My car has a P/S pump leak, or at least I think it is. I'm 120 miles from the dealer and not sure I should attempt to drive that far. I couldn't get a hold of the dealer this afternoon so I'll check with them on Mon. I'm just wondering if MINI will tow the car with that kind of problem. Any advice??

 

Is the car/pump making any strange noises?

 

No on any noise, unless you hold the wheel over to far and than there is a growling. I'm assuming the pump is the round object located on the left side of the engine below and to the left of the S/C. That's where the oil is coming from.

 

Actually, no. The power steering pump is located under the car, beneath the downpipes (behind the oil drain plug).

The object you're referring to is your motor mount. They are known to fail and leak some dark oily mess.

 

That must be it than. The oil was black and thick. Would it be safe to drtve
120 miles to the dealer? T feel like a dork asking all these stupid questions.
I'm an "old fart" and not used to dealing with high tech cars. Thanks foir your help.

 

You'll be fine driving to the dealer to have to have them fix it.

 

Just a follow up. I took my car to the dealer[Mini of South Atlanta] on Mon.
and they replaced the motor mount and also a sensor that was bringing on the tire,DCS and ABS lights. Ray Godman, my SA was a pleasure to work with.

 

Yes! I correctly diagnosed the problem. Hip! Hip!

 

Thanks for your help Xymox!!

 

My car was sitting in the garage for a couple of days because of the sudden snow fall and I noticed a large pool of blue thin oil below the engine. I opened the power steering reservoir and it was empty, it seems that the all the fluid leaked on my garage floor. I’m trying to locate the leak. It’s not from the bottom of the reservoir where the hose connects. Then I raised the car a bit and took a look at the other end of the hose and that too seemed ok. My question is where did the fluid leak from? Is it from the pump?