This is one of the best and well documented videos on changing engine oil for this car. thanks for the video

Where do I buy the giant socket to remove the filter housing?

Thank you! Very informative, I could easily change all three wipers myself! For anyone who might be interested for this information, this is 2024 and it concerns my mini cooper F56 (2020 - European left hand drive car) and I bought Denso Wiperblade Hybrid DUR045L (45mm / 18") and DUR048L (48mm / 19") for the front wipers (18" driver side, 19" passenger side - L stands for left hand drive, for right hand drive cars it would be an R) and Bosch H240 (240mm / 9") for the rear (equals Denso DRD-003, which was unavailable).

Those parts seem exorbitantly expensive to me. I'll have to forgo getting a minicooper.

What! Thanks for this. I'm so confused why when I call certain places for oil changes traveling the U.S. some will literally tell me "a mini coopers oil change is too difficult." This video shows its not that serious to do at all! After a recent visit to one place in D.C., I realized they say this when they don't have the filters to replace in the car. Some mechanic places are seriously ridiculous.

Thank you for your help, how many liters you use for the Mini F56 B48 Engine?

Worse advice to jack-up the car. The correct way is always pick it up from the lift points/pads and always put a jackstand under..

Buen video, no encontraba a que torque lleva el tapón, gracias

Thank you

Hello J , have you got the part number for the oil change kit ,please

Good video. I just wish these cars had a dipstick, much better for piece of mind. I noticed the race cars are modified to have a dipstick.

Some straight up airheads in this comment section, I have this make and model. 135,000 miles in and I've always used 5w-30. IF you dont know what you're talking about be quiet

Hi I'm confused regarding the oil. I recently bought this car model and change my oil. Before I changed oil, the car reached 40 MPG every time, and after I put the MOBIL 5W-40 European formula, it got down to 32 MPG. Do you know why it is happening? Any comment is very helpful. Thank you in advance.

Thank you for your instruction! I just did it, after purchasing a pair of wiper blades from ebay for $17, tax included. Not OEM and will see how well/long it works.

Thx

Why wouldn't use the Jacking Pucks installed on the car to prevent damage ??

A smear of oil round the o-ring before installation is good practice

Mine are different fitting on my 2012 Olympic mini 3 door

Thank you. Ours needs new blades and hoping to save money by doing it ourselves. Great video series!!!

This video is going to come in handy. Thank you for posting!!!

Great video. Very thorough. Thank you for being detailed and listing the model numbers!

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Thank you! Been searching for a good video so I can do mine tomorrow.

How many MM (what size) is the oil filter socket?!?🤷‍♂️

Super helpful and too the point. I just performed an oil service on my f56 using oem parts from local dealer. The filter housing drain plug is 13mm on the new dealer filter. The one on the car was t55. Since I was under the car, I went ahead with removing the under tray to perform an inspection. Under tray was secured with 8mm screw bolts, 14 of them. my f56....2018, jcw tuning kit (exhaust, tune), nw engineering 22mm solid rear bar and end links (factory endlinks are plastic, factory rear bar way too soft/hollow), michelin pilot sports (oem pirelli runflat were subpar).

Great job! Mini did bad job placing wire harness too close to oil filter

Cheers my friend. I was trying to find the size for the oil filter cap. Turns out it’s t55.

Great video. What size socket is use to remove oil filter housing?

I always wanted a mini but my parents didn’t let me. 😞 ended up with a bmw but I still want that mini hopefully I can score a cheap one

Great vid bro. Should you always change your air filter in your mini when you do an oil change? If not what could happen?

How much oil did you put in?

thanks for this video 👍

thank you thank you thank you

Thanks! About to do my oil change now.

Thanks for this video :) I have a 2015 Mini Cooper, what brand should I get to change my engine oil? I know that I should use a high performance synthetic oil w50-40. Where do I get spare parts for my mini such as brake pads, discs, air filter, engine mounts? appreciate your help :)

Ty very much that was really useful

Friendly feedback - get your facts right before you make a video. Torque wrench is for fastening only, correct oil grade is 5W40, you do not put oil on the drain plug washer, torque drain plug 22 ft-lbs, not Nm....

You suck. It would have been nice had you listed the tools needed in the very beginning. Not cool that you just name as you go along I mean why bother

What kind of washer did you get? I noticed it’s a copper one. Any leaks using that one?

Great Video! Going to be referencing this when I do mine. Changed lots of oil in the past but first time on the Mini. I was actually a bit surprised. Looks like a simple job. Guess I assumed it would be a pain since it had anything to do with BMW lol. Thanks!

So you say under the door handle is where you should Jack? I have the 4 door cooper (f55) and I've heard the same thing to Jack under the panel but i felt it and it was just plastic and I was scared to Jack it up.

Awesome video, thanks man. I’m changing my oil and filter tomorrow!!

My windshield wiper is acting up. When I turn it off, it stops somewhat right in the middle of the the windshield. I can’t get it all the way down like it used to. What should I do?

This is what the owners manual for the 2016 1.4t jetta says about the type of oil... since theres alot of comments about it.. Your engine was factory-filled with a high-quality, synthetic all-season engine oil that meets strict Volkswagen oil quality standards and has a viscosity grade of SAE 5W-40. or SAE 5W-30. You can use this oil for normal driving in all temperatures. If you need to add oil between oil changes, use only a high quality oil that expressly complies with the Volkswagen oil quality standard specified for your vehicle's engine: Engines Engine oil specification Gasoline engines VW 502 00 VW 503 00 VW 504 00 Diesel engines VW 507 00

Thanks for making this video!! I’ve never worked on my car and this video made it simple for me to follow. 🙂

You put the wrong oil in it takes castrol 5w40 and the drain plug does need to be changed every oil change it should come with the oe vw oil filter purchased at the dealer

The oil you have used is not a bad oil, but it is not correct for this engine. You need 5W/30 with VW spec 507.000. Mostly these are the golden Castrol bottles. But your engine won't take any harm from driving with engine, but it is made for GM-cars.

Nice that you did the front and the back wipers... thank you. What year is your model? 2017 the same wiper? Maybe even list the size of blades. Mine is a Countryman... 2017

Thanks! :)

Thanks for the help we are going to paint a mini cooper 2015 and we were trying to figure out how to take off the door panel and all the stuff you showed. Thank you