Update 24/04/2017 - Engine Flush, Dropped Oil Sump, Oil Pickup Pipe, Millers Nanodrive, Service, Mini Meet & DRL'sSo I'm closing in on 100,000 miles and as preventative maintenance I decided to flush the engine using Wynn's engine cleaner followed by dropping the sump, cleaning the oil pickup pipe, changing the oil for Millers Nanodrive 5W-40 along with oil and air filters.
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Firstly I added the full can of Wynns engine cleaner to the engine and left it idling for 20 mins to circulate. I then stopped the engine and put it on axle stands before stripping the underbody protection.
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I then dropped the sump and inspected the gauze on the pickup pipe. A bit of blockage so I used a pinhole attachment on the pressure washer and blew it out along with cleaning down the sump itself. No need to replace the pickup pipe in my opinion. I then used a hair dryer to leave the entire thing bone dry. I followed it up with loctite heat resistant liquid gasket and threw it back on.
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Finally I changed the oil filter and air filter for MANN filters from Micksgarage.com at a great price. I was stuck here as I didn't have a 36mm spanner but thanks to
@ducman77 he sorted me out and even set the torque wrench to 26NM
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A full top up with Millers Nanodrive 5W-40 and I was back on the road.
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A road covered in oil unfortunately
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I had a great drip tray for the oil set up but forgot to account for the increase in flow when I removed the oil cap and so it shot out past the tray for a second.
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I then bumped into a few like minded individuals for Ireland's first ever mini meet
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Finally I VCDS's the indicators as DRL's. Found they threw errors at 25% so I lowered to 10% and I'm looking good
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