Comments on: Mini Cooper Oil leak not from engine

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:20:12 +0000

I have found that some brands of oil filters include o-rings that are too thin and cause leaks around the filter that appear to come from somewhere else.

I have had great success with Mini and Purolator filters with no problems.

By: kenny

kenny — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:11:31 +0000

My mini is making a tapping sound everytime I drive it.. when I put it in gear and I start taking off on high RPM’s. Any help plz

By: david rivera ///////////orlando fl

david rivera ///////////orlando fl — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:56:27 +0000

hey i have oil leak that is very small its drips where the cooling fan is under the car any ideas also oil sensor is alll was on yes i checked the oil sensor to see if it was leaking but not there

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:34:56 +0000

I Just had my mini repaired and about half of the oil leaks from mini are coming from the oil pan, the rubber seal on them go bad after a few years..

By: David

David — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:28:16 +0000

I have an oil leak and have found the source but don’t know what the part is and how hard it is to replace. Can someone help. The part is a silver can shaped container on the passenger side between the passenger strut and engine block. It is leaking from the bottom of the can. Thoughts?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:14:13 +0000

If the oil is up in the front it is probably coming from then engine mount. Mine is leaking there right now and needs a repair. The part is roughly $100 and the install is about the same,

Check the left side of the engine and see if it is leaking from teh mount, the silver can slightly smaller than a pop can,

Good luck