So when do you change your oil in the MINI

I only drive about 5K miles a year also. I usually change the oil at the end of May on the anniversary of my buying the MINI.

 

I change my MINI's oil every 2000 miles. I never rotate the tires. Install new tires on the rear, move the rears to the front.

 

Every 7500 miles which is about 1 year for me.

 

5k

 

Is there anyone using non-synthetic oil in their MINI? Or are we all at least doing that?

Yeah, I've heard the arguments that dino-juice is fine and you don't really need to go with synthetic - after all millions of cars still run on the stuff. But I'm not that brave (or foolish).

 

Non synthetic oil!? Not a chance. Not in any of my cars much less my MINI.

 

No one really appreciates the lubricating properties of sludge.

 

Every 8,046,720 meters.

 

I run non synthetic oil.

 

Just did mine, 5000 miles after the previous change. OEM filter, and Mobil 1

 

Granted I.m in a just-a but I have pretty much been on the "when computer tells me to plan" for 156,000 miles or so now. Still running fine and within a couple of mpg of the best it has ever gotten.

 

I change my oil next week, then again in a year or so. Don't drive it enough to bother with intervals measured in distance driven.

 

Glad I found this thread. When the dealer said 10K I squenched up my face and gave him a funny look. That just seems WAYYYY to long. I never went more than 4k on my Passat, but it has the 1.8L turbo engine that they had a sludging class action over. Full synth and an oversized filter. I don't think I'll go over 5k on my justa.

 

I pretty much only do mine once a year also. It's not driven everyday and I periodically check the oil to make sure


#kcco.

 

Every 5k

 

Every 26,400,000 feet with Mobile 1 0w40 & a factory or Mann filter.