Mini R56 crankshaft oil seal fix with no special tools. Engine Oil leak BMW Mini cooper one models.

Today I had to replace the crankshaft oil seal on a BMW Mini One R56 year 2007, and to remove the Serpentine belt you need a special tool I show you how to do it without this tool.
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[@freddy1jumper58]

watched vids on this.... your the only one who said to proper ways to be safe like release belt first. !! thank you.

[@trollmanrs]

Glad you like the video :-)

[@gman8464]

Thank you for this video, I've watch a couple and this was the best 👌

[@trollmanrs]

Very nice to hear that and glad it helped you. I'll be doing the dreaded oil filter housing gasket over the next few days so watch out for that video too.

[@hallga2]

greta vid, very clear!

[@trollmanrs]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video

[@M-oneeleven-M111]

Great video buddy, keeping it simple awesome 👍

[@trollmanrs]

Thanks very much :-)

[@bartekwu7082]

Great video, just finished my job, thanks

[@trollmanrs]

Nice one, glad it helped you. I will be doing the oil filter housing gasket too when it gets a bit warmer.

[@matthewgreen647]

Nice video.
You can avoid removing the upper body parts, by using a trolley jack and a bit of wood or thin metal bar from under the car and push the top tensioner upwards.
Much safer doing it your way though and also saves the belt incase the wood/metal bar slips and destroys it. As I was replacing my belts anyway I just push from underneath and hope for the best
Good tip to clean the sills out as well, thanks.

[@trollmanrs]

Thanks, it pretty easy to undo the top engine surround, and if you had an offset spanner you probably wouldn't need too really. The 2nd Mini I have just done had a different fixing for the belt tensioner as it used a 32mm normal spanner which was easier.

[@wizzywilson]

The seal has to go on dry right? no oil or lube?

[@gman8464]

Awesome, great video thanks,I need to do seal and a cracked belt,perfect,thank you

[@trollmanrs]

Great, I'm glad it helped you. 🙂

[@simeonaldren]

Great video, thanks! What did you call the nut you used to replace the headlight mount with? Mine has gone also!

[@trollmanrs]

Thanks, I used a Rivnut, you need a special tool and of course some correct size rivnuts.

[@izzzzzz6]

Subframe looks super rusty, Mine is not far off of that and a mot failure in France. One of the reasons i've not got around to it yet.
I have a terrible noise coming from the timing end but i'm now suspecting possible separated bottom pulley.

[@trollmanrs]

Subframe rust seems to be a problem even back on the original proper mini's.

[@jaymc1244]

What year??

[@trollmanrs]

R56 = 2007 to 2013.

[@cmdrdarwin3682]

Mumble, mumble, mumble…WTH?!

[@trollmanrs]

speakers broken !