R56 Where to buy MINI brand oil?
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Where to buy MINI brand oil?
Is there any place to buy MINI brand oil besides the dealership? I've searched the forums and looked at vendors but can't find anything. I know a few that used to sell BMW's oil years ago...
I am just finding it difficult to get all the way to the dealer. I've been meaning to do it for weeks. And I don't want to switch oils back and forth because the next one will be done by the dealer under the free maintenance.
Thank you!
I am just finding it difficult to get all the way to the dealer. I've been meaning to do it for weeks. And I don't want to switch oils back and forth because the next one will be done by the dealer under the free maintenance.
Thank you!
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A3 has a higher rating for "Viscosity at high temp. & high shear rate" than A5.
The UK version of the MINI owners manual says that MINIs should use A3 oils. The USA manual says:
Only use High Performance Synthetic Oil approved by the manufacturer of your MINI. If MINI High Performance Synthetic Oil is not available, you can add small quantities of another synthetic oil in between oil changes. Only use oils with the API SH specification or higher.
If your MINI dealer is too far away, and there is a BMW dealer near by, I believe that the BMW branded 5W-30 is the same stuff as the MINI branded. However, some BMW dealers charge a few $$ more for BMW oil than MINI dealers charge. I paid $5.40/qt. at MINI of Mountain View.
There are a few A3 rated oils in the USA. Some of them are labeled as "European Formula".
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I stock MINI brand oil. But we don't ship it due to hazardous shipping. But if your coming to the mod party this weekend I can bring you some, just let me know ahead of time.
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My base arguement....it didn't get shipped to you as a HazMat.
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If your MINI dealer is too far away, and there is a BMW dealer near by, I believe that the BMW branded 5W-30 is the same stuff as the MINI branded. However, some BMW dealers charge a few $$ more for BMW oil than MINI dealers charge. I paid $5.40/qt. at MINI of Mountain View.
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Maybe someone reading this thread will appreciate an alternative view. I use Walmart oil. Yep, the cheap supertech synthetic 0-30 gallon jug on our just-a-cooper. I don't like single-source, premium-priced stuff.
Most the time, our Mini is driven easy to save on wear to enjoy the high gas mileage. Now that we are beyond the warranty, I'm planning a change every 10k miles - 10k intervals make things easy.
I've been a car nut for 35 years and every time I start to think about something like BMW Oil, I ask myself: When is the last time you spun bearing on a gently-driven, well maintained, car? Never. Same goes for rings, rods, cams, cranks, valve guides, etc.
But then, I don't drive a car that hard anymore and I never forget an oil change. I'm not particularly a fan of Walmart, but some of their prices are good. We've got 180k miles on a Camry that has only had supertech dino (non-syn) oil every 5k. Runs great, no problems, and I'm keeping it. My other fun car is a Corvette w/ 65k miles. I was expecting to get blasted for admitting I use walmart oil on the Corvette Forum but owners generally agreed saying - 'if you are not driving on the track, any synthetic is probably fine'.
Most the time, our Mini is driven easy to save on wear to enjoy the high gas mileage. Now that we are beyond the warranty, I'm planning a change every 10k miles - 10k intervals make things easy.
I've been a car nut for 35 years and every time I start to think about something like BMW Oil, I ask myself: When is the last time you spun bearing on a gently-driven, well maintained, car? Never. Same goes for rings, rods, cams, cranks, valve guides, etc.
But then, I don't drive a car that hard anymore and I never forget an oil change. I'm not particularly a fan of Walmart, but some of their prices are good. We've got 180k miles on a Camry that has only had supertech dino (non-syn) oil every 5k. Runs great, no problems, and I'm keeping it. My other fun car is a Corvette w/ 65k miles. I was expecting to get blasted for admitting I use walmart oil on the Corvette Forum but owners generally agreed saying - 'if you are not driving on the track, any synthetic is probably fine'.
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