Any Non-S Coopers with Oil Consumption Issues
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Any Non-S Coopers with Oil Consumption Issues
Just thought I'd compile some separate data. I don't know of many non-S's that consume oil. My 08 with near 100k miles never consumed a drop, and it was autox-ed. If it's a problem with the direction injection, well the non-S coopers don't have DI so it shouldn't be that. Frankly break-in procedure shouldn't matter all that much unless there was a flaw from the factory.
So, have at it. Who's got issues? At least for me, none here on my 08, and not enough data on my 13 yet.
So, have at it. Who's got issues? At least for me, none here on my 08, and not enough data on my 13 yet.
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Added less than a half quart one time in the first month or two, and I pretty much followed the owner's manual recommended break-in. No oil added since, but I am changing the oil/filter every six months. Overall my non-S uses less oil than the Jetta that I drove before, using a similar oil change maintenance schedule.
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My niece's 2007 Justa burns about 2 quarts between oil changes. The dealership said that was normal (?) and told her just to check the oil level frequently. I don't remember how many miles she has on the odometer (I only see her 3-4 times a year), but I do remember telling her that she should be getting the oil & filter changed twice as often as MINI recommends, especially since most of her driving is in the city.
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My '10 with 52k on it burns about 1 quart every 5k miles. That was using Joe Gibbs DT40. I recently switched to Royal Purple 0w-40, and I noticed the MPG jumped up 3-4 mpg. I don't know if that's because it's not as cold as of late, or because the Royal Purple is thinner, but I welcome that change. I'm at about 1200 miles on this oil change and The dipstick still reads full. I always change at 10k, no point in changing earlier if I'm adding 2 quarts in that time.
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Other folks have used DT 40 with excellent results, I just think it may be a little thick which is why I tried it, to ward off some oil consumption. I use the DT 40 in my Z4 and have been successful with 10,000 mile oil change intervals with no oil consumption, it can be used as an extended OCI lubricant. I don't know that oil is going to fix whatever goes on with these cars. My consumption may have gone down also because I've stopped running it up to 5000 RPM lol.
Last edited by Karl Childers Lovechild; 04-03-2014 at 11:08 AM.
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Mine has 106k miles and consumes quite a bit of oil. So far that rate seems to be about 1/4 to 3/4 quart a week. Usually covers about 300-400 miles. Mobil 1 5-30. The car doesn't appear to be leaking it, but looks like it sees a good amount of blow by. Thinking of either replacing the valve cover or looking into a catch can.
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I have 56k miles on mine and I have never needed to add oil between oil changes. However, mine used to go through coolant like crazy. The coolant has not been as much of an issue in the past year. I wonder if there's a difference in oil consumption between automatic and manual base coopers?
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