MINI COOPER FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT 

Just followed this and replaced my filter. Excellent tutorial! Thank you 🙏

Thanks for putting this video together for us. Im planning to change the fuel filter in the next week or two so this video was a great way to know what ill be getting myself into. I have a 2010 with just over a 100k and im gonna assume the fuel filter hasnt been changed yet.

Just used your video to guide me through the process. Only the second time I’ve been brave enough to try any kind of maintenance on a car ( ht leads was the first). Thank you for a clear, concise video.

Great video and thanks for your tips! I found it handy to put a shop towel over the assembly after initially loosening the green clip and before its final release. Also, be mindful of any subsequent downward movements of the assembly into the fuel tank, as it can spray fuel from the filter housing.

Brilliant mate,I need to do mine and this was so well done

Oklahoma USA here....great video, went right with ya and finished mine as well, last part of the big gasket to push in the top was my most difficult, but all is well...thanks George!!!

Hiya George..love your videos, so methodical, and very informative for people who are not up to speed on working on their own cars.. Little story for you...and other posters on here... About 15 years ago, ex girlfriend has mini one diesel, with "warranty" by BMW.. she took mini into Bmw( can't say which one for reasons stated later, but is a city in South Wales but not Cardiff, very,very close though)service was meant to be a free one, later in day she asked me to drive her down to pick up mini, on way, we got a call saying car was nearly ready but would we want wipers done,(squeaking) and front and rear brakes needed attention,ensuing conversation revealed wipers were £50!! Front pads, not including discs were £200 fitted, rears were £300!!we declined the offer...when we picked car up, "free" service turned out to be £400...girlfriend or me not happy. I fitted new pads/discs all around for less than £125...only problem was, had trouble getting rear offside wheel off, corroded to hub...they hadn't removed it during service 2 weeks later, mini developed fuel starvation problem, found out was filter, (in offside rear wheel arch) quick run to local spares factor and car was running perfect :) then we checked the invoice for service, fuel filter was charged(with labour ) at about £25/£30...so we went to BMW to talk to service department, managed to get my concern noted by service manager, whereupon I showed him filter I took off car with same date of manufacture as the car...about 5 years old!!(diesel remember)...he said that they lots of filters in storeroom with that date on, so I asked him very politely to show me just 1 with same date before i went to local trading standards/newspaers....and not as heavily corroded as one I took off car..I was then escorted off premises...and told never to darken their door again...at next table to me was a large (very) bloke, leaning on table, with knuckles and complaining that he had just paid for full service on his 7 series,think it was over £2k? and when he checked, they hadn't done a lot of the work invoiced,....he got escorted to another room, and i could still hear him shouting when I was outside building....we got rid of mini about a year later....sorry was a bit long everyone..but stopped me buying any BMW product Good luck George.

Thanks you, George. I'm psyched up after 3 times watching your video. I'm going in!

Wow your video really helped had trouble with the big blue gasket but i watched your way and it worked great hope i dont have to do this to often again thanks

Well, the only mechanical thing I've ever done to a car is change tires. Today, thanks to your video, I removed the seats and changed the filter. Car went from stalling every start, and every other stop light to running perfectly. I just put 50 km in the city without a drop in rpm, never mind an actual stall. Appreciate the video, dude. I literally wouldn't have been able to do it without it

Great video George Keep it up 🙌

Boom! Excellent video and the only video to watch and here's why...He shows you how to seat that blue gasket...EVERY other video skips over it just saying it's difficult (understatement). Dropping the seal in 1st as he shows in this video will save you many $$$ in the curse 🤬 Jar. Thanks!!!Greatly appreciated!!!

Great video George, Thank u

Good information George, thanks.

Excellent job

That was a great walk-thru. Thank you

Thanks, worked perfect

Excellent video

Great video, agree with others, very bad idea to put it under the seat.

I did this on my r50 cooper - exact same filter and it was completely black at 90k miles. I wouldn’t be surprised if they dont look much different even at 5-10k though. Mine exploded black fuel all over the back seat when i opened it which was unpleasant 😂

Loving the mini series 😀 Nice guns George 😜

Good video George. I imagine these get black quite quickly. It's good access and avoids tank drainage. I have a Bosch one still to fit on my R56. I think there are a few good quality non OEM manufacturers that are obviously cheaper than the main stealer. Also Citroen oil filter is the same part as Mini but part marked differently, but is cheaper!

In regards to the where the fuel line connects to the housing. be careful when disconnecting the line there are little Orings and a rubber retainer that can fall out and cause the line to spray fuel everywhere.

Thanks again George, great video. What a fantastic place to pur a fuel filter! Out of interest is it the same arrangement on the 130i as you have both :)

My fuel filter was full of metal from the pump too. So nasty, couldn't believe it. Dueschworks (spelling?) makes a great replacement pump.

Great idea ,use steel chisel and steel hammer , potential sparks and fuel vapor. Next time use a copper drift and nylon headed hammer.

would the code CC-ID 029 point to the fuel filter being bad or the pump is bad? And to get parts in Alaska is extremely hard...!!!!! I've got a 2012 mini cooper countrymen s all4

If i remember the fuel gauge sender float is on that same side its something to be careful of

I have never once changed the fuel filter in any car that I’ve owned. I’ve had my Nissan Sentra since it was a 2006 it still runs fine actually better than my Mini Cooper which has never had its fuel filter changed and it has 150,000 miles on it, and still running strong,But I did not know this had to be done.. This was never mentioned to me before, and I used to sell these at BMW.. lol

I found the same black seal (diesel only) on a 2010 Mini Cooper S. in other videos on youtube you can see a orange/brown (kind of) seal...

Great Video - I decided to do the same regarding the Large seal, in that I installed it to the tank sorround first. I did put a small amount of vaseline on the inside first though to stop the filter housing pushing it into the tank. Seen quite a few posts where owners have struggled to push the housing in and rely on the screw ring to push it into place which just doesnt work. Also I hope you did put the small return spring in before the filter as in the video it looks like it was dragged out with the paper towel during cleaning.

Hi BMW MINI DEALERSHIP SAY YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE PUMP.. I HAVE A 08 Mini Cooper.. any advice..

I can´t help myself: The engineers of the MINI must bei sadist ... 😆

Omg thank you

Just one Q - did you disconnect the battery before doing this job ? Thank you 🙏

Very clear video! My next job. My Mini misfires when it gets shaken up on long journeys, and the Cat is struggling to get the car through MOT emissions tests. Suspecting crap in the fuel tank, or water from years of condensation. Is the fuel filter not replaced as part of a standard service? How did you drain the tank, please? Is it possible to flush it out?

My 520 started juddering the other day so decided to swap out the fuel filter..........had not been changed since 2013. My car is a 2012 chasis. Previous owners.........

Thanks for info, however you made it look easier than it was.

Just wanted to chime in with if your mini makes that annoying thumping sound from the fuel tank, this is the culprit. Here in America, we just swap out the entire fuel filter module it's called. Simply because the top plastic cap is known to develop cracks, and leak. And they don't sell that item separately. At least not here in America.

Will this be the same on a ds4 thp 200 2012 engine? Thanks great walk through

What happened to what looked like contacts in the filter bowl when you started cleaning it ,as they where not there when you fitted the new filter

Will this work with a 2011 Mini Countryman? I’ve been having some trouble with delayed acceleration and no one seems to know what’s wrong with it, and I feel this might be a good thing to try

What would be the signs of a bad fuel filter?

How do you know the cap to the housing is on all the way? There was two notches on the bottom and one on top that was supposed to be in between but I tried and tried and cut my hand trying with a screw driver to get it back on its on so snug I think its not going anywhere the top knotch is to the first bottom one but not past it yet in just going to put it back together I dont think ive seen anyone on youtube tighten it that much or emphasise that at all. He mentions it at 9:44 its supposed to be like ,', but mine is like , ,' I legit cant make it go any further. Update: I got a warning on my car saying I needed to tighten the gas cap, this was because the pressure had changed inside the fuel reservoir. To get the pressure back to normal I had to open the gas cap and push that metal door open inside the place where you pump gas to let the pressure kindof normal out. Then the warning went away but I started smelling gas really bad. I ended up taking the thing apart again and using a plumbers strap wrench to tighten it all the way correctly. After making sure the seal was on right I closed the thing up with that ring and the smell went away. I would recommend one of those strap wrenches to anyone doing this replacement. Trying to hold that plastic canister thing thats covered in gas with your hand while tightening with the screw driver is nearly impossible and I actually broke a piece of the canister off trying to do so.

Hi George going to change my daughters R53 cooper s filter soon I let you know what I find

George, during the engine rebuild will you be replacing the valve stem seals as I am sure my 2008 MCS needs them changing as its now starting to smoke after long idle? Only 78K on mine and all the problems arise!! HPFP, Timing chain and now bloody stem seals.......This Prince engine is expensive!

Mine was on original at 11000, and no fuel issues. I can see why it wasn’t on the service schedule, if they do over 100000 miles without issue why bother from a manufacturers perspective. Unlike the oil filter I’m not sure there is too much to get clogged, fuel is clean, the tank is plastic if the car was running without any fuelling issue, it was probably still doing its job. I understand it if why you’d do it if you want to run an older one, long term.

Plus what filter do I need … Thanks

Nice video mate. Why previous owners not done and Rover parts on 2008 mini WOW!

I have a mini cooper clubman d 2007 diesel , does my car has a filter like this in the back ? its my first time that im seeing this

Why do you have to replace filter is there a symptom?

They made the tooling and its a part probably used on other fuel tanks, they would not change the tooling details, the tooling may well be old but the part made many years later by who ever bought up the machinery,

What cleaner spray did u user. And thank you for the informative video

Im not sure if you realised but at 7:00 you can see a tiny metal thing with 2 arms at the bottom of the fitler holder but after you cleaned it out at 7:32 it appears to be missing?

Anyone know what was that spray that was used for cleaning? The aerosol not the degreaser.

Is the fuel filter location the same for gasoline engine and diesel ?

What happened to the two pronged spring which was located at the bottom of the housing? It was missing when you fitted the new filter. I’m just curious.

The first BMW mini was already in the early design stages when BMW bought Rover in 1994, and continued through its development stage by Rover with very little input from BMW as it was intended to be the replacement for the aging Rover metro/100, given that along with the fact the car is built within the old Rover factory and BMW acquiring the intellectual property rights to all existing Rover group vehicles at the time I wouldn't be surprised if the seals are still being made with Rover being embossed on them when they are being made, seems little point in changing the tooling for manufacturing of a part no one but a mechanic will see.

Don’t you put a little lubricant on the rubber seals to help assembling instead of fighting with tight seals

will this filter fit a mini cooper countryman R60?

Quick question, ... What made you want to change the filter in the first place? Was is not running right? etc?

What are the two cleaners you used to clean the inside of hpusing and the plug

A very thin smear of Vaseline on the seals makes this job so much easier

After replacing my fuel filter the check engine light came on this morning (it was colder than usual I think) The code said something like there was low pressure or a pressure leak in the fuel line or something. I realized I think the metal ring that fastens the housing down was not on all the way so I really hammered the bushing down tight. My question is: do you think you can over tighten that metal bushing and strip the threads that it screws onto? Are those threads plastic? I wonder if what seems like over tightening is just actually barely tightening it at all in reality since in using a screw driver and hammer instead of the proper tool. This is frustrating because I dont want to damage my car. Did you have the check engine light come up? Thank you for your help!

Hi 👋. I have mini cooper 1.6 not the S. 2008. They said I can't change fuel filter because it's lifetime filter is that right? I'm having problems with engine stalling and labouring

I like Mahle

Does this process goes for Mini Cooper s r56 2011 ?

provided with the knowledge that the seal is apparently intended for diesel, the question arises whether it is not wise to also replace the seal of the fuel pump. In the end, there are two seals in the package. And, could the fact that the seal was apparently for diesel fuel also be the cause of the strange black color of the fuel? Is the black seal slowly dissolving?

Mine got stuck couldn’t tighten it back on sucks but that’s how it is I guess

Hey George, I don't think the fuel filter is on any service schedule, I think mini classed this as a fit & forget like the gearbox oil... Not the right thing to do in my book...👍

I’m so into this series. I had a 58 plate Cooper S and we did 50k miles together. A pain in the arse but I loved it. Are you keeping it after all this hard work?

this took me almost 3 hours

I'd say this never gets changed 😅

Don't remember this bit on the Italian Job

I had the same model Mini. When I spoke to the main dealer they told me it was a life item and therefore not part of a service. Hence why the filter is the original one. Frankly I’m shocked they stated that. It’s a paper filter and therefore needs replacement. The fuel in the filter bowl was awful. Is there rust in the tank?

Nice video, Rover parts in a mini ..10 years after..😬

Your sticker is lined up too

Afternoon George The diesel rover 75 used a bmw engine,

Have you a link for the filter please ? My local motor factors don’t stock them as they claim they are a lifetime part 😬😬🤣 Thanks !!!

At least you don't have a Roadster. Getting to the filter is "a bit" more involved.

Funny how you under cutted the fact you will break the plastic, you have to 6:33 pull so hard to get that off, I failed to do so, my mechanic, he wasn't going to pull any harder than until he had a replacement. It's unbelievable how hard you have to pull to get mine off.

How many miles did that car do? Why is there two pumps and filters?

MG Rover had the idea of the new MINI and essentially engineered the R50, when BMW took over, they used Chrysler Tritec engines instead of rover K series the MG Rover engineers put in the car. A few design tweeks and BMW released the car. A good proportion of the R50 Mini is MG Rover, so it doesn't surprise me that a few of these bits are carried over. Why design a new seal if this one hasn't had any problems I guess 🤷 However, I have an R56 and apart from the engine most of the parts have a BMW stamp....

I had a friend do this yesterday now the car won't start. It's not getting fuel for some reason

Yes remember to change all of your filters, oil, pollen, fuel and air. Your service history from the dealer isn't to be trusted. You may have a bill for parts but they may not have been fitted. Been there got the T shirt.

Two trailer park girls go round the outside Round the outside, round the outside Was waiting for this🤣

Is this a diesel or bensin?

What year is your mini cooper?

So George…. Your driving an old Rover😂…. You’ll need a flat cap an a nodding dog in the rear window! Bit of an effort to change but we’ll done….. it just shows you the state of some fuels we put in our cars 🙄

Whilst using a hammer and chisel / screwdriver does no damage, a brass drift is safer as it won't spark in case of fuel vapour build up.

Supermarket fuel does that to the fuel filter

I need help

why not replace the entire low pressure pump assembly while you're in there?

What a ridiculous and complicated set-up for what is a general service item.

not the best idea using a chisel and hammer on steel near fuel vapours

NO do not use a chiseler!

It's not, 'I have went ahead'. It's either, 'I went ahead', or, 'I have gone ahead'. Painful English on an informative upload.

Have to admit I was cringing when you were levering the screwdriver against the paintwork!!! Looks like you’ve chipped some paint off towards the end of the video

Bloody stupid design 🙄…nice video..

BMW,s what a joke, all that fuss to change a fuel filter.