i have a mini cooper clubman 2009 and I would like to change the atf but not sure what oil to use. Any suggestion will be much appreciated and btw what type of automatic transmission i have ?...
thanks in advance..

Unless you like being a "test pilot" with a 5K dollar transmission...factory.

Call your MINI dealer with vin, buck up and get the genuine fluid from your dealer.

Excellent advice. Don't try to save a few bucks here...

MINI OE fluid is the easiest to get your hands on, but you can find it aftermarket through some vendors, such as us.

Do you have a computer capable of reading transmission temp? You need to know what trans temps are to properly do a fluid drain and fill on these, as the fluid level will change with temperature. Without knowing the temps you may be underfilling the trans, even if you think you put in the "same amount you took out" it may not be properly filled.

Here's a great background guide and listing for fluids, as well as transmission types.


http://new.minimania.com/Search_Results/atf/All

Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.

Thanks for all your inputs. The price of ATF here in Japan is 9,100.00 yen per liter. My very first car was a Mini Countryman during the 70's and I got a matic Mini Mayfair '95 and a manual Mini Cooper '96 early 2000....now, I'm about to forget my love for this car....

The only other one I'd recommend is BG products, but that might be hard to come by.

Folks keep posting alternative fluids here but devils in the details. I had inde shop put in a purported "Amsoil equivalent" for my R53's MTF-LT3 but it shifted hard until warmed up. After some research found it wasn't correct viscosity, it was aok for MTF-LT4!

Just because someone says they have the snake oil equivalent in the end they just want the sale, but it's your $5K dollar transmission. Press for info on what the oil specs are.

Good point gRay and thanks for sharing. Stick to the application guide linked below!

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