MINI Cooper S Oil Change R50 R53 1st gen

It's important to change the oil on your MINI Cooper. So here's how to change the oil and replace the oil filter on the MINI Cooper S R53 and / or R50. The R50 might take slighly less oil, start with 4.5 quarts and see what it looks like on the dipstick. The R53 takes 5 quarts. There should be a sticker in the engine bay that tells you what kind of oil to use in your MINI Cooper S. If not, just look in your owner's manual for the chart I showed in the video, and you can decide what oil is best for your MINI Cooper based on the climate where you live. Yes you can change brands in your MINI, but if you're topping off you should top off with the same brand.



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[diriazi]

Good job. Thank you so much. You just helped a 60 yr old woman change her oil on her Mini. So grateful😊

[frankiero]

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.

[MadMaxBeyondThunderBone]

@ 0:18 perfectly sends the front ramp right back to give the rear a boost 🤣

[simonatherton]

Great video....looked through loads before I found yours. Clear and simple. TY

[nathanthomas]

Great video, and it sounded like Clint Eastwood was narrating too. Im just about to attempt an oil change, thanks...

[Revit]

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.

[alfredvalrie]

Surprised you didn’t just opt for a topside oil change...

[calebrichter]

can't seem to screw my filter back on...so frustrated. any tips?

[crankydad.]

Size of drain plug washer/gasket/ copper washer?oring/gasket? Does it have one? Mine didn't but will put one on.

[simonrogers]

Watch that you dont cut the o ring when doing up the filter cover especially when using a tool to tighten😢

[erelocipe]

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

[EmperorTerran]

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...

[Mikolajtchorz]

What tip did you use to unscrew this filter bousing?

[adyg]

Can you change the filter with out draining the oil first ??

[tyansury]

How much capacity change oil and oil filter for R53 ?

[yusnunezmorales]

How many oil liters need the engine? Thanks