Only "25" miles to oil change

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   At least that's what the computer thing says.  It went from 100 miles to 

25 in one day of not much driving at all.  Anyway, I should have been 

thinking of this earlier, but these seem like a good deal:

http://www.minicarparts.net/Parts/11_42_7_512_446.cfm

Along with a 36mm wrench and a new drain plug, I should be all set. 

Questions- has anybody ever tried this brand of filters and does the drain 

plug need to be replaced in its entirety each time the oil is changed?  That 

seems kind of wasteful.  On the Renault, you just had to swap out the 

copper gasket.  Why can't the rubber gasket on this plug be changed out?

And, yes, I'm doing this myself and will be using synthetic oil.  I don't 

want to pay dealer prices for an oil change and only me or a dealer will 

ever change the oil in my car.  Three different chains tried to wreck the 

Renault and I'm never going back to those types of places.

In lighter news, I saw Gumby today driving into a parking garage in 

downtown Seattle.  I was going to run up and introduce myself, but then 

realized that I had my work vehicle (TV satellite truck) with me instead of 

the MINI, and would have appeared to be just another crazy on the streets 

of Seattle instead of a MINI owner.

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valvashon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List PSMINI Admin Joined: June/15/07 Location: West Seattle Status: Offline Points: 1170	Topic: Only "25" miles to oil change Posted: November/23/07 at 11:50am
	At least that's what the computer thing says. It went from 100 miles to 25 in one day of not much driving at all. Anyway, I should have been thinking of this earlier, but these seem like a good deal: http://www.minicarparts.net/Parts/11_42_7_512_446.cfm Along with a 36mm wrench and a new drain plug, I should be all set. Questions- has anybody ever tried this brand of filters and does the drain plug need to be replaced in its entirety each time the oil is changed? That seems kind of wasteful. On the Renault, you just had to swap out the copper gasket. Why can't the rubber gasket on this plug be changed out? And, yes, I'm doing this myself and will be using synthetic oil. I don't want to pay dealer prices for an oil change and only me or a dealer will ever change the oil in my car. Three different chains tried to wreck the Renault and I'm never going back to those types of places. In lighter news, I saw Gumby today driving into a parking garage in downtown Seattle. I was going to run up and introduce myself, but then realized that I had my work vehicle (TV satellite truck) with me instead of the MINI, and would have appeared to be just another crazy on the streets of Seattle instead of a MINI owner.

onramp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List PSMINI Expert Advisor PSMINI Member Joined: November/19/06 Location: Renton, WA Status: Offline Points: 2321	Posted: November/23/07 at 12:20pm
	Dealer oil change is free, but they want you to wait until the counter is within a couple hundred of zero. Haven't used that filter, but have used several others. The drain plug is reusable until the rubber gasket splits. The new gasket comes with the metal part attached... Be careful to make sure you don't cut the gasket on the filter cap or mis-align the cap when reinstalling. Push the filter down hard over the post. After the gasket starts to seat (cap is harder to turn), you still have a ways to go before the cap is fully on. Several members have had issues with these last bits, resulting in big puddles on the floor. Other than that - pretty easy. Pat
	2006 Hyper Blue JCW

YakiMini Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MINI Motorer Joined: November/08/05 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3531	Posted: November/24/07 at 12:30am
	MiniCarParts advertises on NAM so it's got to be ligit. Otherwise, that filter in the pic NEXT to the filter box looks like a stock filter. (the company might have bought the OEM filters from the original manufacturer and is selling as their own.... Happens all the time) Good Luck! PS.. I think you know this, but just in case. You should be okay/just fine for going over the Oil Change OMeter by a little bit.)
	MINI-less... If God allows, I will have one again some day. :D

valvashon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List PSMINI Admin Joined: June/15/07 Location: West Seattle Status: Offline Points: 1170	Posted: November/24/07 at 1:38am
	Sorry- this is a used '02 I am talking about, now with 58,000 miles or so. If the dealer oil change is still free, great, but I think that only applies to new cars and their first oil change, right? Thanks for the advice. I'll be ordering a set of filters and a plug just to have on hand as a spare. Val

onramp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List PSMINI Expert Advisor PSMINI Member Joined: November/19/06 Location: Renton, WA Status: Offline Points: 2321	Posted: November/24/07 at 5:37am
	Make sure the oil filter comes with a new O-ring for the cap - if it doesn't, order one. You can use the old one in a pinch, but after it has been heated up a couple of times, it starts getting hard and one way or another, start causing leaks. Pat
	2006 Hyper Blue JCW

KnottyMan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MINI Motorer Joined: March/29/06 Location: Freeland Status: Offline Points: 182	Posted: November/25/07 at 8:25am
	Dealer free changes are 3yr/36k miles so yeah, you'd be on the hook. It is very easy to change the oil yourself and I found it to be little mess as well compared to other cars I've done. Just watch the cross threading when putting the canister back on is the biggest problem I've seen.

YakiMini Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MINI Motorer Joined: November/08/05 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3531	Posted: November/25/07 at 10:17am
	Just watch the cross threading when putting the canister back on is the biggest problem I've seen. Yes it is!! Be very careful. If it takes 10 minutes to do, make sure it goes on right!
	MINI-less... If God allows, I will have one again some day. :D