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michaelp · Feb 9th, 2006, 09:53 PM

please can anyone advise with servicing my one now that my warranty has expired ? do i have to continue using fully synthetic oil or can i use magnatec or similar ? any help / advice with servicing would be appreciated.

Root Ginger · Feb 9th, 2006, 10:48 PM

Any oil that meets the specifications in the manual will be fine.

SiBradbury · Feb 10th, 2006, 12:03 AM

Haynes now do a manual for the Mini and they're very keen to let the public know just how easy most services are. On the majority of cars, most services are comprised of mainly visual checks in addition to simple oil and filter changes.

Here's an example which is Mini related!

http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/Releas...3_Save1000.pdf

SiBradbury · Feb 10th, 2006, 12:09 AM

http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/Releas...3_Save1000.pdf

SiBradbury · Feb 10th, 2006, 12:10 AM

The "Dealers Vs DIY" is particularly eye-opening!

Feb 9th, 2006, 09:53 PM	#1
michaelp MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: BIRMINGHAM Local Time: 10:28 PM Posts: 12 Offline	servicing please can anyone advise with servicing my one now that my warranty has expired ? do i have to continue using fully synthetic oil or can i use magnatec or similar ? any help / advice with servicing would be appreciated.

Feb 9th, 2006, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 4,673 Offline	Any oil that meets the specifications in the manual will be fine. It was acceptable in the 80's

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Feb 10th, 2006, 12:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
SiBradbury "I'm kind of a big deal" My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wirral Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 1,160 Offline	Haynes now do a manual for the Mini and they're very keen to let the public know just how easy most services are. On the majority of cars, most services are comprised of mainly visual checks in addition to simple oil and filter changes. Here's an example which is Mini related! http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/Releas...3_Save1000.pdf

Feb 10th, 2006, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
SiBradbury "I'm kind of a big deal" My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wirral Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 1,160 Offline	http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/Releas...3_Save1000.pdf

Feb 10th, 2006, 12:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
SiBradbury "I'm kind of a big deal" My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wirral Local Time: 11:28 PM Posts: 1,160 Offline	The "Dealers Vs DIY" is particularly eye-opening!

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