[adam_Randell]

guys, anyone serviced their own MINI? Thinking of doing mine......

[S33BBY]

Are you talking just an oil change?

[phoward3]

how can I reset the miles to service?

[phoward3]

Could you point me in the right direction for resetting the mileage to service after an oil change

[S33BBY]

Assuming you have a first generation MINI:

1) Press and hold the trip button
2) Insert key and turn to position 1
3) Watch for RESET to appear
4) Release the button, then press & hold it again
5) Wait for the RESET to flash
6) Release the button, and then press and release (once only)

Source: Mini Mania

[Darthbladerni]

I serviced mine a while back.

Im not sure if i did everything/ poss did too much lol

I changed the
brake pads, (disks being changed in two weeks)
Oil and oil filter
Spark plugs
Air filter- i replaced it with a stock one then replaced it last week with a K&N
brake fluid
coolant
brake lines checked and everything under the car greased.

i cant remember if we did anything else. Then reset the service indicator.

We didnt do anything with the power steering fluid as i heard this has to be done by the dealer?? mine was nowhere near Minimum anyway so we left it.

[adam_Randell]

Its a second gen - gonna change everything except oil myself, friends dad is gonna do that. can anyone tell me how to get the plugs out please? i got the plastic cover off the engine but cant get the plugs out

[adam_Randell]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

I serviced mine a while back.

Im not sure if i did everything/ poss did too much lol

I changed the
brake pads, (disks being changed in two weeks)
Oil and oil filter
Spark plugs
Air filter- i replaced it with a stock one then replaced it last week with a K&N
brake fluid
coolant
brake lines checked and everything under the car greased.

i cant remember if we did anything else. Then reset the service indicator.

We didnt do anything with the power steering fluid as i heard this has to be done by the dealer?? mine was nowhere near Minimum anyway so we left it.

howd you reset your light?

[NeuroBeaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by adam_Randell (original)

howd you reset your light?

Darthbladerni has a 1st Generation car (according to his profile). So he probably would have followed S33BY's instructions obtained from MiniMania as detailed above.

All the best,
Andrew.

[Darthbladerni]

With the ignition off, press and hold the trip reset button on the right side of the speedo.

With all electrical items off, turn the ignition to position 1.

After 5 seconds the words oil service/ inspection are shown with the word reset/re. Release the button.

Immediately after releasing the button, press it again for another 5 seconds. After 5 seconds the word reset/re starts to flash.

Release the button and then press and release it again. The new service interval is now displayed.

Press and release it one more time and the words "end sia" are displayed, turn off the ignition.

Good old haynes!

[patsf1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

I serviced mine a while back.

Im not sure if i did everything/ poss did too much lol

I changed the
brake pads, (disks being changed in two weeks)
Oil and oil filter
Spark plugs
Air filter- i replaced it with a stock one then replaced it last week with a K&N
brake fluid
coolant
brake lines checked and everything under the car greased.

i cant remember if we did anything else. Then reset the service indicator.

We didnt do anything with the power steering fluid as i heard this has to be done by the dealer?? mine was nowhere near Minimum anyway so we left it.

hi im thinking of doing a service on my first gen cooper s 163 do you know what oil i need and how much of it also how much brake fluid does the job and what brands do use? thanks paddy

[Darthbladerni]

Quote: Originally Posted by patsf1 (original)

hi im thinking of doing a service on my first gen cooper s 163 do you know what oil i need and how much of it also how much brake fluid does the job and what brands do use? thanks paddy

Some recommended synthetic stuff from the haynes manual. i will have a quick look later on for you because i cant remember what it was.

im actually going to be repeating the 37000 mile service for the one after it to repeat everything properly once again.

Your from portadown??

[patsf1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Darthbladerni (original)

Some recommended synthetic stuff from the haynes manual. i will have a quick look later on for you because i cant remember what it was.

im actually going to be repeating the 37000 mile service for the one after it to repeat everything properly once again.

Your from portadown??

yes i bought the mini a few months ago from a boy in lisburn. The brakes are bad and i think it needs different pads and stuff i might just do a full service in a couple of weeks. were bouts are you from?

[Darthbladerni]

Quote: Originally Posted by patsf1 (original)

yes i bought the mini a few months ago from a boy in lisburn. The brakes are bad and i think it needs different pads and stuff i might just do a full service in a couple of weeks. were bouts are you from?

Near Bangor, Co.Down. there are a fair few of us around. Come over to the community discussion to the Ireland section of it. Big thread where all of us talk from Ireland.

[M.O.S]

Quote: Originally Posted by adam_Randell (original)

guys, anyone serviced their own MINI? Thinking of doing mine......

What about your service history and warranty? Did you not get the TLC - you can't maintain a car for £30 yourself! Take it to the dealer - minis with no service history don't exist, and the value of a car with no history is tiny!

[NeuroBeaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original)

What about your service history and warranty? Did you not get the TLC - you can't maintain a car for £30 yourself! Take it to the dealer - minis with no service history don't exist, and the value of a car with no history is tiny!

The dealers are just so expensive that you're never going to recoup the cost of the overpriced service in the value of the car upon resale. An Inspection II service with a BMW dealer costs £320... conveniently, this is the first service you have to pay for yourself when your TLC expires.

Absolutely every car should have a full service history (stamped by whomever you trust to do it), but it doesn't need to be a full BMW service history.

All the best,
Andrew.

[Lucky Dave]

Dont forget to change the microfilter.

Any garage stamp is better than non, but if you still wish to do your own then you could keep the BMW parts reciepts.

But I must say if a service costs you £200 a year done by a good garage and a diy service comes in at £100 then looking at the numbers then after say 3 years will the car with garage service history be worth the £300 more?

Yes indeed it will and it will sell.