Hi All,
Some of you my have seen the post where I was offered a great deal on a 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman S. I was going to pass until I drove it. My 58K mile Accent sold for good money in less than a day, so now I have a "new to me" 2009 Mini Cooper.
Looking under the hood, the oil was nasty- changed only once a year or 15K at the dealer per Mini's free maintenance program. The engine in second generation Minis is built by Peugeot and is direct injection. If I am not mistaken, DI engines run "dirtier." Is this correct?
The on board computer said the next oil change was due in 7000 more miles. No way was I doing that. Many of the guys on the Mini boards recommend Royal Purple 5W30. The manual says BMW LL04 certified oil- Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 Ultra Euro Formula, Mobil 1 0W40, Castrol Syntec 5W30 or Mini OEM 5W30- which I believe is Castrol. One other approved oil is Valvoline 5W30 Synthetic, but like the Pennzoil, it isn't the same formulation one sees everywhere.
I won't be going by the engine computer as engine is DI and turbocharged. I won't leave anything in there for 15K miles. Is LL04 really needed for OCI of 4 months/7500 miles?
I used the Royal Purple 5W30 yesterday- bought on sale for $7.49 a quart, along with an OEM filter.
Any better choices? Go by the book? Is Royal Purple OK for my usage/application?
Edited for spelling.
Some of you my have seen the post where I was offered a great deal on a 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman S. I was going to pass until I drove it. My 58K mile Accent sold for good money in less than a day, so now I have a "new to me" 2009 Mini Cooper.
Looking under the hood, the oil was nasty- changed only once a year or 15K at the dealer per Mini's free maintenance program. The engine in second generation Minis is built by Peugeot and is direct injection. If I am not mistaken, DI engines run "dirtier." Is this correct?
The on board computer said the next oil change was due in 7000 more miles. No way was I doing that. Many of the guys on the Mini boards recommend Royal Purple 5W30. The manual says BMW LL04 certified oil- Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 Ultra Euro Formula, Mobil 1 0W40, Castrol Syntec 5W30 or Mini OEM 5W30- which I believe is Castrol. One other approved oil is Valvoline 5W30 Synthetic, but like the Pennzoil, it isn't the same formulation one sees everywhere.
I won't be going by the engine computer as engine is DI and turbocharged. I won't leave anything in there for 15K miles. Is LL04 really needed for OCI of 4 months/7500 miles?
I used the Royal Purple 5W30 yesterday- bought on sale for $7.49 a quart, along with an OEM filter.
Any better choices? Go by the book? Is Royal Purple OK for my usage/application?
Edited for spelling.
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