Mini Cooper Oil Drain Plug Torque

Cheapest i found was 13 05 from ebay.

Mini cooper oil drain plug torque.

Carefully remove the drain plug and make sure you have your oil drain pan ready below the drain because the oil will flow out fast and hot. How much torque do i use when putting cylinder head back on on a 1997 mini cooper thank you. Mini factory replacement drain plug for the engine oil pan. Oil filter cover torque.

Fits the following models. 2014 2020 f56 mini cooper and cooper s hardtop 2015 2020 f55 mini cooper and cooper s hardtop 4 door 2016 2021 f57 mini cooper and cooper s. Transmission case studs 5 16in dia. Find the 8mm hex oil drain plug on the engine s oil pan at the bottom of the engine.

Oil filter kit bought the mahle ox815d kit. Comes with filter crush washer o ring seal and drain plug more than enough to do the job. Transmission case studs 3 8in dia. Fits the following models.

See g2nme1052 for the 27mm socket required to loosen the oil filter cap. Mini factory replacement crush washer for the engine oil drain plug. On the later mini cars r55 r56 r57 the oil change procedure is a little bit different. Oil drain plug torque 30 nm 22 ft lbs.

As they reach a decade plus in age. Just thought i would share a few things i ve found on my first home oil change as there is little to no info on the 1 5 cooper d servicing out there for the f56. Remember to use full synthetic motor oil. Mini factory engine oil drain plug with washer.

Torque oil filter cannister to 25nm or 18 lb ft and drain plug to 30nm or 22 lb ft. Use a 8mm hex socket to loosen and remove the oil drain plug see figure 12. The oil drain plug uses a special one time use copper crush washer. The gen2 minis have been around since 2007 along with a lot of documentation and how to s.

If you happen to damage the oil drain plug in your new 3rd generation mini this is the factory original replacement. The oil drain plug is located on the bottom of the oil pan and uses a hex plug instead of a drain bolt on the side of the engine block see figure 11. Rubber gloves are recommended to prevent a possible burn from the hot oil. Classic mini torque wrench settings compliments of minimania com based in nevada city ca.

Sadly as i was changing the oil in my clubman the other day and couldn t find my notes on the torque spec for the oil drain plug i realized a lot of those how to s have been lost to the internet black hole broken links missing images etc. Head is an 8mm allen.