Wife got home from work today and was telling me the car was smelling hot and the oil light came on in our 08 Mini S. So I topped the oil off and noticed there was no coolant in the expansion tank. Upon closer inspection I noticed a clamp broke on the lower hose that goes to the radiator and that hose had come off. Got coolant and after repairing the hose I began to refill the coolant when I noticed a leak coming down from the rear of the motor above the oil pan area. Could it be the coolant pump or something else? I don't think it was driven that long dry and didn't see any coolant in the oil. Thanks!!!

 

Water pump, coolant transfer tube, thermostat housing... any or all of them. If you do one you might as well do them all.

 

If the wife ran the coolant dry, and it was low on oil.... did the engine overheat and break something else?

 

It didn't break anything internally. It was a little over a quart low on oil, it would seem like it did overheat but she said only the oil light came on.

 

Thanks.