Got a letter in the mail yesterday regarding a settlement of a Class Action Suit involving the Plastic Water Pump on some vehicles including R55 Clubman. My wife has 2011 Clubman non S with the N16 engine. Does this vehicle have the Plastic Water pump? I have no clue if it does or even where it is. I know the water pump pully was replace shortly after we bought it in 2014 at its 30K service.

Tom

 

I had to replace mine about a month ago. What does the settlement cover? Does it reimburse for parts if I did the replacement myself?

 

from what i read, it seems to cover if you paid to have the "plastic" original water pump replacement.

 

Still waiting for my letter! Still running on the original plastic bodied pump from 03/2008 with 51k miles. How can they settle a CA suit on the water pump and not the freaking POS thermostat??

 

I had to replace mine in October 2013 @ 69,000 miles. Already got the letter and submitted my claim. MINI owes me the $470 for parts & labor, as well as $50 for the rental car via the MINI dealership...it wasn't complimentary, and the service was not covered under the "extended warranty" - which I'm 100% convinced is a scam racket anyway.

 

I got the letter. I replaced my thermostat housing a few years ago for $450. I hope to get some of that back now...

 

the letter mentions nothing about the thermostat.

 

What motors and years have the plastic water pump?

 

Yes, the newest ones are all metal on the outside. FEBI has one with a metal impeller.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...8-no-heat.html


Right around 2013~ they switched to a metal one for Genuine MINI . The older 11518604888 was plastic then went to a metal one. They are for all Gen 2 MINI 2007+, you can tell if you have the metal one by looking under the passenger side near those main drive belts on the back side of the engine.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...replacing.html