Talked to a shop today , asked if he does oil changes/ work on mini's it's a Lil mini / BMW shop in my local area he said he use mini syn oil with his oil changes , I have allways ran Mobil one in my cars , just really don't know anything about Mini oil ? Is it any good better then Mobil one ??

And pro/cons between the too ?
Thanks for the help

 

If you get the Mobil one as speced in the manual you will be fine but for me it was cheaper to buy the quarts from the dealer.

 

Make sure you get the BMW Long Life Spec Oil (BMW-LL-01) if you go for the Mobil 1. The oil at the dealer is this spec. Not all Mobil 1 oil is this spec.

I go the recommended oil change intervals (15,000 or so) and the LL oil is a must if you do this. If you change it more often the LL spec might not be as important.

Val

 

I use Mobil One, from Costco, I get it whenever there's a coupon, and change it about every 6000 miles. Regular oil may brake down if not changed as recommended, causing the 'sludge' failure, like many VW owners found out.

 

It was reported on white roof radio (a mini podcast) that mini oil did have some seal swelling agents in it..kinda like high mile oil...but it was never verified...i usually run mobil 1 with a 5000 mile oilchange...i think the euro version and the gold topped 15k extented drain version might both meet the bme spec...
mini oem oil is likely euro castrol...a TRUE SYENTHIC...what mobil 1 WAS a few years back before the rules in the us changed, alloing highly refined dino oil to be called syenthic....look up yhe group base oils the oil is made from...north america/us is the only place this is allowed....that is why many folks look for german/euro bottled oils...much better stuff sccoring to most tests...but if you change you oil frequently, like me, it should not matter.