As I’m approaching the reassembly stage of all of my front suspension, front axles and bearings, oil pan, valve cover gasket, O2 sensors, and some other things, I’m looking for some input on when/where to use anti seize of Loctite. I’m going to go back through the relevant ModMini videos and the Bentley manual, but wondering what the NAM community has to say.

 

Use anti-seize for any threaded hole in aluminum. You should also use when joining two different metals. For instance, I use it on my hub center edges where the wheel contacts it. Makes it much easier to remove because over time the different metals can bond and make it a booger to remove. Blue Loctite (not red) can be used when torquing any steel fastener into steel.

 

Exactly what I was hoping to hear. Thanks!

 

Cooper48 refers to galvanic or bimetallic corrosion. Avoid at all cost.

 

Cooper48's info is good. Let me add to it:
Blue Loctite prevents thread galling, and is itself an anti-seize, in fact it is generally the preferred anti-seize for titanium parts (though you won't find those on your Mini). You will find residue of blue Loctite from the factory in many places on a Mini.

Think twice before using anti-seize products on sparkplugs or oxygen sensors. Anything more than the lightest coating, limited to only the threads of an oxygen sensor can "poison" the sensor, rendering it useless.
Opinions vary on whether to use anti-seize on sparkplug threads. The concern is that the paste anti-seize products will reduce necessary heat transfer from the plug to the aluminum head. NGK is one plug company that says "no", but they (and some other plug manufacturers) plate their plugs with a metallic coating that promotes heat-transfer and resists thread galling. See: https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/resourc...ut-spark-plugs.
That said, I have used a liquid anti-seize product developed by Champion (sparkplugs) for aircraft on my Mini's NGK's.
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catal.../antiseize.php (A 4oz bottle has lasted decades.)

 

I like to put antiseize on my ball joints to help them come apart easier when necessary. I would also put antiseize on the strut pinch bolts as those are prone to seizing and then snapping when people try to remove them. The brake disc retaining bolts are also good places for a bit of antiseize.