Mini Clubman Radiator: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults

A genuinely important design limitation on related models: no temperature gauge, only a warning light that illuminates after the engine is already dangerously hot — plus a money-saving finding worth knowing before a thermostat housing job.

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Mini Clubman Radiator: OEM Part Number

Manual gearbox, all engines	Standard radiator with no transmission cooling circuit
Automatic (torque converter), standard engines	A separate, dedicated automatic transmission oil cooler is fitted as a genuinely distinct component from the radiator itself, not a tank built into it
Cooper S/JCW, especially ALL4 (four-wheel drive)	An additional auxiliary radiator is fitted on higher-output and four-wheel-drive variants to handle the increased cooling demands — genuinely more cooling hardware than the standard front-wheel-drive Cooper

Accuracy note: genuinely worth knowing: automatic gearbox Clubmans typically need a radiator with a built-in transmission oil cooler that manual versions don't have — ordering the manual-spec part for an automatic car will fit, but won't cool the gearbox oil properly.

Mini Clubman Radiator: The Part That Keeps Everything Else From Cooking

Few parts get less attention than this one, but on the Mini Clubman, a neglected cooling system is behind the vast majority of avoidable serious engine failures. Noticing the early warning signs costs nothing and can save a genuinely large repair bill down the line.

Before you buy: radiator size and design vary significantly by engine size, transmission type, and whether your car has air conditioning. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Mini Clubman Radiator: What It Does

On the Mini Clubman, coolant runs through the radiator to shed engine heat into the airflow, keeping temperatures in check. On many automatics, a separate internal circuit inside the same unit also cools the transmission fluid — one more reason a mismatched part number causes more than just a cooling problem.

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A Genuinely Important Design Limitation Worth Knowing — Mini Clubman Radiator

This is genuinely important to understand about how related Mini models display temperature: there's no conventional temperature gauge at all, only a warning light — meaning by the time this light illuminates, the engine has typically already reached a genuinely damaging temperature.

A genuinely useful, money-saving finding worth knowing: the plastic thermostat housing and a separate plastic link pipe at the rear of the engine both tend to degrade at a broadly similar rate on related models, and accessing either requires removing the water pump regardless — worth replacing all three together as a preventative measure.

It's also genuinely worth knowing that certain performance variants have a separate, additional auxiliary water pump specifically to cool the turbocharger after the engine has been switched off, a component that can develop its own faults independently.

Mini Clubman Radiator: Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Radiator Guide for the three common failure modes, confirming fitment against your VIN, and OEM vs aftermarket guidance.

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