"Laurence" (mrlaurence)
07/14/2016 at 11:08 • Filed to: Mini
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"Laurence" (mrlaurence)
07/14/2016 at 11:08 • Filed to: Mini | 0
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I just bought some parts for my mini, including some stuff for a service, but looked through the history and found that it had fresh oil and filters put in earlier in the year (about 2000 miles ago), so it’s probably still good at least for a few months. My question to you is this; should I go ahead and put the all the new pieces in, since I have them and need to do some other work on it anyway, or should I leave them be and do a service later on, rather than wasting what’s already in there?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Laurence
07/14/2016 at 11:16 |
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All depends on how hard it is to shop stage. Which, I’m guessing, is not that hard. You’d only save time with an oil change if it’s a pain in the rear to get it up in the air to do with your situation, hence doing all service and other work at the same time.
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Laurence
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/14/2016 at 11:19 |
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I'm hoping it'll be easy enough to get in the air now I have a semi decent jack, although most of the work which needs doing is little stuff I can do with the car on the ground.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Laurence
07/14/2016 at 11:24 |
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The only reason (other than a break-in period) I’d see to change oil earlier than 3000 miles would be if it’s done a lot of short runs at questionable mixture and might have unburned hydrdrocarbons, acids, and traces of petrol in the oil. Probably even worse for a Mini to have that sort of thing than a more “normal” car, because it might be harsh on the brass(?) or other soft metal synchros in the trans with the common sump. Speaking of which, it might not hurt to run synchro additive as well as zinc additive in the main oil.
fourvalleys
> Laurence
07/14/2016 at 14:35 |
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What are the pieces you’ve got to put on? I’m impatient, so I vote that you put them in no matter what. I’m also not usually motivated, but seeing parts on my workbench sometimes means they have to go in RIGHT AWAY.
I just changed the oil in my Mini last night, but I did it with the car on the ground. I guess it depends what other things you’re doing at the same time. 5 minutes of work to take the grill off and change the filter, 5 minutes of work to put it back together.
For the record, I only did about 850 miles since my last oil change (and it was expensive oil, too.)
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Laurence
> fourvalleys
07/14/2016 at 17:16 |
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There’s probably something I’ve forgotten, but I’m wanting to put new oil, a full set of new filters, spark plugs and a thermostat; all pretty basic stuff which I want to get in soon, but there are a few problems I’ve been having
It’s one of the later injection cars, so the engine bay is so cramped that there’s something in the way of everything, I also can’t find a socket to fit around the spark plugs without damaging them, and just as an added bonus, almost all the screws on the grille are either missing or snapped, so any chance I have of getting to the oil filter easily are out the window.
My plan is to replace the air filter (I've done this, since it only takes a few minutes, and the old was was full of leaves and dirt) then sort the thermostat and spark plugs. I'll hold onto the oil and filter for another time; even if it is only a few quid more and doesn't take long, I don't see the point wasting oil and parts which are still fairly new.