How to Change a MINI Water Pump - via Wheel Arch! - on R55 R56
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- How to change the MINI water pump. All other videos show removing headlamp, cross beams, engine mounts, pipe etc, BUT it can be changed by only removing the wheel and wheel arch.
See the video for how to do it.
Also see my other video on my channel for changing the thermostat housing as well. Oh and another for doing a simple oil and filter service.
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Worked well. It's a nuckle banger getting in there and the top water pump bolt is difficult. I was able to get 3 of the bolts out with a 10MM 1/4 socket with various extensions. The hardest part of this is jamming the screwdriver in to stop the pulley from spinning as you loosen or tighten the bolts. I had a harder time with the tighten part coming at it from the top of the idler. Start to finish it took me a little under 3 hours- including coolant refil and test drive. I changed-out the thermostate housing on the other side- that was about 2 hours total. Considering the dealer wanted $1200 and I spent a total $270 for BMW Mini Parts (I replaced a few other things while I was in there)- your video saved me a lot of pain and suffering. I found it easier to sit with the disc brake basically in my lap and do it all blind except for scraping the gasket surface.
Thank you!
Cheers. Good to hear.
Thanks for this video helped me save on doing this myself and as you said some of the bolts did take a bit of time this is the same as the r60
Good to read, cheers.
The end I found it easier to partially drop the engine with a Jack.
All bolts are easily accessible
Yep that helps a bit
if you got the tubro version, then its a pain in the butt to get to the motor mounts
i love how when he goes to loosen the water pump bolts it goes from day time to night time lol
Tea break?!
excellent video and I commend the academic effort, but in my case, I got the water pump fully disconnected but just couldn't get it free of the tight spot at 4:43 - after much effort, surrendered and removed motor mounts etc. GOOD JOB - thanks for sharing. Some cars might just be tighter than others.
Thanks. That bit is tricky.
Excellent video!! Same issue at the end of my water pipe at the pipe insert. T stat was leaking somewhere as well
Thanks.
Thanks I should order one! Excellent video.
Cheers, good luck.
Thank u for ur very detailed and use full video I think best off all other videos mate tanku
Very kind, thanks.
Ok today i did the same job. İ was unable to remove (even reach) top bolt of water pump. Removed front panel and engine mount. Much easier.
There is always that option just more bits to remove.
Someone buy this man a tripod or an extra arm. Good video.
Thanks
Does the crossover pipe break once you remove the water pump ?
The act of removing the water pump shouldn’t break the crossover pipe as it doesn't directly connect to the part of the pump that you are replacing.
As to why I found mine broken, maybe a botched earlier change of pipe, or it became brittle and fractured. It was previously poorly repaired as it had silicon all over the back to try and fix it leaking!
Hi had mine done this way in vid. Two years later done head rebuild and found cross over pipe broken after O ring on very end of pipe.. I'm guessing it broke becuasue hard to get pump square when fitting due to lack of room. It never leaked until under pressure and a 1000s miles later.
Thank you for the great video.
Cheers
you can remove the single bolt on the friction wheel center to remove the wheel you don't have to remove the 3 mount bolts. that makes it easier
Thanks
So many videos for this...you’d think they would come up with a more solid construction for this system
Yep, I remain unimpressed by BMW engineering.
The thermostat can also be bought from a peugeot dealer for about £80.
Went dizzy after watching this. less stressful removing front end and headlights I reckon!!
That seems to be what a lot of others do. Just seemed like more work that way, to me.
Can you give us an idea how long this replacement method took? I like the idea of taking less of my Cooper apart - great video - thanks!
I didn’t time it and didn’t rush too much as I was also videoing and working out how it was going to be possible to do this, plus I also changed the thermostat and back pipe (see other video), however if you are doing this yourself and only doing the water pump then allocating a day for this should be ok.
Does this work for R60 countrymans??
It is probably different, so I can’t help on that. Sorry.
this music makes me feel like i gotta cry
Arrr
That mini is so rusty.I have never seen a mini with rust until now.
sorry but as a mechanic how is anybody able to follow that with confidents....my advice is to do a birds eye view so iits easier for people to locate where it is ...
A bird eye view wouldn’t show much it’s hidden under stuff
@@comeinhandynow i pointed out the water pump from the top....the car is broken down outside my home but its not my car....water pissing out....problem is with utube....cant find the exact engine...every mini video i load up....wrong...wrong wrong.....engine....the one outside has the stupid resevior at the back and a top on the thermostat housing.......whhich one do you put the water in? how come the resevior tank level not move atall.....ive never woeked on a mini...so im trying to help the person out,,,,,at tghis rate im going to send him to a garage.....because i cant find a video on how to do water pump on that engine....non turbo 1.y6 04 plate? thanks
@@comeinhandynow i know what you mean but if i said to someone its next to the crank........whats a crank? lol.....plus one person removes the wheel and next video guy has the bumper off......my oversall advice to people is dont follow utubers....mini im looking at water pump is at the front to the left..or o/s/f
@@lawtonify This is probably the sort of job for more experienced DIYers. Ones that know what a crank is. There are different ways and preferences for doing this job, so some take the bumper off for more access, some like me prefer to just struggle in the available space without bumper removal. YT offers a lot more tips and options than just a workshop manual that uses the long winded way.
@@lawtonify Sounds like the owner needs to get someone used to minis and has done this job before. You could look up the mini history on wikipedia and get the engine name for that year, then search on YT for water pump change xxx. I just did a google search “2004 mini cooper s water pump replacement” and a few get listed, hope one helps.
My local MINI dealership wants $950 to replace mine
Yep, it is a bit of a labour intensive job.