous owner had removed it and cut the wires off. Fuming for about an hour until I found this out on a forum. Keep up the great work!
Brilliant and easy to follow ,our mini's steering has just gone ,checked fluid ,which was low ,so topped it up ,and no different ,so having worked on all my own cars ,it didn't look too bad in the first place ,but having this to follow makes it look easy ,thanks for the video
Great video. Very clear instructions including the camera work with explanations. I had mine replaced, but a few months later it was intermittent. Really fun when parking. Turns out it was NOT the pump. My battery was weak and not holding a charge so when the engine drops to idle while parking, the voltage is too low to run the pump. Changed battery and no more problems, until the pump was 12 mos old and 3 DAYS!!! Guess how long the warranty is... That's right, one year.
Thanks for a well done and informative video. Ordered the part... installed with your direction. Saved me $1200. Tight spaces... sore nuckles (tough getting that first hose off!), but otherwise job was exactly as described on your video. Much appreciated!
Thanks for the comment. I have only 97k miles on my 2003 MCS, (87k when I bought it) but now I want to keep an eye on the recall notice, even tho no power steering leaks. However, I did see a leak of coolant and my fan is coming on a lot now and it got hot twice...do to low coolant! I can smell a faint smell of it when im driving at times too, so theres a leak somewhere. Everything else seems to run just fine.
Thanks! I was able to fix the steering pump by watching your video. The hardest part for me was to take the pump out. I also struggled with some of the wire connectors which got stuck behind the pump, and so had to loosen the pump again. I unfortunately had no bridge to use, that will make the job much easier. Thanks again for the effort to share this. 🙏
was questioning how loud my power steering pump was when driving recently. Was concerned the pump could be failing. Runs fine, but a touch loud. After panicking the cost and amount of labor involved (recently needed an alternator on my R53) - pleasantly surprised at the ease of this replacement. Thanks for yet another great step-by-step
Your vids are great. Very clear. You also explain some basic stuff that Bentley overlooks, but is very important, like how to jack up the car and put it on jack stands.
Great Video. My step daughters 2003 Mini has the power steering fault but we are in England so it's not covered under warranty ! With this Video I may just have a go myself. Cheers.
What's up guys MOD MINI IS AMAZING!!! Hey just wanted to add that Mini USA DID Honor the pump recall and my 03 mini has 203k so it's worth asking if not use this video to fix he knows his stuff
SOOOO much easier on a manual LHD. Either that or you have a ladies wrist. On the other hand the ones I get are mostly Cooper autos and the space is a lot less to get to the power plug and hose lines, great vid, I've done over 100 of these and today, the time it took for my customer to watch this, I'd done the job, though I don't baste turkeys in the garage that often, I like to let the fat dribble.
Great job on the video! it helped my son and i do the job actually had fun doing it,still waiting for the pump to show we are replacing the lines as well, they leak real bad. I am a mechanic by trade but you are our go to guy! for mini work
Great video, took exactly 2 hours to fit. Harder than it looks though. The connectors needed screwdriver prying to release. The hoses needed a lot of firm wiggling and some prying. The hose clip is really hard to expand. There’s a lug that allows a screwdriver to wiggle in and expand. Then thin nose pliers open more. I used a penny washer as a screw driver to fit new hose clip due to space.
just did this on my mini one...your guide really helped a lot....the whole process was a bit tricker than yours, since I am in the UK and bolts tend to seize up in the bad weather and salt on the roads...the worst part is the two bolts in the rear of the unit - easy enough to get out but a paid in the ass to get back in..(really short bolts!)...had to leave one bolt out, until i could get a higher ramp to get better access - on normal ramps on a driveway it is difficult and claustrophobic..either get some higher ramps or ramp up on a sloping drive to give more clearance or better still borrow a pit or four poster - would be really easy with one of those.. (rather than lying on your back, getting covered in power steering fluid, whilst rubbing your head on the sub frame! :) :) :)
This is a great video.. massively appreciated! But for me I struggled to get the hose off the pump. In the end after 30 mins of struggling I disconnected the hose from the reservoir in the engine bay and dropped that with the pump. It was a much easier task once I did.
I am so fed up with this car. In less than 2 years of ownership I've encountered just about every common failure with them possible minus the water pump, and after ordering this PS pump, which is now $800 before core reimbursement in 2024, I've put the $3,500 I spent on the car into it again in repairs. I thought I found a deal with a rust free car from Texas, but I really punched the hornet's nest with this one. Never buying a Mini again. It was going to be my summer car, but now I'm relegating it to the salt mines of NY and keeping my other car fresh. It's a shame, since it's so fun to drive when it's working, except it never is. Rant aside, thank you again for another perfect video showing me how to fix this heap of junk. At least it's not too difficult of a job, minus the job to my wallet.
Hi Moodmini Thank you so much for the videos. Helps a lot. Few months back when I bought my Mini 2002 r50 I was told that the power steering was replaced with a new one. To ensure that, they gave me the old power steering. Yesterday my car was at the yearly "mechanic inspection" . When I came back to pick up the car the mechanic the tells me, that I should replace my Power steering but was not 100 % sure, and to my surprise I told him that it was replaced few months ago. He believes that my steering is a bit hard, and immediately after starting the car the steering wheel gets hard as a rock but after 5-10 sec it softens and then works perfect again. When you turn on the car, you can hear the power steering running slowly (could also be the fan, I´m not sure) up and after it get it´s full throttle (5-10 sec) the power steering works fine, but still a bit hard and does not return when you take a swing. Could it be the steering angle sensor? I have changed the servo oil to CHF11s and it made the power steering a bit more smooth but still have´t fixed the start up. Is my Power steering dead or is it just how a electric power steering works ? :-)
My '03 R53 wasn't included in the recall. Even if yours is, Mini tells me they won't start swapping EHPS units until March. I can't wait, so thanks for the video.
+Christopher Ryan Mine is falling at this moment and the dealership will be replacing on Monday Feb 09 2016. I think that you should check again here's a link www.miniusa.com/content/miniusa/en/owners/tools-support/recall.html
this video helped out a lot when I swapped mine out just a couple days ago..thank you very very much...btw $250 for the power steering pump I got from ebay
good video Have 2006 mini P/S motor went out. Replaced it with a Dorman pump, I'm am now on my 4 th pump from Dorman. Because the motors have keep running. This is with in the last month
Great video! My 2006 MCS has a power steering pump that is obnoxiously loud, but it still works. (Seriously, it's really loud all of the time - so much so that it takes some enjoyment out of driving the car) My worry is that when I swap out the pump it will still be really loud. But your video gives me the confidence that it's a doable job on a Saturday morning.
Like clockwork over the years, my r53 needs something and your videos make the job a thousand times easier. This time it was odd, my PS lines had some slow leaks over the years and the fan and assembly were caked with grime. But it was weird how my power steering pump failed kind of intermittently before dying. So I pulled the thing and realized one of the spade connectors for the high voltage plug was GONE from the old pump. The plug itself looked really corroded on that side, not sure if it was heat damaged or not, but I don't know how that happened. The gasket looked fine. So now I'm going to bench test my fan, have to order a new connector and new PS lines. That dremel slot trick was the business though. My urethane engine mounts had pinched the bracket hard in place. You're a lifesaver as always. Keeping my mini running for almost a decade and counting
Dear friend, your videos are a gift, thank you 🙏 I also have a question if you could answer:) I bought and changed the alternator and servo pump. Everything works fine but the pump keeps squealing and i don’t know if that is normal or no? Thank you.
Morning young man...... well I got to work ok with steering pump working ok today...... But I’m on borrowed time so off to mini at lunch time. As for the Maserati it was my attempt at humor ........ my mini wants thinks it’s a Maserati ....lol Thanks for your prompt reply need you to move to Canada to teach me what you know..... watched some awesome mini racing from Oulton park in England last night on you tube. You should check out looks like fun cooped and cooper s in same race. Wooooo scrapping was great. Thanks again Phil
Great step by step description. Definitely worth doing yourself and saving nearly $600 over independent BMW shop. BTW, the reservoir hose was very difficult to remove from pump. Factory clamp was a royal pain to loosen but even after getting clamp off, was not able to get reservoir hose off pump so I cut it off and replaced with a new hose. Worthwhile doing as this hose was less then $30 and not worth the time and effort on the old hose. I have an ‘06 so unfortunately the warranty only covered thru 2005 models.... bummer
Very cool...thanks for the information...I've got two 2006 Mini Cooper's ...one is a Salt/Pepper base and the other is a Salt/Pepper S...the base model has developed a leak in the PS but the pump itself seems to be working fine...I cut off the nonreusable hose clamps and have replaced them with reusable hose clamps to see if that will fix the leak issue...fingers crossed...if not I may have to do what you did and replace the hoses at the same time.
Great Helpful Video replaced the pump on the wives mini with refurbished lifetime warranty one from BBA Reman it lasted 4 weeks , fitted replacement pump under warranty that lasted a 3 days , replaced for a 3rd time that one lasted 2 days , cleaned out reservoir ever time and used Genuine Pentosin CHF 11S fluid every time , checked cables etc , surely this must be due to poor quality refurbished pumps?
I just got a 2005 Mini Cooper S. I saw several of videos. They are very helpful!!Thank you. Would you be able to upload a video as to changing the Transmission oil on R53 automatic?Your help is much appreciated.
Thank you for this video. I know now where the power steering oil even is :D So I can check if it's under the minimum and the problem is because of that. And if not then I know i should try to find someone to replace the pump i guess. Hope it's just the fluid that needs to be added.
Can I make a suggestion? I just did this job yesterday. I decided to pull the return hose off the reservoir, rather than the pump. Replacing the clamp on the reservoir under the hood is much easier than trying to do it on the pump once reinstalled.
One more thing I wanted to mention... after install I filled my pump with fluid I noticed that the fluid turned milky green and I started freaking out (just a bit) and I started to turn the wheel back and forth a few more times the milky color went away. I’m assuming that was from the new pump. The new pump had some type of factory lube in it and it also confirmed that the pump was working.
Mechanics-eye-view how to replace the power steering pump on a Gen 1 MINI Cooper.
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Intermittent or failed steering? Out of warranty? Buy parts and install yourself! Have fun by working on your own MINI Cooper!
Procedure is exactly as shown in this video for all 2002-2006 Coopers and Cooper S hardtops and 2004-2008 Cabriolets.
Want to show your support for MOD Mini? Check out my virtual tip jar at www.fundly.com/mod-mini-tip-jar and shop for parts or tools using the Amazon links!
Is it ok to use other brands of CHF-11S fluid ?
Awesome video !
Jus had one come to the shop and wasn’t familiar with them ...never knew where the pump was lol until I researched. But great video !
@@gadzi1997 in the video he said he doesn't recommend that
@@realkevintorres im driving 4 months now with other brand, there is no difference ...
I can't understand why anyone would downvote any of your videos, this is the best resource I've found anywhere for working on my cooper s, thank you
My power steering pump just went on my 03 cooper S ( as of Oct 22 2015) . My local mech. diagnosed and said $1500 for pump and fan assembly. After my wife resuscitated me I steamed to youtube to watch a DIY video on the pump replacement. Saw this vid and learned about the ext warr. My warranty is set to exp this Jan but thanks to this vid, I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow for replacement under warranty. Thank you, thank you so much for the 411, having a drink to you right now brother.
Great howto, helped me a lot! I was able to repair the pump for like 10 bucks, completely disassembled, cleaned it and soldered new capacitors.
What a great idea! After replacing capacitors in an old stereo amplifier I have the tools to check them and replace them.
Sad news... totaled my r53 this week. Sad week. Till i found a nice R53 for sale cheap cheap due to bad power steering pump. Quick little swap with the help of yet another amazing MOD MINI vid tutorial and BOOM! Back on the road with a newer, less miles, cheaper, better mini!!! Cant believe thats a $400 part! Good thing i had one sitting on a dead mini in my driveway! Thanks again for your amazing work!!!
This is one of the best "how to videos" I've seen in quite sometime. Good job. One of my clients has a mini Cooper and this video was straight forward and the visuals were great. Clean car, clean shop and no unnecessary rambling from the mechanic. Definitely a subscriber.
Nice to watch a video with commentary, not music.
I'm really bad at B roll so nobody gets any
Hi Everyone, This is an excellent video. My experiences with replacing the pump on my R53 are worth flagging up for anyone considering this job themselves. What I found is that it is best if the electrical connections (the power and the signal cables) are connected before fitting the pump. The amount of room to fit the power connection especially is very limited and it is vital it is inserted fully, otherwise the pump just won't work. Second, is to connect the hose to the reservoir after installation, with copious amounts of a lubricant such as vaseline. The hose is a tight fit and will not slide unless well lubed. Mine was a new hose by the way. Also, ensure worm drive clips face in a direction that will allow tightening a a later date - to cut off any leaks. Also, talking about leaks, do remember to fit a new O-ring to the high pressure line connection. Last, I can recommend the refurbished pump from North Castle, UK (via e-bay). Reasonable price, backed up with first class customer service. 5* people.
Long ago there was a question about replacing the high pressure side hose on the R50 Mini. I couldn't find any videos of it but I thought I would post my experience with this in the hopes that someone is looking at your excellent video for ideas....
This weekend I replaced my HP tube. When I looked carefully, it appeared as though I could access everything without removing the pump. Indeed this is the case. All one needs to do is:
1. suction out as much hydraulic fluid as possible (covered in your video)
2. jack up the car
3.remove the front left wheel
4. Remove the return line and high pressure line from the cylinder, accessing these through the front left wheel well. An offset socket extension will be required for this
5. remove the HP support bracket (remove the steering cylinder nut and heat shield nut). This is accessed from the top of the engine just below the oil filter
6. Remove the HP fan from below the car (covered in your video)
7. remove the HP line bolt from the pump and pull the HP fitting off of the pump
8. remove the now completely free HP line. This is fairly easily accomplished through the left wheel well.
9. Reverse all of the above for installation.
I put a plastic bag onto my HP line's cylinder fitting while installing the line just to keep junk out from falling into the open fitting (the pump side had a cap). I think this is a good idea but I don't think it was actually necessary in my case.
Anyhow, again, thank you for the great series of videos. They have been especially helpful to me as I slowly get into doing work on the car. I had $3000 of labor that was quoted by my dealer and it is more than the car was worth. This was for a valve cover gasket, upper mount, lower mount, HP hose and control arm bushings. So far everything is done except for the control arm bushing. I'm using PowerFlex for each of the bushings and I have yet to really run into a big problem. I'm also moving ahead which replacing the ball joints seeing as I have to take the wishbone off anyhow and the car has 118K on it (purchased with 98K so I don't know the history before that... I'm assuming they are original).
Again, thanks for the help! Hopefully my post here will give someone insight on how to easily replace the high pressure line.
YES, Thank you!!! I'm assuming the process is the same for all of the 1st gen Mini's. I will be tackling that job within the next week or two.
I don't know if it was there before and i just didn't notice it but I clicked on the tip icon and dropped some in there. I've watched many of your videos including the clutch one right before I did mine and it was a life saver. Thank you for posting these and people whenever you can please support informative CZcams channels like this.
Thank you for your support!!
A great video. I watched twice, made step by step notes in Word (25 steps), and felt fully briefed. Thank you for taking your personal time and making this video.
A good tip, if you have rear parking sensors and they stop working, don't ignore it. For some odd reason the power steering pump cooling fan and the parking sensors share the same fuse. If the power steering pump cooling fan gets jammed and gunked up it blows the fuse.
Handy video, thanks!
Cutting the hole into a slot helps a lot. I disconnected the pipes then pulled the unit out and the disconnected the electrics,
Mod mini videos are the best, still going back to them whenever I have a job on my MINI.
I've been driving my mini without power steering for about a year now. It's not the easiest in town or crowded parking lots but then again I grew up driving my dad's 70 nova and that didn't have power steering either. It takes getting used to but after seeing this video I think I'll put a new pump and fan in once I get the money to do it this summer. Great video tho thanks for sharing!
A Gravel is that dangerous? Not having power steering in a car that comes with power steering?
How obvious is it if the power steering isn't working? I'm slightly suspicious mine isn't quite right but having not driven any other R53 I'm not sure how it should feel!
@@Murmur2kit’ll be really tough to turn corners, we just had my daughters ps pump and fan replaced and I’ve ordered a cover plate from Madness Motorworks for the fan. (That’s what caused the huge bill)
I work in a junkyard as a parts puller, video helped, found it easier to cut the hydraulic lines, the fittings didn’t want to come off
Just got my old pump out thanks to this video!
The big hose was *really* hard to get off (yes, I did remove the clamp first), I ended up unscrewing the pump first, pulling it half out and pulling on the pump itself to separate them.
Tomorrow the new one will go on!
Just had to do something similar - prying the hose open with a slim screwdriver. What a PITA!
@@graemesayer3068 I only got a small amount of power steering fluid in my mouth, and the new pump has been working great for a year now, so I'm calling that a win ^_^
@@chrissugg968 Better luck than me. Have fitted replacement and had to swap battery as that was dead. As soon as it got power the 'new' pump is spinning, so looks like the controller has gone in that one. Got it out faster the second time. Have to hope I can get a refund from the breakers.
Sir, forever thank you for making videos like this! I find it funny how my mechanic wanted to charge me almost 2 hours of labor at $100/hour and in this video you did it in ~10 minutes.
+bryandPR The video is not realtime. The actual job time is between 30mins-2hrs depending on level of experience etc.
Just got a text from the local Mini dealer : your car (2003 Cooper S) has a safety recall. I called and they said it is for the steering pump...…. I told them I had already replaced it; it was beyond the extended warranty; and they said I had to bring it in so they could get the serial number from the pump and take the recall off the VIN. No mention of reimbursement at all. So if any owners of these model years haven't been contacted yet; call your local dealer and enquire about it.
I replaced the pump with the help of your videos. Lots of tips !! Thanks !
I've heard different stories about warranty extensions. SO yeah.
Mini extended the warranty on the steering pump for 13 years; mine didn't go bad till AFTER that time. But, apparently now it is being considered a safety recall.
Just had my power steering pump fail on a 2005. After watching your video I confidently removed it. I am certainly no mechanic. It came out without a problem.
Thank you for your efforts in putting the video together. (Tony in. Australia)
Further to my initial post. I ordered the parts and followed your tutorial. Finished the job in a couple of hours. Very pleased with my efforts. Thank you for taking the time to put this video guide together. This is the biggest job I have ever done a car. 👍👍
I just wanted to say thanks for this vid. I changed the power steering pump in my '04 Cooper S referencing this video and the guide on Pelican Parts. But thanks for such great series of videos.
ModMINI Thank you for all your videos! I just purchased a 2003 r53 and had concerns that the power steering pump was original and had not been replaced during the manufacture recall. I called MiniUSA and they verified that it was still under warranty even though it was 15 years old and had 115k. They said the recall did not have a expiration. Local dealer replaced at no charge. FYI for you and your views. Thanks again for all your shared knowledge and work.
Hi, great tutorial which has helped me a lot. One point though is that on Mini Cooper in UK there is NO cooling fan fitted as standard as it was not deemed necessary! only on automatics and Cooper S models as they ran hotter apparently. I was shocked to see no fan or wiring for the fan when I removed the pump and assumed the previous owner had removed it and cut the wires off. Fuming for about an hour until I found this out on a forum. Keep up the great work!
Good tip!
We have just found that our 2008 mini clubman has no fan either??? Does this mean we'll be replacing PS pumps forever???
Brilliant and easy to follow ,our mini's steering has just gone ,checked fluid ,which was low ,so topped it up ,and no different ,so having worked on all my own cars ,it didn't look too bad in the first place ,but having this to follow makes it look easy ,thanks for the video
Could be bad pump
@@ModMINI probably why I looked at how to replace pump then
Great video. Very clear instructions including the camera work with explanations. I had mine replaced, but a few months later it was intermittent. Really fun when parking. Turns out it was NOT the pump. My battery was weak and not holding a charge so when the engine drops to idle while parking, the voltage is too low to run the pump. Changed battery and no more problems, until the pump was 12 mos old and 3 DAYS!!! Guess how long the warranty is... That's right, one year.
Figured out the noise.. need new hub and bearing assembly. Dang. Now I’m gonna look up your video on that one. Wish me luck... :/
Thanks for a well done and informative video. Ordered the part... installed with your direction. Saved me $1200. Tight spaces... sore nuckles (tough getting that first hose off!), but otherwise job was exactly as described on your video. Much appreciated!
Discovered your vids this evening - top notch stuff. One thing I noticed from a safety view point: I'd recommend chocking the rear wheels.
Great help for being new to mini. Thanks from Norway 🇳🇴
Thanks for the comment. I have only 97k miles on my 2003 MCS, (87k when I bought it) but now I want to keep an eye on the recall notice, even tho no power steering leaks. However, I did see a leak of coolant and my fan is coming on a lot now and it got hot twice...do to low coolant! I can smell a faint smell of it when im driving at times too, so theres a leak somewhere. Everything else seems to run just fine.
I have done this myself, and your instructions are very good and well thought out, thank you for putting this up.
Thanks! I was able to fix the steering pump by watching your video. The hardest part for me was to take the pump out. I also struggled with some of the wire connectors which got stuck behind the pump, and so had to loosen the pump again. I unfortunately had no bridge to use, that will make the job much easier. Thanks again for the effort to share this. 🙏
was questioning how loud my power steering pump was when driving recently. Was concerned the pump could be failing. Runs fine, but a touch loud. After panicking the cost and amount of labor involved (recently needed an alternator on my R53) - pleasantly surprised at the ease of this replacement. Thanks for yet another great step-by-step
+Jamie VanDalen It can be done in under an hour with practice.
The loudness means the pump and not the fan?
to the point,,no ,silly comments,, Great Thanks for the information tutorial..all the best.cheers fae Aberdeen Scotland.
Excellent vid my man, so good, when the mid roll add came on, I went to the toilet and let it play.
Your vids are great. Very clear. You also explain some basic stuff that Bentley overlooks, but is very important, like how to jack up the car and put it on jack stands.
Garth Goldberg Thanks for watching! That's the value of the 'mechanics-eye-view(patent pending)' presentation style. :-)
I have changed my power steering pump last week after watching your video. It is a great video and shows all the steps. Thank you
Great Video. My step daughters 2003 Mini has the power steering fault but we are in England so it's not covered under warranty ! With this Video I may just have a go myself. Cheers.
It's messy job but not terribly difficult to replace.
What's up guys MOD MINI IS AMAZING!!! Hey just wanted to add that Mini USA DID Honor the pump recall and my 03 mini has 203k so it's worth asking if not use this video to fix he knows his stuff
You are too awesome! This was very informative! THANK YOU!
SOOOO much easier on a manual LHD. Either that or you have a ladies wrist.
On the other hand the ones I get are mostly Cooper autos and the space is a lot less to get to the power plug and hose lines, great vid, I've done over 100 of these and today, the time it took for my customer to watch this, I'd done the job, though I don't baste turkeys in the garage that often, I like to let the fat dribble.
I guess I have small hands, never really had a problem doing these at all.
Thank you for this. Did this job with the help of this video. Don’t think I would have found the two bolts at the back without it. Much appreciated.
Doing my steering delete tomorrow morning, man this vid helped with prep
MOD MINI provides very detail and helpful videos for the DIY's out there.
thanks your vid helped me take off the pump and now waiting for the replacement. thanks
kevin smith Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Great job on the video! it helped my son and i do the job actually had fun doing it,still waiting for the pump to show we are replacing the lines as well, they leak real bad. I am a mechanic by trade but you are our go to guy! for mini work
Great video, took exactly 2 hours to fit. Harder than it looks though. The connectors needed screwdriver prying to release. The hoses needed a lot of firm wiggling and some prying. The hose clip is really hard to expand. There’s a lug that allows a screwdriver to wiggle in and expand. Then thin nose pliers open more. I used a penny washer as a screw driver to fit new hose clip due to space.
Thank you, watched your video and changed my motor in about 90 minutes, my new motor still whines though 😩 so it was pointless swapping it 😂
Your videos are super helpful. I just bought a 2004 Mini for a project car and I used this video for the pump replacement! Thanks a pile and cheers!
The quality of your videos is great!, your explanaition, the imagen, i enjoy your videos a lot, you are a teacher, lol! .
Thanks for watching!
just did this on my mini one...your guide really helped a lot....the whole process was a bit tricker than yours, since I am in the UK and bolts tend to seize up in the bad weather and salt on the roads...the worst part is the two bolts in the rear of the unit - easy enough to get out but a paid in the ass to get back in..(really short bolts!)...had to leave one bolt out, until i could get a higher ramp to get better access - on normal ramps on a driveway it is difficult and claustrophobic..either get some higher ramps or ramp up on a sloping drive to give more clearance or better still borrow a pit or four poster - would be really easy with one of those.. (rather than lying on your back, getting covered in power steering fluid, whilst rubbing your head on the sub frame! :) :) :)
My job tomorrow...thank you!!!
This is a great video.. massively appreciated! But for me I struggled to get the hose off the pump. In the end after 30 mins of struggling I disconnected the hose from the reservoir in the engine bay and dropped that with the pump. It was a much easier task once I did.
They have gotten tough with age. Probably best is to buy a replacement hose and cut the old hose off with a sharp blade.
I am so fed up with this car. In less than 2 years of ownership I've encountered just about every common failure with them possible minus the water pump, and after ordering this PS pump, which is now $800 before core reimbursement in 2024, I've put the $3,500 I spent on the car into it again in repairs. I thought I found a deal with a rust free car from Texas, but I really punched the hornet's nest with this one. Never buying a Mini again. It was going to be my summer car, but now I'm relegating it to the salt mines of NY and keeping my other car fresh. It's a shame, since it's so fun to drive when it's working, except it never is.
Rant aside, thank you again for another perfect video showing me how to fix this heap of junk. At least it's not too difficult of a job, minus the job to my wallet.
Man, you are the bomb!!!! My mini is covered under the warranty!!!
Thank you sir!
Great explanation.
I had no fan... (Belgium), but the rest was the same.
Thank, you.
Hi Moodmini
Thank you so much for the videos. Helps a lot. Few months back when I bought my Mini 2002 r50 I was told that the power steering was replaced with a new one. To ensure that, they gave me the old power steering. Yesterday my car was at the yearly "mechanic inspection" . When I came back to pick up the car the mechanic the tells me, that I should replace my Power steering but was not 100 % sure, and to my surprise I told him that it was replaced few months ago. He believes that my steering is a bit hard, and immediately after starting the car the steering wheel gets hard as a rock but after 5-10 sec it softens and then works perfect again. When you turn on the car, you can hear the power steering running slowly (could also be the fan, I´m not sure) up and after it get it´s full throttle (5-10 sec) the power steering works fine, but still a bit hard and does not return when you take a swing. Could it be the steering angle sensor?
I have changed the servo oil to CHF11s and it made the power steering a bit more smooth but still have´t fixed the start up.
Is my Power steering dead or is it just how a electric power steering works ? :-)
That's pump. It should not be suddenly getting stiff. I suppose it's possible it isn't plugged in all the way.
Thanks for the quick respons. What do you mean by it isn´t plugged in all the way. ? :)
Just found out, that there is no power steering fan ? that´s not normal? there should be one right ?
There should be one. Pump will overheat without one. I guess it's possible some of the early 2002 didn't come with one.
Main electrical connector not be plugged in fully completely...which would cause intermittent connection.
My '03 R53 wasn't included in the recall. Even if yours is, Mini tells me they won't start swapping EHPS units until March. I can't wait, so thanks for the video.
+Christopher Ryan Mine is falling at this moment and the dealership will be replacing on Monday Feb 09 2016. I think that you should check again here's a link
www.miniusa.com/content/miniusa/en/owners/tools-support/recall.html
Christopher Ryan
Why was your car not included?
Very Clear, step by step video.
So helpful. New pump installed A+
this video helped out a lot when I swapped mine out just a couple days ago..thank you very very much...btw $250 for the power steering pump I got from ebay
+Sean Wellsyaknow If it breaks, worth buying twice at that price.
I’m changing my power steering pump today. I will let you know how it goes.
Brilliant clear video, thank you for taking the time to make this and post it :0)
good video Have 2006 mini P/S motor went out. Replaced it with a Dorman pump, I'm am now on my 4 th pump from Dorman. Because the motors have keep running. This is with in the last month
Great video! My 2006 MCS has a power steering pump that is obnoxiously loud, but it still works. (Seriously, it's really loud all of the time - so much so that it takes some enjoyment out of driving the car) My worry is that when I swap out the pump it will still be really loud.
But your video gives me the confidence that it's a doable job on a Saturday morning.
Joe Cartwright New pumps are not loud.
Probably just needs a fluid change.
Great video. Unfortunately I won't get to try my hand at this as it looks like the recall is finally taking care of all power steering related items.
Like clockwork over the years, my r53 needs something and your videos make the job a thousand times easier.
This time it was odd, my PS lines had some slow leaks over the years and the fan and assembly were caked with grime. But it was weird how my power steering pump failed kind of intermittently before dying.
So I pulled the thing and realized one of the spade connectors for the high voltage plug was GONE from the old pump. The plug itself looked really corroded on that side, not sure if it was heat damaged or not, but I don't know how that happened. The gasket looked fine.
So now I'm going to bench test my fan, have to order a new connector and new PS lines.
That dremel slot trick was the business though. My urethane engine mounts had pinched the bracket hard in place.
You're a lifesaver as always. Keeping my mini running for almost a decade and counting
Thanks a lot for your video! i fixed my steering pump without any problem! Regards
Amazing my mini one 02 pump went and this video was a great help so we could fit it our selves.
Excellent tutorial, made the change much easier. :) Thanks a lot.
Really helpful video - thanks so much. Just successfully completed the job and the power steering is good again.
What was it doing before? Mine drives fine but has a loud whine when idling. TIA
Just got my 2004 R53 with 108k miles replaced free of charge.
You're videos are great you've helped me on so many occasions keep up the great work
Warwick Adams I'm glad they are helpful - thanks for watching!
Great videos. You are a natural teacher. I was wondering if there is enough room to pull the pump and then unplug the power.
Stephen Fry The wiring to the pump? It is too short and would restrict twisting the pump as needed to get it out of the space.
Dear friend, your videos are a gift, thank you 🙏 I also have a question if you could answer:) I bought and changed the alternator and servo pump. Everything works fine but the pump keeps squealing and i don’t know if that is normal or no? Thank you.
Very cool. Thanks! I'm going to use your video as a guide when I replace my leaky PS hoses.
Great video helped a ton! I had to replace the all the hose’s would be good content if you done a video on that!
Morning young man...... well I got to work ok with steering pump working ok today......
But I’m on borrowed time so off to mini at lunch time.
As for the Maserati it was my attempt at humor ........ my mini wants thinks it’s a Maserati ....lol
Thanks for your prompt reply need you to move to Canada to teach me what you know.....
watched some awesome mini racing from Oulton park in England last night on you tube. You should check out looks like fun cooped and cooper s in same race. Wooooo scrapping was great.
Thanks again
Phil
This video helped me a lot thank you!
Thanks for the post! Saved me about a grand!
You're videos are great and very helpful keep up the great work thank you
Thanks for watching!
Great step by step description. Definitely worth doing yourself and saving nearly $600 over independent BMW shop. BTW, the reservoir hose was very difficult to remove from pump. Factory clamp was a royal pain to loosen but even after getting clamp off, was not able to get reservoir hose off pump so I cut it off and replaced with a new hose. Worthwhile doing as this hose was less then $30 and not worth the time and effort on the old hose.
I have an ‘06 so unfortunately the warranty only covered thru 2005 models.... bummer
Very cool...thanks for the information...I've got two 2006 Mini Cooper's ...one is a Salt/Pepper base and the other is a Salt/Pepper S...the base model has developed a leak in the PS but the pump itself seems to be working fine...I cut off the nonreusable hose clamps and have replaced them with reusable hose clamps to see if that will fix the leak issue...fingers crossed...if not I may have to do what you did and replace the hoses at the same time.
That should work for at least a year or two.
Great Helpful Video replaced the pump on the wives mini with refurbished lifetime warranty one from BBA Reman it lasted 4 weeks , fitted replacement pump under warranty that lasted a 3 days , replaced for a 3rd time that one lasted 2 days , cleaned out reservoir ever time and used Genuine Pentosin CHF 11S fluid every time , checked cables etc , surely this must be due to poor quality refurbished pumps?
It's the pumps.
This was excellent. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!
Watched this whole video with my head at 90º 😂
Hmm. Video plays in correct orientation on my devices.
It looks like the camera is on the mechanic's head therefore the orientation is as you would see it yourself when doing the job, ideal.
Paul Fouracre Very true!
I just got a 2005 Mini Cooper S. I saw several of videos. They are very helpful!!Thank you. Would you be able to upload a video as to changing the Transmission oil on R53 automatic?Your help is much appreciated.
Thank you for this video. I know now where the power steering oil even is :D So I can check if it's under the minimum and the problem is because of that. And if not then I know i should try to find someone to replace the pump i guess. Hope it's just the fluid that needs to be added.
Excellent video. Sadly understates the job of getting the sodding supply pipe off! ;^) Pig of a job made easier by having you as a right hand man.
Good going, glad to help. Helps to cut the side of it with a sharp blade. Don't cut yourself.
Thank you. Really well presented. I've got to do this job tomorrow. I now feel confident. Subscribed.
Can I make a suggestion? I just did this job yesterday. I decided to pull the return hose off the reservoir, rather than the pump. Replacing the clamp on the reservoir under the hood is much easier than trying to do it on the pump once reinstalled.
One more thing I wanted to mention... after install I filled my pump with fluid I noticed that the fluid turned milky green and I started freaking out (just a bit) and I started to turn the wheel back and forth a few more times the milky color went away. I’m assuming that was from the new pump. The new pump had some type of factory lube in it and it also confirmed that the pump was working.
Probably superfine air bubbles. the fluid is slightly greenish.
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Brilliant well explained video, many thanks from the UK.
Great straight forward and understandable video. Thanks
mine is a 2003 with 160k miles i have had 0 issues and i intend to keep it like that
In the UK we remove the two 17 bolts from the large bracket saddle and thus loosen the unit. Easier for accessing.
Thank you for making this video as my 2006 Cooper Base with 80k miles is not covered under the extended warrenty, so I'll be doing it myself! :)
Love the video, very informative and easy to understand. You made it look very simple. Awesome work
that works for me. hahaha thanks. Thanks again for all your How to Videos.
Great video, i'll be doing this job as soon as i get the parts. Thanks.