1st Gen R53 Cooper S Procedure for changing car battery

I've got an early '02 and my car has gone almost a week with no battery hooked up. Didn't lose a thing other than the clock time and the trip odo reset to 0.

I can't imagine how misguided you'd need to be to remove a battery from a running car.

 

My 1999 Buick (GM cars) had a code in their radios also. If you don't bother setting it up, the code from the factory is 0000. If you change it, you have to let your mechanic know what you changed it to, or you have to enter the code yourself. Otherwise your radio (and clock) won't work.

Honestly, I have no idea who would want to steal a factory radio. GM Delco or Honda's OEM especially.

 

If you need help, let me know.. I've done 2 in my Cooper, and dont live too far away..

 

LOL

 

I wonder if, somewhere out there on the Interwebs, someone is likewise recommending on doing an oil change while the engine is running.

After all, the oil will be warm and will drain well. :biggrin5:

 

I always do oil changes with a cold engine. All the oil has run down into the oil pan and doesn't have far to go to drain out. If the engine has been running, the oil is all over the inside of the engine and will drip for hours before it is all drained out.

Heck, our modern low viscosity synthetic oils aren't very thick when cold anyway.