I recommend to anyone doing this to (thoroughly clean) the threading of the oil filter housing. Last thing you want is for the old oil to compromise the seal and/or the new o-ring you just placed. Your risking leaking oil by not cleaning threading of the oil filter housing as well as the threading where the oil filter housing gets screwed on to.
Oil Changers will not do an oil change on my 2005 S because of the risk of breaking the turbo cooler line. They said if I brought the spare part in they would do it. I guess the line is fragile and if you break it the car needs to be towed for repair. Thanks to your video, I might try to dit myself.
did my first oil change this weekend, not fun.mostly because fucking december in europe and mud is everywhere after snowing during week and above zero on weekend. Plastic cover covering the bottom was held by every imaginable screw type and zip ties so that was a bother doing it in mud. Got to oil filter stage and realized I cant loosen it. So just did oil change. Aliexpress oilfilter tool ordered, and putting the fucking bottom plastic cover back was major pain in the ass and two screws left from someplace. Fucking hell, must be day and night doing it in a garrage on a lift with comfort and visibility...
Try searching up topside oil change on Mini Cooper and purchase the Mityvac, that way you won’t have to raise the vehicle off the ground and remove oil drain plug. Less mess and saves time. 👍🏼
@@OTRickyboy bought ramps so getting up comfortably is super fast, learned how the plastic cover holds and where and with what and now can put it back in 5 minutes, bought that 74mm oil adapter for filter that makes 15min struggle in to 30 seconds smooth ratcheting... started to use brain and did oil change in nice, warm, dry, august. Well another story is that this year I went for my manual transmission oil change, and again, first timers issues. Special huge hex for filling hole, special M14 12-point hollow socket... then I used not ideal oil going only by specs - 75w90 and shifting went worse... then reading more about the fact that OEM while claiming 75w90 is actually so much thinner. Trying VW G70 and its so much better...
Hey man! just a question . how much oil does your mini consumes ? mines does 1l for 600km :O. No leaks tough.. im just filling up each time im fueling hahah. ive been driving like this for 20000 kilometers now so im not gonna fix it :p
mine used to leak a ton but then i replaced a lot of gaskets, and i don't think it consumed much after that. I could be wrong, I sold at the end of 2018
Good job. Thank you so much. You just helped a 60 yr old woman change her oil on her Mini. So grateful😊
I recommend to anyone doing this to (thoroughly clean) the threading of the oil filter housing. Last thing you want is for the old oil to compromise the seal and/or the new o-ring you just placed. Your risking leaking oil by not cleaning threading of the oil filter housing as well as the threading where the oil filter housing gets screwed on to.
@ 0:18 perfectly sends the front ramp right back to give the rear a boost 🤣
Love it! I saw it and had to skip back to make sure I was not imagining it
Hah. Awesome.
Great video....looked through loads before I found yours. Clear and simple. TY
Great video, and it sounded like Clint Eastwood was narrating too. Im just about to attempt an oil change, thanks...
Gotta love mini content 😉
Oil Changers will not do an oil change on my 2005 S because of the risk of breaking the turbo cooler line. They said if I brought the spare part in they would do it. I guess the line is fragile and if you break it the car needs to be towed for repair. Thanks to your video, I might try to dit myself.
Not true! They just didn't wanna do the oil change 😅
2005 does not have a turbo, unless it was installed aftermarket.
Pre-May 2006 built Mini S had a supercharger. They switched to turbochargers after that.
Thanks for the video man. 👍🏽
Great video!
can't seem to screw my filter back on...so frustrated. any tips?
Size of drain plug washer/gasket/ copper washer?oring/gasket? Does it have one? Mine didn't but will put one on.
Good video. Thanks
great video, thank you!
did my first oil change this weekend, not fun.mostly because fucking december in europe and mud is everywhere after snowing during week and above zero on weekend. Plastic cover covering the bottom was held by every imaginable screw type and zip ties so that was a bother doing it in mud. Got to oil filter stage and realized I cant loosen it. So just did oil change. Aliexpress oilfilter tool ordered, and putting the fucking bottom plastic cover back was major pain in the ass and two screws left from someplace. Fucking hell, must be day and night doing it in a garrage on a lift with comfort and visibility...
Try searching up topside oil change on Mini Cooper and purchase the Mityvac, that way you won’t have to raise the vehicle off the ground and remove oil drain plug. Less mess and saves time. 👍🏼
@@OTRickyboy bought ramps so getting up comfortably is super fast, learned how the plastic cover holds and where and with what and now can put it back in 5 minutes, bought that 74mm oil adapter for filter that makes 15min struggle in to 30 seconds smooth ratcheting... started to use brain and did oil change in nice, warm, dry, august.
Well another story is that this year I went for my manual transmission oil change, and again, first timers issues. Special huge hex for filling hole, special M14 12-point hollow socket... then I used not ideal oil going only by specs - 75w90 and shifting went worse... then reading more about the fact that OEM while claiming 75w90 is actually so much thinner. Trying VW G70 and its so much better...
Watch that you dont cut the o ring when doing up the filter cover especially when using a tool to tighten😢
Surprised you didn’t just opt for a topside oil change...
Thanks!
Can you change the filter with out draining the oil first ??
Impossible
Hey man! just a question . how much oil does your mini consumes ? mines does 1l for 600km :O.
No leaks tough.. im just filling up each time im fueling hahah. ive been driving like this for 20000 kilometers now so im not gonna fix it :p
mine used to leak a ton but then i replaced a lot of gaskets, and i don't think it consumed much after that. I could be wrong, I sold at the end of 2018
@@aDIYCarGuy Ye ive heard it. they can also leak a lot . well im a bit lucky then haha :)
What tip did you use to unscrew this filter bousing?
How many oil liters need the engine? Thanks
the vid said 5 qts
How many liters of oil to fill ?
How much capacity change oil and oil filter for R53 ?
I don´t know, but read the manual, there are all necessary volumes written.
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Good video, thanks for making it.
Great video, thank you !