Motor oil for MINI MINI Roadster

Type the engine variant of your MINI MINI Roadster to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for MINI MINI Roadster

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the MINI MINI Roadster

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
John Cooper Works2012–20150W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-404.2 L
John Cooper Works (155 kW)2012–20150W-304.2 L
Cooper2011–20150W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-404.2 L
Cooper (90 kW)2011–20150W-304.2 L
Cooper S2011–20150W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-404.2 L
Cooper S (135 kW)2011–20150W-304.2 L
Cooper SD2011–20150W-30, 5W-30, 5W-405.2 L
John Cooper Works2011–20120W-30, 0W-40, 5W-30, 5W-404.2 L
John Cooper Works (155 kW)2011–20120W-304.2 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the MINI MINI Roadster

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)Dexron III, ZF TE-ML 02F
Axle & differential oil75W-80, 75W-90, BMW 83 22 0 403 247, BMW MTF LT-2
Brake fluidBMW QV 34 001, FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreezeG11

Which viscosity does a MINI MINI Roadster need?

We cover 9 engine variants of the MINI MINI Roadster. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40 and 0W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 4.2 to 5.2 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does MINI require?

MINI mostly calls for the approvals BMW Longlife-01 FE, BMW Longlife-04, BMW Longlife-19FE and BMW Longlife-01. An oil without the right approval can cost you a warranty claim.