Mini Cooper S, slight oil leak, helped needed!

[Lainchers]

Hi guys

First post and about a problem, still never mind. The mrs has a 57 plate cabrio cooper s.
I was checking oil whiched needed a top up. And noticed a very small leak to the side of the engine near the top of the supercharger on the left as you look at the engine.
I cleaned it up but after a small run about 5 miles checked oil again and it was back. Seemed a strange place for a leak to me, but then never had a mini before.
Anyway I've taken some pics for you guys. So you understand what I mean. Adicve as to what it is and likely repair cost etc, also is this common on supercharged first gens?

Thanks in advance.
Just need to work out uploading pics and will be sorted

Lainchers

[JohnnyC]

Is it not one of the engine mounts?

[Lainchers]

Not sure fella. As you can c I've included a photo, but its upside down... Bloody iPad. Tried to delete this one and put another I took up but keeps defaulting to this one.
Anyway if you see the picture the right way a outs you can just make out the leak.

Cheers
Lainchers

[Lainchers]

Pic hopefully

[JohnnyC]

Yes, it's the upper engine mount.

They are a common failure (isn't just about every single BMW/MINI component?).

Thanks for the pic, as I wasn't sure where exactly they leak from, only heard about them.

[JohnnyC]

If you Google "BMW Mini upper engine mount" you'll see a ton of posts about them and places to buy new ones.

Just be aware that earlier cars had rubber mounts rather than the oil filled ones.

[Lainchers]

Cheers JC. So I take it the fact it need a bit of engine oil was pure coincident. Was thinking the car was gonna blow up... Lol I'm no mech by the way.