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 Oil Leak

 Created by: Rsott
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 Posted: Jun 1, 2020 04:31AM
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OK, thank you. I’ll start digging in and see what I find.

 Posted: Jun 1, 2020 03:25AM
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Originally Posted by Rsott
I have a 2002 MINI Cooper S that I have had since new. The front end is currently disassembled for the Supercharger service. I have an oil leak somewhere on the back side of the engine. I cannot see exactly but it appears to be from somewhere above the oil filter maybe? Any likely culprits to check out? I was hoping to not have to pull the engine, but having it apart this far already it doesn’t make sense to button it back up with out fixing the leak. Any ideas would be appreciated.
The only thing above the oil filter housing on the gen1 MINI is the cylinder head and valve cover....

 Posted: May 31, 2020 11:12AM
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I have a 2002 MINI Cooper S that I have had since new. The front end is currently disassembled for the Supercharger service. I have an oil leak somewhere on the back side of the engine. I cannot see exactly but it appears to be from somewhere above the oil filter maybe? Any likely culprits to check out? I was hoping to not have to pull the engine, but having it apart this far already it doesn’t make sense to button it back up with out fixing the leak. Any ideas would be appreciated.