How can I tell if the power steering pump just went bad or if its something else. What i know is that its not leaking, When I turn my car on it would steer just fine for about 2 minutes and that is when it start feeling like the pump stops pumping fluid and just stops working.

Also i don't know if it has anything to do with the pump but when i come to a stop light my car feels like its going to cut off?

 

It may or may not be the pump. Sometimes when your battery is starting to go that can happen. Do a search on failed ps pump and you will see lots of possibilties. Keep us posted.

 

Don't bother searching for a power steering "pump"; there is no pump on the R56. The steering 100% electromechanical; no hydraulics involved. Search "power steering" instead.

 

Did I miss where he said it was a R56? If I did, it was my bad. I did notice in his garage it said 2004 Base MINI

 

You may be right! I just assumed it was an R56 because it was posted in this forum.

 

I own a 2004 mini cooper R50 and about a week ago my steering stopped working, checked for leaks and nothing what I noticed was that when i turn my car on and the steering would work for about 2 minutes and then it would just stop working???


Also i don't know if it has anything to do with the pump but when i come to a stop light my car feels like its going to cut off?

 

Read this and then do a search on the power steering pump.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...p-failure.html