Just wanting a little advice and knowledge...

I think most Cooper S owners will agree that the metal coil dipstick is a bit ridiculous to read, especially considering it eats oil more than I drink water.

We also own a Mini Cooper D which has a nice easy to read dipstick which is metal with a red plastic tip, which is great. So I contacted the Mini garage to ask if I could have one of those for my cooper s, at which they said 'no' as every model has a different depth etc and that design is exclusive to the Cooper D.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any aftermarket dipsticks that are available for the Cooper S (Second Gen) which are easier to read which I could replace it with??

Have Mini done this deliberately so they make more money out of fixing engine failures as a result of low oil? Or just to make us all feel like dipsticks every time we try to read the things in public.

i have no problem reading mine..

Sometimes there is nothing to read because your oil is that low. If there is oil you will see it on the dip stick. I agree, I don't like the dip stick Mini uses either.

i have no problem reading mine..

Hi, Seems a silly question but how do you check your oil? I do it as the manual says and find it hard to read.

Regards, Helen.

I have a gen 2 cooper s and my dipstick sounds like the same one as u describe for your cooper D, so I think the garage is talking bs. Why not try sticking it in your cooper s and see if the oil comes up the same level as ur coil dipstick.