Hi all,
Just got my R56 back from the MOT tester yesterday, it's passed for another year but it's come up with:
Oil leak, but not excessive [8.4.1 (a)(i)]
The previous year it had:
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Apparently there was quite a bit of oil under the block last year. This time the tester send the leak is much less. Covered less than 2,500 miles since it was repaired and the last MOT.
This time the oil seems visible at the top end of the rocker cover (library picture below), looks like pretty light misting, I've cleaned it up and will monitor over the next week or so.
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Is it worth changing the PCV cover and gasket with something like this: Valve Cover PCV Valve Membrane Repair Kit Compatible with Gen2 MINI Cooper S 2011-2016 R55 R56 R57 R58 R59 R60 R61 1.6L N18 Engine : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive
I seem to have read that the BMW Mini way is to replace the whole cover!
Is something like the repair kit above okay to use, I don't really have the time to be taking it back & forth to a specialist right now, especially when I'm due to sell the car soon as it's just not getting used, I had held off to ensure we get 12 months MOT on it.
Oil level is checked regularly and it looks fine at the moment!
Just got my R56 back from the MOT tester yesterday, it's passed for another year but it's come up with:
Oil leak, but not excessive [8.4.1 (a)(i)]
The previous year it had:
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
- Oil leak, but not excessive requires attention (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Fluid leak, but not excessive air con (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Apparently there was quite a bit of oil under the block last year. This time the tester send the leak is much less. Covered less than 2,500 miles since it was repaired and the last MOT.
This time the oil seems visible at the top end of the rocker cover (library picture below), looks like pretty light misting, I've cleaned it up and will monitor over the next week or so.
Is it worth changing the PCV cover and gasket with something like this: Valve Cover PCV Valve Membrane Repair Kit Compatible with Gen2 MINI Cooper S 2011-2016 R55 R56 R57 R58 R59 R60 R61 1.6L N18 Engine : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive
I seem to have read that the BMW Mini way is to replace the whole cover!
Is something like the repair kit above okay to use, I don't really have the time to be taking it back & forth to a specialist right now, especially when I'm due to sell the car soon as it's just not getting used, I had held off to ensure we get 12 months MOT on it.
Oil level is checked regularly and it looks fine at the moment!
