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What oil for R53 Mini Cooper?

Post by Mr Tidy » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:17 am

I've wasted over an hour on a few BMW Mini forums and got nowhere! Nothing found on searches, or no search unless you sign up, or no idea! :headbang:

So I'm hoping the more clued up membership on here can help me out. :thumbsup:

My sister has an 06 plate R53 Cooper and it needs some oil - I know BMW always recommended Castrol Edge (until their recent change of allegiance to Shell), but does hers need LL01 or LL04?

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Post by Chris_D » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:22 am

nothing indicated in service history/receipts?
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Post by MACK » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:24 am

Try a site like Opie Oils etc. they usually tell you what the specs are.
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Post by hopz121 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:44 pm

5w-30 or 0w-30 OP

BMW LL-04 OR LL-01 from memory I always used LL-04 5w-30 and never had an issue
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Post by raymond.harper » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:54 pm

Is it the Peugeot engine ?

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Post by Nictrix » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:09 pm

Whatever oil you get, make sure you get a lot of it.
If its anything like my old one, and lots of others, they use half a litre upwards every thousand miles.
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Post by Smartbear » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:13 pm

Nictrix wrote:Whatever oil you get, make sure you get a lot of it.
If its anything like my old one, and lots of others, they use half a litre upwards every thousand miles.
We've covered 12k miles in our cooper in 18months & it's not used a drop-it does 50mpg on a run as well.
I know the forced induction S version can burn a bit of oil but it sounds like you had a bad Cooper :(
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Post by jimmybell » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:14 pm

Just ring local BMW/MINI garage and ask the service team :) they may recommend based on age/mileage.
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Post by Nictrix » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:16 pm

Smartbear wrote:
Nictrix wrote:Whatever oil you get, make sure you get a lot of it.
If its anything like my old one, and lots of others, they use half a litre upwards every thousand miles.
We've covered 12k miles in our cooper in 18months & it's not used a drop-it does 50mpg on a run as well.
I know the forced induction S version can burn a bit of oil but it sounds like you had a bad Cooper :(
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Post by flimper » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:24 pm

I've been using 5W-30 for my 54 plate Cooper
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Post by Mr Tidy » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:53 am

raymond.harper wrote:Is it the Peugeot engine ?
No, that was the R56 which is why I put R53 in the header! :lol:

And seeing as the engine in the R56 was built in a BMW factory in Hams Hall in the Midlands I don't think it is a Peugeot engine in any way, shape or form - more of a BMW engine supplied to Peugeot! :roll:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:57 am

jimmybell wrote: Just ring local BMW/MINI garage and ask the service team they may recommend based on age/mileage.
Thanks, I will do in the morning. :thumbsup:
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