I'm going to be the owner of a new Mini Cooper S in a few weeks, and can't seem to find a consistent oil recommendation for it. I've used Red line oils in my last two cars (5w20 in a Ford Fiesta and 5w40 in an FSI GTI) and had great results with them. I also used Motul X-Cess in my GTI and had great luck with it.
I've seen a wide spread of conflicting suggestions ranging from only using the (castrol? 5w30) Mini oil, to use Mobil 1 0w40, to use Red line in a variety of grades. I see tons of reports of oil consumption issues, and don't want to make the wrong choice.
Red line 5w30 or 0w30 seem like good choices, as do the Motul X-series oils in Xw30 and Xw40 weights. Motul 300v 5w40 may even be a good choice . I'm thinking probably not Red line 5w40, since it is nearly a 50 weight. Can I really go wrong with any of those oils in this engine? They all seem like great candidates for a relatively HP dense turbocharged engine that will see many spirited miles, roughly 50% of which on the highway. I'll probably lean toward 5-10k OCIs based on UOA results, starting with an initial change at 1k or so, but I think any of those would probably be up for that task.
--Matt
I've seen a wide spread of conflicting suggestions ranging from only using the (castrol? 5w30) Mini oil, to use Mobil 1 0w40, to use Red line in a variety of grades. I see tons of reports of oil consumption issues, and don't want to make the wrong choice.
Red line 5w30 or 0w30 seem like good choices, as do the Motul X-series oils in Xw30 and Xw40 weights. Motul 300v 5w40 may even be a good choice . I'm thinking probably not Red line 5w40, since it is nearly a 50 weight. Can I really go wrong with any of those oils in this engine? They all seem like great candidates for a relatively HP dense turbocharged engine that will see many spirited miles, roughly 50% of which on the highway. I'll probably lean toward 5-10k OCIs based on UOA results, starting with an initial change at 1k or so, but I think any of those would probably be up for that task.
--Matt
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