I have a '06 mini s. Out of nowhere, the clutch began slipping. It quickly became where if I accelerated at all, the clutch would slip. I can let it idle while in gear moving and it will jave pull. Step on the gas, clutch slips. As easiest and cheapest, I have already put in new gear oil. Is there a place that requires fluid for the clutch? Is there an adjustable cable for the clutch? My mechanic friend says bevause it will let you shift in and out while moving, it isn't the clutch! Ideas, comments?

 

Your mechanic friend is wrong. You're able to shift even if your clutch is slipping. If your revs go up and your MINI doesn't accelerate, it's your clutch, or if you're also smelling burning rubber it could be a bad crankshaft pulley.

 

The clutch slave cylinder is fed from the brake fluid reservoir but, if you can shift from one gear to the other, the slave is not your problem. Clutch slipping while accelerating indicates a bad clutch. To prove it, with engine idling, set your handbrake, shift into first gear. Accelerate and let out the clutch like you normally would. The engine should stall. If it doesn't and the clutch slips, you have a bad clutch.