Clarence,
your mini-cooper may just need a new thermostat. if the thermostat in your car is the original, then 4 years is a goodly amount of time for any thermostat to last. Thermostats fail in 2 ways: (A) stuck open, which causes engine to warm really slowly, and (b) stuck closed, causing overheating and
causing the heater to blow cold air - since the heated coolant can't get past the closed thermostat to
circulate through the heater core (a small radiator-like device used to heat the interior of your car).
Your car's thermostat has failed in mode (B).
Your cost: $5-$15 at any auto parts store.
Project complexity: any handy person could teach themselves to replace a thermostat.
I'm having the same problem. Where is the thermostat located? I'm going to try to replace it myself.
I found a how-to reply at www.edmunds.com at URL:http://answers.edmunds.com/question-Any-...
my ususal sourses at www.autozone.com came up dry.
Apparently the thermostat in the 2006 mini-cooper is located behind the intake filter housing (aka air filter housing). Unbolt the air filter housing, remove the electrical connector from the MAP sensor, unscrew the MAP sensor, and you're ready to disconnect the upper rad hose and then unbolt the thermostat. In general, on all cars, the thermostat is located on the engine side of the upper radiator hose. The upper rad hose conducts (hot) 50/50 coolant mix from the upper part of the engine (from just under the head), thru the (open when hot) thermostat, to the top of the radiator - the 06 mini-cooper is no exception. So now you mini-cooper car mechanics can locate the thermostat on any car.
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Check your Thermostat. Good luck
This may help, also use a hose to flush the pipes to the heater matrix, disconnect both of them first and flush both ways.
For car running hot and overheating issues, I suggest to you go
through this help links. Click this link below and go through the
troubleshooting procedure to take care of the problems: ----Car runs hot? http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/car-runs-hot-in-traffic.html
-----------All types of car overheating problems and
troubleshooting?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-types-of-car-overheating-problems.html
Car freeze overnight and started overheating while driving?http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/car-freeze-overnight-and-started.html-----------Engine Overheats and heater blowing cold?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/engine-overheats-and-heater-blowing.html
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Car overheats and Air blows hot at idle?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/car-overheats-and-air-blows-hot-at-idle.html
--------overheating? http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/buick-century-overheating.html
----------Car engine Overheats and transmission starts slipping?http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/car-engine-overheats-and-transmission.html
----------This details will help.Thanks.
To troubleshoot this types of problem,click the link below
:----http://howtobyme.blogspot.in/2012/02/heater-blows-only-from-defrost.html
--------Go through the procedure to confirm the
issue.
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Engine Overheats and heater
blowing cold?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/engine-overheats-and-heater-blowing.html
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Heat blows cold on drivers
side and hot on passenger side?
http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/heat-blows-cold-on-drivers-side-and-hot.html
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For car running hot and overheating issues, I suggest to you go
through this help links. Click this link below and go through the
troubleshooting procedure to take care of the problems: ----Car runs hot? http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/car-runs-hot-in-traffic.html
-----------All types of car overheating problems and
troubleshooting?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-types-of-car-overheating-problems.html
Car freeze overnight and started overheating while driving?http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/car-freeze-overnight-and-started.html-----------Engine Overheats and heater blowing cold?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/engine-overheats-and-heater-blowing.html
---------------------------
Car overheats and Air blows hot at idle?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/car-overheats-and-air-blows-hot-at-idle.html
--------overheating? http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/buick-century-overheating.html
----------Car engine Overheats and transmission starts slipping?http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/car-engine-overheats-and-transmission.html
----------This details will help.Thanks.
For car running hot and overheating issues,i suggest to you go through this help links. Click this link below and go through the troubleshooting procedure to take care of the problems :----Car runs hot? http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/car-runs-hot-in-traffic.html
-----------All types of car overheating problems and troubleshooting?
http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-types-of-car-overheating-problems.html
Car freeze overnight and started overheating while driving?http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/car-freeze-overnight-and-started.html-----------Engine Overheats and heater blowing cold?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/engine-overheats-and-heater-blowing.html
---------------------------
Car overheats and Air blows hot at idle?
http://howtobyme.blogspot.com/2011/11/car-overheats-and-air-blows-hot-at-idle.html
--------overheating? http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/buick-century-overheating.html
----------Car engine Overheats and transmission starts slipping?http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/car-engine-overheats-and-transmission.html
----------This details will help.Thanks.
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