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Car Forum / MINI / March 2004oops wrong oil i think
Hi I did an oil and filter change on our open classic at the weekend and since then the drip it has had forever (well all the time we have had it) has developed into a drip drip drip. The drain plug and filter are still clean so no leaks there. I checked and i put in 15w40 instead of 20w50. Could this be the cause, should i drop the oil and put the thicker stuff in. thanks Gary ps its Duckhams mineral oil nowt fancy > I did an oil and filter change on our open classic at the weekend and since > then the drip it has had forever (well all the time we have had it) has > developed into a drip drip drip. The drain plug and filter are still clean > so no leaks there. I checked and i put in 15w40 instead of 20w50. Could > this be the cause, should i drop the oil and put the thicker stuff in. The differfence between 15W40 and 20W40 is not enough to cause a minor oil leak to become major. > > I did an oil and filter change on our open classic at the weekend and since > > then the drip it has had forever (well all the time we have had it) has [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The differfence between 15W40 and 20W40 is not enough to cause a minor > oil leak to become major. Must be an Open Classic thing as my sisters likes to drip a bit of oil too. But 15W40 Castrol GTX is just about perfect for it and I guess it needs the selector rod seal changing to stop the loss. Taffy Hi Thanks for reply, is that much of a task? cheers Gary > > > I did an oil and filter change on our open classic at the weekend and > since [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Taffy > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Gary Well it helps if you can get your Mini up in the air so you can work beneath it easily. The seal kit available from MiniSpares costs very little. You just then need a roll pin punch or similar to knock the roll pin out. Taffy > > > > I did an oil and filter change on our open classic at the weekend and > > since [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > > Taffy |
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