Mini Cooper Oil Leak Repairs (R56/N14)
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2018
- When I bought my 2007 Mini Cooper S, it’s main issue was a massive oil leak. I came to find out that the most likely cause of this leak was the oil feed line going to the turbo.
In this video I show you how to replace the oil feed line with an upgraded unit. I also show how to seal the leaks in the oil cooler housing. These repairs will go a long way to fix or prevent oil leaks on the front of the N14 engine found in the R56 Mini.
If you want to see how to remove the front end of a Mini for easier access to the engine, watch this video: • Mini Cooper S (R56) Fr...
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Introducing The Mini Series: • Introducing The Mini S...
2007-2013 Mini Cooper S (R56) Battery Replacement: • 2007-2013 Mini Cooper ...
R56 Mini Carpet and Interior Removal: • Carpet and Seat Remova...
Carpet and Seat Installation R56 Mini Cooper: • Carpet and Seat Instal...
Mini Engine and Transmission Removal: • Mini Cooper Engine Rem...
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R56/N14 Clutch Replacement: • How To Replace A Clutc...
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Wonderful. It's been very helpful. I just took my mini to the dealer a few months ago, and charged me over 11 hundreds, and after a few weeks, started doing the same. Now, it has been set correctly, thanks to you.
Eric, I wanted to thank you for this video, I just replaced all the same parts on my daughter’s 08 mini. No leaks anymore thanks to you. The supplier you linked shipped the parts the same day I ordered them and I received the parts within two days. Have a merry Christmas.
I love your attention to detail, Replacing seals that MAY leak in the future.
Eric, you're the automotive equivalent of a heart surgeon. I have no idea how you're going to put this all back together. But you will, and you'll make it look easy.
So happy you posted this video. I just worked on my car and it was the exact same issue with oil AND coolant leaking from that area. Oil comes through the bottom and coolant comes through the top (as far as I can tell). So, if you're seeing oil leaking and smelling coolant, this is your video.
Did this whole job a couple months ago; best video of this job I've seen. It's definitely much more annoying with the front end still on
I just wanted to say thank you for all the effort you put into making these videos. It is in no small part why I decided to do something similar on my channel. You rock! Thank you!
Eric, just wanted to thank you for a great video, I have a 2007 as well, and did every thing you did to correct any future oil leaks I might have. Could not have done this without your help. It went so smooth. thank you again.
Super helpful video, thanks for this. Just finished doing the same job, complete with Detroit Tuned parts package, and it definitely ran smoother thanks to you and this video. No leaks now, nice to have this done.
Nicely completed Eric. It's been good to have you back.
Thanks for the video Eric. I love starting the morning with a car repair video. It always gives me motivation to go out and work on my own car. 😁
@eric thanks for these videos. My girlfriend has just got a JCW and has an oil leak from the feed line. I've watched your front end removal and this one and they've been massively helpful and made the whole job much quicker.
Thank you so much for this video Eric, I just recently completed this repair on my wifes 2010 Mini Clubman S. And this video and the front end removal video were extremely helpful. I got the parts you gave the link to and just followed your lead, thanks again.
A lot of fun to watch!!! Thanks for the share Eric. I really do enjoy your videos.
THANK YOU for mentioning that you don't need to remove the bumper Eric. Allows you to avoid draining the coolant when you are doing oil feed line. I appreciate you putting that in there!
When that coolant came pouring out I was like "aw shit Eric!" But then you had a pan on the floor ready for it. Such a Pro!!
Good advice Eric , just changed one replacing it with a braided hose . You're 100% right in that removing the front end makes sense as you can get into all the bolts and fixings and actually see what you're doing
Thanks ETCG, another fantastic top notch video! Huge help on my newly acquired Mini. Love the fact you mention bolt sizes.
Awesome series Eric!! I'm so ready to see where this one goes!
Thanks Eric, I own a 2010 Cooper S that had the same issue. It leaked oil onto the exhaust elbow and would leave a puddle and smoke when the car was running. Your tutorial inspired me to replace the oil filter housing gaskets myself. I also used parts of your front end removal to complete this job. Your the best man, keep those videos coming.
How long did the job take you roughly, I think iv got a similar issue
I love the chest cam. Gives a new perspective in the repair process.
I was happy to come across this video and the mention of hydrostatic lock... I definitely blew out all the liquids in ANY bolt hole. I replaced all these oil lines and after a little bit deeper inspection of my turbo it was toast 🤣🤣🤣... that thankfully a self explanatory process and a ton of cleaning involved. Overall this video helped the most!
I like how you can work on all cars. You're a good mechanic
Well you have guilted me into fixing my wife's R56 before we sell. With you video being so fantastic, I kind of have to now. Thanks as always
Great video and you have helped me heaps to understand and work on my Peugeot 508 Ep6cdt engine. I
replaced my oil housing gasket, oil supply line on my at 150,000kms. Although I discovered the oil turbo hose to housing was perished later and recompleted the removal and replacement again. Fortunately the Peugeot 508 has much more room around the motor to work 😀.
Eric, great series!! Nice fix :) love the chest and head cam, gives me the purpose too see what you're looking at in closer depth! I love it. I'm digging the new style. Great video, my friend!
Thanks!
I like the POV camera. Works well for the hands-on stuff.
Great video Eric another successful repair by the grandfather of repair videos Mr. ETCG. Keep them coming Eric can't wait to see with the truck your dad gave you it should be AUSOM.
agreed on the copper washers. so good to see manufacturers use a quality washer on a banjo bolt
Thanks Erik. You have brought a lot of light to many questions. Thanks.
Having worked on my own R56 myself for as long as I've owned it (5 years) I can tell you that you made the right decision pulling the whole front end off. I swapped out my downpipe without removing anything and it was damn near impossible because you have zero room. Finding all the 10mm bolts holding the head shielding on was the worst.
👍you are great
Dam I have an oil leak under the turbo! Would I have to take the front off? Ugh!
@Will Hough you could get away with just putting the front in service mode like he said early on and in the Bentley manual. But I'll be taking the front end off for the convenience
I learned hard way too, I would have liked to see this video before, I did the same job without disassembling it, very difficult, it is possible, but very difficult.
Ace work Eric!
A friend has entrusted me (can u believe it?) to nurse his MY09 cooper s back to health, so this series is hugely useful.
First job was overcooling (heater element failure in thermostat housing), so new Thermostat etc etc then signs of oil in coolant seen, so most likely oil cooler or head gasket. There's that to be investigated next.
Thanks, man and season's greetings to you and yours! 🎄💪🏻
So I know you did this video series a long time ago….but just wanted to say thank you! I didn’t pull the radiator but was able to swing it away enough for easy access to the heat shields. Now for the back side of the engine for the coolant cross over tube, water pump and thermostat housing 🙄.
Very well done Eric. Love to POV camera for one man running and gunning.
Great video Eric 👍 you did the right way to take the front end its night mare with out take it I done one on 2010 John cooper work I change the turbo charge because pieces of the air intake tube came in side and damage it .. great job man
Dear Eric please take some time to read this,as a former PSA technician i know a few things about this engine that hopefully will save time and money to some people.
1)oil leaks came from the one you fixed but it can happen again(probably) after the same km it has now
2)valve cover and spark plugs round gaskets(this is provided as a set).valve cover gasket set fails and makes the engine dirty all around.
3)oil filter mounts to the block with 3 bolts,if you remove this there is also a set of o-rings that fails.
4)vaccum pump for the brakes is turning and creating vaccum by the camshaft.there is also an 0-ring there,BUT here is stg that i solved myself.the pump leaks oil from inside it.this causes the oil to leak on some cables underneath it and finally go to the ground.factory both mini and psa sell these as a unit,cost is about 200 euros.So if you open it carefully(three 20torx screws)you dont need to replace anything,just put sealant on the o-ring that seals the pump all around and you are done.
5)one time i saw a timing chain tensioner come loose and the oil was leaking on the water hose that goes underneath it.the oil is hot so the water hose got soft and touched the driveshaft which finally blew up and lost all the coolant.make sure the tensioner is tight.
thanks for reading,hopefully these will help you
Don't forget the valve cover themselves are as disposable as the gasket set. 9/10 I have to change the valve cover because the CCV is toast as well, new valve cover is needed since the CCV is built into the cover itself.
You seem like you know ur mini's. I have a problem, my 06 mini (non S) 5 speed was running great then I let someone borrow for only 2 days and now it won't go into gear when the car is off or on. I mean I finally got it to go into 5th 4th an reverse. It's pops out of 1st an 2nd but the biggest issue is when I put it in reverse it wants to go forward an the same in neutral. The last time I drove it BC I had to get it home I had to start out in 4th downhill but once it got going it was fine if I left it in 5th an 4th but if I tried to
Let off gas it has a grinding sound. Im at a lose but I seen you were a former PSA tech so any suggestions is greatly appreciated. I was thinking the sycro in gears or maybe throw out bearing to clutch or s.cylinder needs bled BC he said he added some and it was the wrong kind of grade but thanks for your time and happy holidays.. please help it's my only car at moment
@@samsonevickis CCV? what does it mean?
Good job on the video, Eric. I like this first person view.
I just did a bunch of work to my R52 and that one you're working on there looks way more complex 😅 I did an oil pan gasket, crank position sensor O-ring, oil filter housing gasket, a coupler for the heater core, serpentine belt, CV axle, transmission fluid, upper engine mount, and lower engine brace. Now it's riding a lot smoother!
Thank you for this. Excellent video, narration, & documentation. Some other good 'How To's' fall short on video/pic quality. Your video resolution is excellent and is apparent lighting was well done for this. 👍👍
Hi Eric! My mate came to me yesterday to solve a major oil leak on his Peugeot 5008 with the same engine as in your Mini. The service had not bothered fixing it for him a few days before. I watched your video and went for it. I am waiting for the gasket set now. I have to say a huge thank you, because you helped me a lot. I also did it in my Eric the Car Guy T-shirt. ;) Stay dirty!
You just made my day! I'm so happy you were able to use this information immediately, and did the repair in an ETCG t-shirt! Just awesome.
The parts arrived and I finished the job, with 100% success. Thank you again! Stay dirty!
Excellent camera work as you went through the complete process
Patience of a saint , you have a great way of showing how to do annoying fiddly jobs , fair play to you, top job.
Eric, you need to get into stand up man, you are hilarious without ever having to swear. Great vid as always!
WOW...this solve my problem on my DS3 and i'd like to thank you for this video.
Epic series. Never really done much on these German minis.
i really like that head mounted camera you were using (at least i think that's what is is), we get to see everything you see and it probably saves you a bunch of time setting up shots. really enjoying the mini series so far too, thanks from New Zealand!
Glad you like it. Thanks for the feedback!
i learn from your videos eric ..keep em coming baby
I love the mini series.
Love youre Videos Man! You helped me much out to Cover several issue with the mini series videos! Thx a lot!
Just bought a R56 with N14 motor as well. Mine is an 09. had a crack in the oil housing where the filter attaches. I had no desire to do that repair myself so i paid 1200.00 for someone else to do it while i played video games all day. Great video
This is going to be an awesome series thanks Eric
bodgit and leggit garage, So you can give Nice comments🤣👍😙
He make good video
eric you are a legend as always
Thanks for the video Eric! I just put the engine in after fixing the frame and noticed it leaks here. Gotta say, I really hate working on these. There is no room, anywhere and nearly every job requires removal of the front. They really should just do away with bolts and assemble the car with Velcro.
Like the video and the detail, kinda would have liked to seen the full reinstall of everything to get a grasp on time and steps needed to take, when reversing the uninstall process sometimes my mind likes to trick myself into skipping a step. I am currently looking at how to fix this same leak in my oil feed and return line and this is helping me decide if I want to tackle it myself vs paying the dealership to do it.
Congratulations good job Eric.
Eric we LOVE the return of these more normal repair videos. Fun to watch and helpful to those who might own the vehicle. HOWEVER...the POV cam you’re doing is making me and my pals nauseated. It’s the jerky motion we think. I know this is an easier method of filming for you and we get it. Just passing along info.
Thanks for the feedback. There seems to be 2 camps. One that loves it, the other that doesn't. For me it helps move things along for filming. I still get detail but I don't have to move the camera. It saves me a ton of time.
thank you ghis sounds like what is happening to my mini i have have problems since i bought the car it’s a 2010 yikes this is helpful thank you
Nice one Eric.Great vid.
You seemed as happy as clam doing that job :-D.
All seals and gaskets fresh and spot on, loverly job.
Should last a hell of a long time now.
Nothing wrong with sitting down, better for your back.
Yea and my back isn't what it used to be.
You're right, I am enjoying working on this car. It's nice to work on something new for once.
Your Mini is clearly not as new england crusty as mine is, mine is much less fun to work on.
EricTheCarGuy isn't it horrible bending over car engine bays all day ?
Honestly I mostly work on the computer all day. To me that's worse. I'd rather be in the shop bending over cars.
I did the DT Super Kit a little over a year ago, and I'm blasting oil from the housing and cooler already. Time to clean 'er up and look for a fucking Honda.
Thank you so much this video was completely useful! Mini power!
Thank you for your wonderful video I learn a little bit maybe I could apply this in a future ..
felt like i was in a first person shooter! lol great vid!
Didn't know you were back.
Just watching your video vw & mini are very similar in design & function nice video
What a pain just for what was probably a small oil leak or was it? ...ouch! Thanks for all the detailed instructions.
its great to see you work on euro cars
Great detail plus well done job and maybe my 2013 Mini cooper only leak by the right from tire thanks
Like always excellent. Thank you!
Etcg back doing what he does best. You have got your mojo back Eric, more of the same.
just doing this replacement myself... thank you!
Very useful, thanks from Spain.
Awesome job and video :) I don t own a Mini but love looking at your progress :)
I am amazed to see the amount of parts you need to remove for accessing the oil feed line! (and that a feed line can be so poorly designed to break and leak, possibly killing the turbo (turbo running out of oil is bad...).
With turbos on the rear of the engine, it is almost trivial compared to this !!! take the exhaust collector and few parts out, and this is done. But yeat, VW Audi cars are becoming money dragging autos to get you to the dealership for replacing anythning ... (a friend had to send his Seat car (VW as well) for an EGR valve replacement, takes 6 hours and you have to get the engine out or alomost...
The assembly with the oil filter which leaked coolant is the (in)famous oil heat exchanger, beware cat converter heatshields tend to get loose with time (bit around the mounting bolts break), perforating these exchangers if too close to the heatshield. Fix it well :)
This mini series will live on in history as the greatest mini repair series ever.
Thanks! I hope so.
💯 💯
I see you loving the car :)
You may want to check out the vacuum pump for metal shavings and the oil feed hole. The vacuum pump on mine seized taking out the engine. 2 years later I'm just now reassembling the engine. I ended up taking it to a machine shop to have the crank turned and oversized bearings installed.
Good job I’m doing the same thing now on my mini thanks for the video
Wow! Finally! Thanks for sharing!
I get most of my stuff from Detroittuned too. My r56 makes 244WHP. You should autocross it. Great fun with a Mini🚗🔥💨
Just had the same issue. gonna try Thank you
You got me, SUBSCRIBED 🕺🏻
Hi Eric, great explanatory video!!!
I wonder, where was the camera mounted to, so we can see what you were seeing?
Eric, you did a great job here. Keep up the great work.
Eric, you must have one hell of a memory. No way could I ever remember what I took off and where it goes back on.
Those are super nice Milwaukee tools he got there👍🏻
I love them!
I have a leak on my Mini Cooper D (08) at the minute. Don’t even want to get it fixed just can’t trust garages ripping me off. Told me they’d need to take the engine all to bits? Very frustrating and costly. Appreciate the vid
1:31 Mini Cooper oil filters are also known as BSN's (Bavarian Sanitary Napkins)
this oil filter is made by Purflux France, look at rheir logo, and you'll see why.
HI, Eric, your are great! I followed this video fixed my car, but i did not change the oil filter , now my car shows engine is over heating, could be anything relate with this oil filter? Thanks
In America women use them for tampons
Love it man keep it up. We’re did you get your cleaning can (sprayer ) thanks Doug
EricTheGreatGuy :D I like your videos man, they help me a lot with my car. :)
Thanks!
Great stuff! Quick Q: I am just learning so still taking it to a mechanic. Have. A 2011 Countryman S massive oil leak out of nowhere. They’re stumped but said leak is coming from galley plug? Can’t figure out why. Any thoughts? Thx
You make it look like a piece of cake I just had mine completely checked out 🤞shhhh
I just did an R57 N14 about the same turbo setup. However, I did not remove the front. This looks WAY easier. I would suggest taking this path for Oil filter/head gasket repairs. You will save more time with the easy of access then you would take from not removing the fount. Theses parts are TIGHT fits. Unless you have the hands of a small child.
Nice job Eric whoever gets that car is going to have no problems with that vehicle😎👊
That's the goal.
Nice to see the integra in the shot! 👍
When I'm done with the Mini I hope to do a comparison between the 2 cars on my ETCG1 channel.
I use copper sealing washers all the time and they work great. The trick is copper "Hardens" at room temp over time. You need to anneal copper by heating with a torch until red hot and allow to air cool. Install within 48 hours or anneal again. Learned that trick in aviation school
Never heard of that, hmm
Copper doesn't change structure at room temperature , unless force is applied.
I've heard a few people mention that same thing. I have yet to try it though. That said, these copper seals haven't leaked since I got the car back together last week. Alls well that ends well I suppose.
What's a better alternative to copper washers? Aluminum?
Yes you can use aluminium crush washers, the idea is to use a washer softer then the material its being bolted against.
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Thanks for sharing! How many hours did it take to complete changing the seals?
Hello, are you using specific torque values for the screws? Thank you for your help!
Hi! Nice and detailed video ✌🏼I'm actually experiencing the same problem with my Mini. Can I ask you how much time it took you to do all that? I know the video is old but thanks anyway.
your my hero - eric got same engine in my 207 gt
Wheres the challenge without anything to get in your way Eric hahaha