9 replies to this topic

[Oleg da meerkat]

i have just bought a 2002 plate mini cooper and the steering pump is a bit noisy any suggestions on how to rectify this, or where to get replacement.

[HarrysMini]

Has it been changed in the past? Early models do have noisy PASPs.

[blakie]

My 2002 BMW Mini Cooper has a noisey pump to. The early ones tend to be.

[mab01uk]

The whining EHPS pump is a characteristic feature of early Mk1 MINI's but was the system that Rover felt gave the most direct feel during development of the R50 MINI back in the late 1990's and many MINI owners miss the sound when they swap to the later Mk2 MINI with a silent fully electric power steering rack.

 

You only need to worry if it makes no whining noises as the EHPS pump will have stopped working!
I have posted lots of info on early MINI power steering pumps here on the MCR forum:-

R50 & R53 MINI Power Steering Pump replacement

http://forum.minicoo...ump-replacement

Edited by mab01uk, 25 May 2014 - 03:42 PM.

[Oleg da meerkat]

thanks all for your response on my pump problem your advice has put my mind at ease and is very helpful.

[mab01uk]

No problem. Although we are a classic Mini forum we do try to help with New MINI problems whenever we can or direct you somewhere that can like TotalMINI.com.

[blackbelt1990]

Just on that back of this, we have an 04 diesel, it's R50 and the pump makes no noise at all. Did the diesels get a different set up? Because it clearly still works!

[mab01uk]

R50 MINI Diesel is different to the petrol R50 MINI and uses a conventional power steering pump driven off the engine, instead of an electric motor driving the hydraulic pump as on petrol models. I think this was because there is more space around the Toyota sourced diesel engine.

 

R50 One 1.4d     Power steering pump:

http://www.realoem.c...416&hg=32&fg=15

 

R50 One 1.6i     Power steering pump:

http://www.realoem.c...265&hg=32&fg=15

Edited by mab01uk, 26 May 2014 - 09:01 AM.

[Anthony30]

Power steering on the earlier models seems to be a common fault.

[blackbelt1990]

Thanks!