After 6 1/2 years and just over 87,000 miles, the original battery in my 2013 MINI Cooper S Clubman finally bit the dust. What I initially thought would be a straight forward battery replacement, quickly became a bit muddled. Depending on the options a Gen2 MINI is equipped with, replacing the battery can be a bit more involved.
So here is a write-up of what I learned while replacing the battery in my MINI, so hopefully it helps some of you down the road.
Read More…The Gen2 MINIs have been around since 2007, along with a lot of documentation and how-to’s. Sadly, as I was changing the oil in my Clubman the other day, and couldn’t find my notes on the torque spec for the oil drain plug, I realized a lot of how-to’s have been lost to the Internet black-hole…broken links, missing images, etc. as they reach a decade-plus in age.
So I figured I would publish a new how-to on changing the oil in a Gen2 MINI. For all of us owners who have had them for years, and for those who will come to own them in the future.
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