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Having trouble finding 3rd bleeder screw for cooling system on 2006 coop
Stock Problems/IssuesDiscussions related to warranty related issues and repairs, or other problems with the OEM parts and software for MINI Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
We show all bleeder screw locations for the R50/R53 in our coolant change tech article on our site. It's under MINI > Tech Info (tab at top) > Water Cooling > Coolant change. It's towards the bottom with the figures. Here is one:
Are you having trouble bleeding your cooling system? when I've refilled and bled my system, I found it helpful to unhook the top hose from the plastic part that has the bleed screw in it and poor coolant straight into the hose (which flows into the radiator) I've never needed more than the one screw that's at the front of the engine compartment.
