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 2008 Mini Cooper S

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 Posted: Oct 1, 2018 05:59AM
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For 10 weeks I’ve had tons of issues with my cooling system. It’s been to
three mechanics, the one that screwed up my car and started the whole mess
and then two to try to fix it. Codes keep going off and now my cooling fan
runs non-stop when I drive it. Thursday it puttered forever and wouldn’t turn
over. The latest mechanic said their is a faulty ground wire somewhere in the
car. He wants $75 an hour to search for it and he said it could take an hour or
a couple days to find it. At this point it’s too much money. I Don’t know what
to do. If I remove the battery is it safe to spray the engine down with water or
a cleaning chemical? It had coolant sprayed all over when my radiator got
three holes in it after it was pressure checked. I just can’t reach all the nooks
and crannies where all the wires were saturated... please help.
The modern cars are full of electrical connectors throughout the engine bay.  There is always a risk that a connection can get compromised by hosing down the engine compartment, especially with a high pressure spray.

However, if you use a low pressure spray, you should be okay.  You can spray a coat of diluted simple green then hose down with a light spray.  

 Posted: Sep 29, 2018 11:44AM
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CA
For starters, tell folks what year and model of car you have, assuming it is even a New MINI.
Typically most modern car electricals are well sealed or shielded since road spray can get into the engine bay. However there may be components that are prone to moisture problems. Maybe some of your problems stem from the spray of coolant, possibly the short for example.

Pressure testing of the cooling system should not have caused holes in the radiator or elsewhere. Either the test made them apparent or (less likely) too much pressure was used.

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"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."

 Posted: Sep 29, 2018 04:31AM
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For 10 weeks I’ve had tons of issues with my cooling system. It’s been to
three mechanics, the one that screwed up my car and started the whole mess
and then two to try to fix it. Codes keep going off and now my cooling fan
runs non-stop when I drive it. Thursday it puttered forever and wouldn’t turn
over. The latest mechanic said their is a faulty ground wire somewhere in the
car. He wants $75 an hour to search for it and he said it could take an hour or
a couple days to find it. At this point it’s too much money. I Don’t know what
to do. If I remove the battery is it safe to spray the engine down with water or
a cleaning chemical? It had coolant sprayed all over when my radiator got
three holes in it after it was pressure checked. I just can’t reach all the nooks
and crannies where all the wires were saturated... please help.