Finally brought the car home today after the ordeal with the 9 mile off the lot breakdown... Our 2010 Mini S makes a buzzing noise that sounds like a pump running for a few minutes after the car is shut off.. I was assuming that it is some sort of pump either circulating oil through the turbo or coolant through the turbo.. But then during my searches I found about 100 threads about 1st gen PS pump failures..

I have heard the fan run sometimes but this is not the fan it sounds like it is moving fluid.. At first it sounded like boiling water, then I realized that it was fluid moving..

Can anyone clarify?

 

The oil pump continues to pump oil through the turbo housing to help it cool after shut down.

 

Thanks, that is what I assumed.. I have always had to do silly cooldown procedures to avoid cooking the oil in past turbo cars I have owned. I had a passat 1.8t that was so bad about cooking the oil that it used to burn globs of synthetic oil that would eventually block the drain tubes..

Glad that there is a precaution on this car.