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  1. Oil sprayed over engine bay

    Second Generation Faults & Fixes
    Hi All, Bit of a weird one, I can smell hot oil in the car through the vents, it's not burnt oil but hot. I've noticed theres quite a lot of oil spattered about the engine bay, I cleaned everything with degreaser but after a few runs on the motorway the oil has come back. The engine has...

  2. Cooper S R56 Oil leak help!

    MINI Faults & Fixes
    I have only owned my 2007 Cooper S R56 for one month, and it seems to be leaking oil on my driveway. The car passed its MOT the day before I bought it, all legit, with no mention of an oil leak. It's got 53k miles on the clock and everything else seems in good order. I can't acertain exactly...

  3. Odd oil leak

    Second Generation Faults & Fixes
    Ok...I am looking for someone to point me in the right direction. My daughter has a ‘12 non-S and we have an interesting oil leak. I am thinking it may just be blow back while driving, but she had a bunch of oil coming out of her grill and on the top of the inside of the hood. So the back...

  4. Rear Seal ? N47c16A Oil Leak

    MINI Countryman
    2013 Mini Countyrman - ongoing dramas .. 1.6 Diesel Latest and hopefully last is OIL LEAK Bottom of Bell Housing is 'wet' just above the sump drain bolt. Oil drips on garage floor. Anything other than Timing Cover or Rear Main Seal that I should check ???? Already had the engine out...

  5. HELP easy OIL leak diagnosis

    Second Generation MINI One
    Hi Guys, I am new to this as owned my car for only just over a month. So gonna give it my best shot I have a Second Generation (R56/57) 2007. I noticed a slight oil leak, today and was wondering if anyone knew or had any Adivse? (See Video's/Sreenshot) Video This is Directly Under the middle...

  6. R56 Auto Oil Leaks

    Second Generation MINI Cooper
    Hi appreciate if someone can provide confirmation/validation on what appear to be two recent and seemingly different oil leaks that I'm seeing per pics when facing the R56 Cooper auto at 90k: No error codes. Replaced the solenoid for an aftermarket one a few months back. Leak 1: Right hand...

  7. R56 2008 Cooper Non s Oil Leak HELP!

    Second Generation MINI Cooper
    So i've had my 2008 Cooper for some time now and ive ran into an issue when trying to fix an oil leak. About 6 months ago i gave my brother the car to use for about a week or so and during that time it had a huge coolant leak and after a long journey in that week the engine basically blew up...
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