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Old 07-19-2010 | 10:05 PM
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Smile 2008 Mini Cooper questions

The girlfriend just bought a 2008 Mini Cooper with step-tronic.

No owners manual came with it, so I have a few questions;

Where can I get an owners manual and shop manual?

Its got 6500 miles on it and I would like to change the oil in it.

Is a p/n W0133-1635712 or equivilent a good oil filter?

Is Mobil 1 5w-30 a good choice?

What is step tronic and how does it work?

On the tach, its got a light on that is a ! in a triangle. What does that mean?

I saw a thread about how to reset the warning lights, is that what this is?

Thanks!
 
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Old 07-28-2010 | 08:33 PM
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owners manual can be downloaded at mini usa
personally I use only mini filters and castrol oil that is recomended
light might be traction control turned off
 
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Old 07-29-2010 | 08:18 AM
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Bad Venge,

Thanks for your input. I found an owners manual and will use a Mini oil filter and castrol.
 
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Old 01-01-2012 | 02:55 PM
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owners manual can be downloaded at mini usa
personally I use only mini filters and castrol oil that is recomended
light might be traction control turned off
synthetic or regular?
 
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Old 01-01-2012 | 05:16 PM
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ALL minis are full synthetic ONLY
 
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