What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

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Originally Posted by slater

introducing a little more vacuum on the crankcase, aka the '02 pilot mod', really helps with oil consumption. it nearly went to zero for me on multiple vehicles.

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I?ll have to read up on that! I remember seeing that ages ago.


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Originally Posted by slater

introducing a little more vacuum on the crankcase, aka the '02 pilot mod', really helps with oil consumption. it nearly went to zero for me on multiple vehicles.

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I remember reading about that! Always thought of it but never got around to it. Heck, I have an M56 VC sitting on my garage shelf for the past 2 years haha. Kinda sad

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Originally Posted by JohnnyGraphic

I use Mobil 1 synthetic. Easy to find and cheap.

I had planned on doing an oil change after the valve cover gasket job, but haven?t gotten around to it yet.

Been busy caring for my mom (91!!!). She?s been bed-hopping. Going from her assisted living facility to the ER/hospital, then to a skilled nursing facility and now to a Board and Care.

Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled thread?

Q: Does it really matter which kind of Mobil 1 as long as it?s the correct weight? (European formula, Extended Interval, 10,000 mile etc).


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Oh man, sorry to hear. Had to deal with the same thing with my father as well - ER, chemo, now to senior home. Sucks since I'm the only child and live on a different coast.

When I used Mobil 1 I used 0W40 european car formula. Nowadays I just buy Rotella T6 by the case (3x1 gallon) from Amazon and it's $66 when on sale... Pretty good deal if you ask me!

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WPC treated output hubs back from the coater.

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Beautiful pieces.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyGraphic

I use Mobil 1 synthetic. Easy to find and cheap.

I had planned on doing an oil change after the valve cover gasket job, but haven?t gotten around to it yet.

Been busy caring for my mom (91!!!). She?s been bed-hopping. Going from her assisted living facility to the ER/hospital, then to a skilled nursing facility and now to a Board and Care.

Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled thread?

Q: Does it really matter which kind of Mobil 1 as long as it?s the correct weight? (European formula, Extended Interval, 10,000 mile etc).


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Sorry about your mom's circumstances, hope she's stable and has the help she needs. It can be a lot dealing with aging folks (I'm in that boat too).

As for oil, I also use M1 because it's readily available at Walmart and reasonably priced. I usually go with 0w-40, but any of them should be fine (5w30, 5w40, 0w40, Euro formula, extended, etc).

As for the oil consumption, I'm lucky my car doesn't burn a drop. The previous owner did a great job with shorter oil change intervals which I think kept the internals free of buildup. From what I read, many of the cars that did the factory extended oil change intervals (up to 15k miles) ended up losing oil due to the clogged up oil-control rings.

If I had that problem I would consider trying this regimen on the next oil change: Any good synthetic oil (M1, Pennzoil, Valvoline, Shell, etc) and a quart of the HPL Engine Cleaner oil. Follow their instructions (I believe, an oil filter change at 1000 miles and then a filter and complete oil change at 3000 miles). It dissolves a lot of the gunk build up, the oil comes out blacker than usual (if that makes any sense).

And then follow it with some Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 for a couple oil changes at 5000 mile intervals.

My brother had a slight oil consumption problem (1 quart every 2-3k miles) in his Toyota, and now magically it doesn't after the HPL cleaner oil and Valvoline R&P.

After 3-4 oil changes (I usually go 5k mile intervals), much of the gunk should be cleared up, switch back to any oil you prefer. Freeing the oil-control rings from built up gunk is key.

Also, ensure your oil separator hoses are free from cracks and the system is vacuum leak-free.

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Originally Posted by Will

Sorry about your mom's circumstances, hope she's stable and has the help she needs. It can be a lot dealing with aging folks (I'm in that boat too).

As for oil, I also use M1 because it's readily available at Walmart and reasonably priced. I usually go with 0w-40, but any of them should be fine (5w30, 5w40, 0w40, Euro formula, extended, etc).

As for the oil consumption, I'm lucky my car doesn't burn a drop. The previous owner did a great job with shorter oil change intervals which I think kept the internals free of buildup. From what I read, many of the cars that did the factory extended oil change intervals (up to 15k miles) ended up losing oil due to the clogged up oil-control rings.

If I had that problem I would consider trying this regimen on the next oil change: Any good synthetic oil (M1, Pennzoil, Valvoline, Shell, etc) and a quart of the HPL Engine Cleaner oil. Follow their instructions (I believe, an oil filter change at 1000 miles and then a filter and complete oil change at 3000 miles). It dissolves a lot of the gunk build up, the oil comes out blacker than usual (if that makes any sense).

And then follow it with some Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 for a couple oil changes at 5000 mile intervals.

My brother had a slight oil consumption problem (1 quart every 2-3k miles) in his Toyota, and now magically it doesn't after the HPL cleaner oil and Valvoline R&P.

After 3-4 oil changes (I usually go 5k mile intervals), much of the gunk should be cleared up, switch back to any oil you prefer. Freeing the oil-control rings from built up gunk is key.

Also, ensure your oil separator hoses are free from cracks and the system is vacuum leak-free.

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Yeah, it is definitely a trial and my wife and I aren?t spring chickens exactly either.

Thanks for the insight!!! I?ll check that out. I?ve seen a lot about the Valvoline oil lately. Seems to work really well!

My oil change was 14k for the first one back when I didn?t know any better. 2nd one was 28k. After that just about 7500 or 5000 miles after that.


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Received the new cluster from Dimitri for the 128.

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what does the old one look like?

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Originally Posted by Aeternalis

Received the new cluster from Dimitri for the 128.

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oil temp, nice!

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Originally Posted by BADCLOWN

what does the old one look like?

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Here's the factory cluster.

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