R56 What type of Oil is the question
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What type of Oil is the question
Hello guys i have been doing reasher the whole day on motor oil for the mini. i know the manual says 5w-30. i live in florida and it gets really hot here i know we can use 0w40 but any idea if that will help on anything? gas milage? keeping the oil cooler? any help? and what brand you guys use? mobil1, castrol, royal purple
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IF your mini is still under warranty, use an oil that meets bmw spec LL-01 as called out in the OM
mobil 1 0W40 european spec is LL-01
IF not under warranty, there are many oil options
personally, i will be staying with mobil 1 0W40 with 4,000 mile change intervals ... it has worked for my 1997 GMC sonoma p/u for 290,000+ miles
the sonoma was delivered with mobil 1 and has had no other oil but mobil 1 since new ... 0W40 in the winter and 15W50 in the summer
scott
mobil 1 0W40 european spec is LL-01
IF not under warranty, there are many oil options
personally, i will be staying with mobil 1 0W40 with 4,000 mile change intervals ... it has worked for my 1997 GMC sonoma p/u for 290,000+ miles
the sonoma was delivered with mobil 1 and has had no other oil but mobil 1 since new ... 0W40 in the winter and 15W50 in the summer
scott
Last edited by bmwr606; 05-10-2013 at 08:04 AM. Reason: 290,000+ miles
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Holy crap!!! I pay around $6 a quart, maybe once I paid $7.25 for a quart when I got my first MINI, now I can try to talk my way into a small discount.
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IF your mini is still under warranty, use an oil that meets bmw spec LL-01 as called out in the OM
mobil 1 0W40 european spec is LL-01
IF not under warranty, there are many oil options
personally, i will be staying with mobil 1 0W40 with 4,000 mile change intervals ... it has worked for my 1997 GMC sonoma p/u for 290,000+ miles
the sonoma was delivered with mobil 1 and has had no other oil but mobil 1 since new ... 0W40 in the winter and 15W50 in the summer
scott
mobil 1 0W40 european spec is LL-01
IF not under warranty, there are many oil options
personally, i will be staying with mobil 1 0W40 with 4,000 mile change intervals ... it has worked for my 1997 GMC sonoma p/u for 290,000+ miles
the sonoma was delivered with mobil 1 and has had no other oil but mobil 1 since new ... 0W40 in the winter and 15W50 in the summer
scott
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I pay $40 after taxes for 5 quarts of oil and filter from my dealership. It's about $9 /ct if I go to an autozone and pick up Mobile 1... it's way cheaper for me anyways to get the MINI branded oil from the dealer. I believe Castrol makes that oil if it's the same as my BMW was?
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I went to my dealer to buy oil to do my next oil change and asked them how much to buy the oil. Parts guy said super expensive and then he packed the bottles in a nice reusable mini bag and said no charge! I couldn't believe it, definitely much better experience then when I had my Chevy
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I went to my dealer to buy oil to do my next oil change and asked them how much to buy the oil. Parts guy said super expensive and then he packed the bottles in a nice reusable mini bag and said no charge! I couldn't believe it, definitely much better experience then when I had my Chevy
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I went to my dealer to buy oil to do my next oil change and asked them how much to buy the oil. Parts guy said super expensive and then he packed the bottles in a nice reusable mini bag and said no charge! I couldn't believe it, definitely much better experience then when I had my Chevy
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