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Apr 16, 2015 | 01:27 PM

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pirranah

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35 dolla and a sixer of Shiner Bock

Apr 16, 2015 | 01:29 PM

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enos

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?????

But then there would be the cost of driving to Arkansas.

BTW - Could you repeat that in English? I had no idea what Shiner Bock is - sorry!

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Apr 16, 2015 | 01:42 PM

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pirranah

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Originally Posted by enos

But then there would be the cost of driving to Arkansas.

BTW - Could you repeat that in English?

The amount of currency I spend on changing the synthesized chemical compounds in the crankcase of the internal combustion engine would be 35 US dollars and a six pack of Shiner Bock beer.

Apr 16, 2015 | 05:49 PM

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enos

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Originally Posted by mini4mo

I was going to change the oil on our new Cooper S at around 1000-1500 miles.
So I called the dealers parts dept. ...........$15 oil filter and 5 qts. of mini oil at $7.45 each plus a drain gasket?So thats $52.25 plus gasket? and about $5 for tax.So it would cost me at least $60.
So I called the service dept. and they want $68.95.For the little in price,I'm going to have the dealer do it.

"The amount of currency I spend on changing the synthesized chemical compounds in the crankcase of the internal combustion engine would be 35 US dollars and a six pack of Shiner Bock beer."

Thanks very much.

Apr 17, 2015 | 07:08 AM

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pirranah

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Quote:

Originally Posted by enos

"the amount of currency i spend on changing the synthesized chemical compounds in the crankcase of the internal combustion engine would be 35 us dollars and a six pack of shiner bock beer."

thanks very much.

my pleasure!

Apr 17, 2015 | 11:41 AM

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Slave to Felines

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Wait, they quoted you one price on the phone and another in person???

Apr 17, 2015 | 12:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mini4mo

Thats what I do, my dealer charges $69.95 so I let them do it.

Apr 17, 2015 | 06:52 PM

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enos

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Originally Posted by Slave to Felines

Wait, they quoted you one price on the phone and another in person???

Exactly.

The service guy said the $74 was for Minis prior to 2014.

Apr 25, 2015 | 09:17 AM

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MothAudio

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$99 @ specialty shop [w/Motul]. Jiffy Lube won't touch a Mini for an oil change which is fine with me. Wouldn't trust them to install a burnt out bulb.

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Apr 28, 2015 | 11:43 AM

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Here are the common oil kits to bank it against the DIY or service shops. Changing it yourself does help you get familiar with your MINI and then you don't have to worry about small shops or lube shops messing it up.

Also the factory MINI Oil is now the Shell Euro formula 5w-30 ( black ' green bottle ) , old stuff was Castrol Euro.

Gen 1 MINI Cooper 2002-2008 R50 R52 R53 ( Oil filter housing on the back side of the engine )

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/ES2497572__ES2581170__ES2582021__ES2581332/

Gen 2 MINI Cooper 2007+ R56 R55 R57 R58 R59 & R60 R61 ( Oil filter housing on the driver side front of the engine )

http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/ES2497576__ES2581327__ES2581338__ES2582017/

Gen 3 F56 / F55 MINI Cooper 2014+ (Filter on the bottom front side. )

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...rocedures.html

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Apr 29, 2015 | 01:23 PM

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We have some great DIY Tech Articles, for any of those who run into this in the future, that may be of some assistance for pricing and how to save money that is worth the time of doing it yourself.

Oil Change DIY

-Luccia

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Apr 29, 2015 | 03:15 PM

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Ovrclck

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N18 is such a pain to get to the filter housing...:/

May 1, 2015 | 06:24 PM

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I change my own oil. I love to work on my car and I have had some really bad experiences with a few of the shops in my area. Things like stripping the drain plug, under filling, over filling, cross threaded filter housings. I do it myself and feel better knowing it was done correctly with care.

I have a ton of the ECS Tuning window stickers for oil changes and they just sent me 5 filters, o-rings and crush washers.