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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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Something fell off my car...what is it?
Something fell off our '07 MINI S this evening. I have no idea what it is. (I love my car, but I am completely lost if it's anything beyond oil or tire changing.) What is it? Is it safe to drive until I get it to Cinci?



 
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Do you know from what general area it fell off from?
 
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Originally Posted by hobbithoney
Something fell off our '07 MINI S this evening. I have no idea what it is. (I love my car, but I am completely lost if it's anything beyond oil or tire changing.) What is it? Is it safe to drive until I get it to Cinci?
That is the duct for the power steering fan.

http://new.minimania.com/web/item/NME7640/InvDetail.cfm

Is your car a convertible?

EDIT: yes, it is safe to drive.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by PARTSMAN
That is the duct for the power steering fan.

http://new.minimania.com/web/item/NME7640/InvDetail.cfm

Is your car a convertible?

EDIT: yes, it is safe to drive.
Is the convertible question significant to the part? Is she supposed to drive with the top down or something? BRRRR! It's late. Sorry.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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Looks like it should be easy to re-attach with new screws and clips. Partsman, so this is not an original part but a factory design to extend the life of the power steering pump?
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Is the convertible question significant to the part? Is she supposed to drive with the top down or something? BRRRR! It's late. Sorry.
The 2007 Cabrio was still a 1st Gen MINI.That's not an R56 part.
 
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Originally Posted by sikamini
Looks like it should be easy to re-attach with new screws and clips. Partsman, so this is not an original part but a factory design to extend the life of the power steering pump?
It is an original/factory part...MINI started using it in January of '05 on the 1st Gen cars.
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The 2007 Cabrio was still a 1st Gen MINI.That's not an R56 part.
Right.
 
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