hi all
i just finished replacing the water pump and thermostat due to leaks, when i tried to start the mini, the coolant yellow sign showed in the dash and cannot start the car, then the fan starts going for a few minutes stops and runs again, not sure what to do,i purchase all the parts from ECS so i dont think they are failing, has any of you experience this before? any suggestions or comments will be appreciated

Mini Cooper S 2007
85,000 miles Green

 

ok, found what was wrong, in my rush to get this thing fixed , i connected the water pump plug to the air boot connection ,if you ever do this fix, next time do yourself a favor and mark the plugs, anyways the fan stop and the coolant warning is off, but the car is not starting, now i have the check engine light and the start/stop button doesn't do anything,any ideas?

 

Last time I read about a "no start" problem, the guy forgot to reconnect a ground strap --- chassis to passenger side motor mount.

 

at first i remember i connected all, but after reading your response i checked the ground again and sure enough i connected but didn't tight it, thanks "oldbrokenwind:" i really appreciate your help

 

Thanks for the order, sounds like one of the cables is not pulled in or is swamped. Do you have a picture of the area and engine ?