Where Do I Buy Mini Cooper Parts?

It can be pricey to always go to the Mini Cooper dealership for Mini Cooper parts. This is always the same for the owner of any exotic and foreign cars. So "where do I buy parts for my MINI Cooper", you ask? You have to shop around! Use the internet to find Mini Cooper parts online. This is almost always without exception the cheapest way to go to repair your Mini Cooper - if you are up to the task of fixing it yourself.

Knowing how to repair a Mini Cooper by yourself can be a great pleasure. It's nice knowing who touched your baby and what is going on with it. If you are a mechanic or handy with cars, this is always your best bet. So go find some Mini Cooper parts on the internet and get started today! You can even do general Mini Cooper maintenance yourself if you buy the proper car parts online. Most of the local auto parts shops don't carry good quality parts for Minis, so don't waste your time and money.

The best quality Mini Cooper performance parts you can buy are John Cooper Works parts. They are excellent for all your racing and rallies and can really soup up your Mini right! JCW has all sorts of cool things for your Mini Cooper S: like "carbon fiber hood scoops", "carbon fiber door handles", "carbon fiber boot handles", "carbon fiber spoilers", lighted "door sills", racing brakes, "drilled front brake rotors", "JCW sport suspension", "JCW tuning kit", "JCW strut brace", JCW "sport brake kit", alloy wheels, and so much more... It's amazing all the parts these cars have to suit your needs and wants!

It really is a joy owning and driving a Mini Cooper - and getting parts for Mini Coopers shouldn't be a drag. Simply look around at some auto parts websites and you should be set to go! "Let's Motor!" LOL

How to Do an Oil Change for 2007 Mini Cooper S

To change the oil on a Mini Cooper isn’t that hard but the right tool is required to ensure this process go smoothly. Unlike traditional vehicles where you can just go to your local Auto Zone or advanced auto parts to get the oil and filter that you need to do the oil change. With mini cooper oil change you will need to obtain the Mini Cooper oil filter and BMW synthetic oil from the BMW dealership. (since BMW owns Mini Cooper)

You will need a torque wrench with socket size 1 ¾ to unscrew the canister that contains the oil filter. The mini cooper oil filter is just a paper filter that fits inside the canister that contains it and canister is to be reused unlike traditional oil filter you just buy the entire canister and discard the used canister with a new one. After canister is removed then you will need to put the fresh filter in and screw the canister back.

When draining the oil from the mini cooper you will need a starred screw driver head to remove the bolt. Replace the bolt after oil is done draining and make sure to put a new washer with the bolt so oil won’t leak.

Final step, just refill the engine oil with recommended oil used by mini cooper and you are all set to go. This oil change will probably cost you at about $50 if you do it yourself, but at the dealership they will charge you more than double. Mini Cooper parts sometimes can be hard to come by since dealerships are limited. In short, this is how to change the oil on a Mini Cooper S 2007.

Mini Cooper Review

Hi, my name is Bill and I have been a Mini Cooper 'S' owner since December 2007 and overall it has been great but I would like to share some of the common problems that Mini Coopers may have. Thus, I am writing this "Mini Cooper review". It has been great being a Mini Cooper owner since the vehicle offers performance that is unbelievable for the amount of money I paid …I believe it cost me about $27000 after all the features were added on. I remember it was so exciting having to wait for the car to be built, it took about 2 months since I ordered the car before it was delivered to my door. On my beautiful chili red Mini Cooper S I ordered it with white bonnet strips on the hood and a red St. George’s Cross on the roof. Electronic features include driving stability control and a sports button which stiffens up the steering to make it more pf a Formula One feel. The upgraded xenon headlights were worthwhile since it really brightens up the road at night in particularly if you drive on mountain roads a lot. The interior was has a very neat feel about it, since all the control doesn’t feel like what a traditional vehicle would look like. The overall handling of the vehicle is very solid, very stiff suspension. Vehicle corners extremely well and accelerates very quickly through the corners. I am very impressed by the overall performance of the vehicle in the way it looks and performs.

The first issue I have with this Mini Cooper which is not really that big of a deal but I believe I am not the only one having these issues. The first problem I noted was the flat tire sensor; this seems to be set off by tire pressure and which the sensor commonly sets off warning when temperature fluctuates. I believe you will find this sensor set off more frequently if you live in an area where temperature changes frequently - such as Colorado.

This flat tire sensor could be reset by the owner and does not require a visit to the dealership. However, if you need reassurance, the people at "Ralph Schomp Mini" can offer more details on this.

The second issue I have with my Mini Cooper has to do with the door sills pealing off, basically the sill come loose and then bend which may cause the door not to shut properly. With this problem I had to take my mini cooper to the dealership to have it properly repaired under warranty otherwise I would be paying couple of hundred bucks if I had gotten the part off of ebay. Find out if your mini cooper is under warranty first before you go and buy Mini Cooper parts.

The third and last problem I have with my Mini Cooper is the most annoying one, this has to do with the Mini Cooper turbo hood scoop getting warped due to high temperature of the turbo charger. Fortunately this was replaced under warranty otherwise the part would have cost over $300 if not under warranty. The reason this is the most annoying problem is because when I got the replacement, the dealership replaced exact same hood scoop so the problem may reoccur. Dealership is aware of this but said they currently do not have a solution for it. I recommended that they should replace with Mini Cooper "John Cooper Works" carbon fiber hood scoop since they can withstand temperature a bit better.

So far the problems described above are the only ones I’ve experienced so far, and I will update my article if I find more common Mini Cooper issues or problems so that you know my honest opinion.