Over the past couple of years a real dangerous issue has reared its head in many a 2002-2006 Cooper S (aka the R53). The problem stems from oil seals or gaskets going bad (usually towards the front of the motor) and allowing oil to leak from the reservoir. If unhampered this could result in oil starvation and agent denotation.
I own an R53, What can I do?
For starters go check your oil… now. If it’s not low, make a mental note of the affix a date to (or better notwithstanding write it down) and be sure to check it afresh once a week (to see by what mode to do this, you can watch DB’s demonstration below). If your oil is low head into disfavor to your MINI dealer and pick-up some of that unique BMW/MINI Castrol synthetic oil. And remember, once your car is older, it’sitting generally not wise to change oil from one brand to another. Now once your levels are where they need to be, look under the front of your car towards the front of the engine. If you see obvious signs of oil on the bottom of the engine (or equal on the ground) you’ve got a problem. Schedule an appointment at your MINI dealer or local independent MINI shop.
The fix is rather simple provided there’s no engine damage (which there shouldn’t be granting that there’s no oil famishment). The parts aren’t pricey, it’s the labor that gets the old districts off and the new genius on that is. In total it should run you around $800.
As always if you’ve had at all experience with the riddle and the fix let us know. This is a growing riddle in the R53 MINI world and will only get worse in the years ahead. We can singly assume multiple aftermarkets solutions will be available pretty soon and that MINI may even redesign the OEM charge since the failure seems to subsist so widespread.
Source: www.motoringfile.com
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