Mini Cooper Oil Drain Plug Torque

2007 2013 r56 mini cooper and cooper s hardtop 2008 2014 r55 mini cooper and cooper s clubman 2009 2015 r57 mini cooper and cooper s convertible 2012 2015 r58 mini cooper and cooper s coupe 2012 2015 r59 mini cooper and cooper s roadster.

Mini cooper oil drain plug torque. Mini factory replacement drain plug for the engine oil pan. Oil filter cover torque. Sadly as i was changing the oil in my clubman the other day and couldn t find my notes on the torque spec for the oil drain plug i realized a lot of those how to s have been lost to the internet black hole broken links missing images etc. Rubber gloves are recommended to prevent a possible burn from the hot oil.

Remember to use full synthetic motor oil. How much torque do i use when putting cylinder head back on on a 1997 mini cooper thank you. Oil drain plug torque 30 nm 22 ft lbs. Home tips tutorials 2002 2013 mini cooper routine maintenance faq covers the mk i and mk ii mini including 2002 13 cooper 2002 13 clubman 2002 13 convertible and s models.

Head is an 8mm allen. See g2nme1052 for the 27mm socket required to loosen the oil filter cap. Classic mini torque wrench settings compliments of minimania com based in nevada city ca. As they reach a decade plus in age.

If you happen to damage the oil drain plug in your new 3rd generation mini this is the factory original replacement. Mini factory replacement crush washer for the engine oil drain plug. Find the 8mm hex oil drain plug on the engine s oil pan at the bottom of the engine. Cheapest i found was 13 05 from ebay.

The oil drain plug is located on the bottom of the oil pan and uses a hex plug instead of a drain bolt on the side of the engine block see figure 11. Fits the following models. Mini factory engine oil drain plug with washer. Fits the following models.

Torque oil filter cannister to 25nm or 18 lb ft and drain plug to 30nm or 22 lb ft. On the later mini cars r55 r56 r57 the oil change procedure is a little bit different. Comes with filter crush washer o ring seal and drain plug more than enough to do the job. Carefully remove the drain plug and make sure you have your oil drain pan ready below the drain because the oil will flow out fast and hot.

Let the oil drain out of. Use a 8mm hex socket to loosen and remove the oil drain plug see figure 12. Just thought i would share a few things i ve found on my first home oil change as there is little to no info on the 1 5 cooper d servicing out there for the f56. Oil filter kit bought the mahle ox815d kit.

The oil drain plug uses a special one time use copper crush washer. The gen2 minis have been around since 2007 along with a lot of documentation and how to s.