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so i took my MCSc in for her first servicing. i knew my backup sensors had just recently stopped working and asked them to look at that too please. i was told the backup sensors stopped working because the fuse blew and the fuse blew because the power steering pump fan siezed up. they fixed and replaced everything in a day and i wasn't charged anything, picked my car up that night (yeah mini of sterling!) but can anyone tell me why the fan might have siezed up? is this a common occurance? did driving the car around for a few weeks w/o the fan working do any long term damage??
You could have had something sucked into the fan and that seized it. Used to happen regularly on the older cars but supposedly there was a redesign. You could have also just got unlucky and had a failure from the factory. That happens also.
Not sure about the long term damage aspect.
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The fan is in such a vulnerable place that this unfortunatly happens quite a bit. Just keep a ear tuned for any unusual noises and a different feel in the steering and you ca nstay on top if it. Maby as you get near the end of warrenty you can take it back for a final check up. This is one of the weak points design wise of a pretty good car.
