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How to change the radiator of a Mini Cooper R50

Model: Mini Mini R52, R50, R53 - Years 2001-2007
Part: Radiator

In this video, we will see how to change the radiator of a Mini Cooper R50: we will need to lift the vehicle and remove the left front wheel and the corresponding fender, and we will repeat the operation on the other side as well. We remove all the screws on the bottom of the bumper, while on the top there are two 30 bolts that we will remove. On the sides, there are two connectors to disconnect for the headlights, and of course also for the fog lights. We also remove the license plate and holder, and before finally removing the bumper, we check to remove the temperature sensor inside. To remove the protection bar, we will need to remove four bolts on each side. Now we remove all the bolts around the oil radiator, and once that is removed, we will also remove the radiator supports and all the protections around it. We place a large basin that can collect the liquid that comes out when we remove the pipe clamp; then we disconnect it from the fan and the damaged radiator is finally removed. We can find the new radiator, for example, on eBay with the code 375863960219 at a price of 59.76 euros, with free delivery. We reinstall it immediately on the fan, reconnect the coolant pipe. The protections, the oil radiator. We start the engine with the fan at minimum to refill the coolant and then bleed the system which should not contain any air. Once this is done, all that remains is to put the bumper back in place.

Posted on 6 July 2025 by ScegliAuto

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