As others have said clean and dry is the default position in the absence of any other specific information. Dont get too hung up about being super scientific about it, its not a precision thing. Makers spec apply to new bolts not old and getting everything absolutly clean is near impossible, but thankfully there is a fair range of tension that will work fine. Correct sequence and eveness are just as important. Many old hands do it by feel rather than use a torque wrench. All bolts strech when under load, the bigger the load the more they strech, the problems start if you go past their "elastic linit". Thats the point where they dont return to their original length when the load is removed. You can feel if that happens, the bolt turns but the torque reading stays the same, or even falls back.

On the Scooby it is a pour down the dipstick tube job, simplicity itself.

Toyota has no dipstick, has two plugs on the bottom of the sump, one drain plug one slightly higher level plug, same as with most autoboxes check the level in P with engine running and in this case gearbox oil at 46/50', there is a trick method where the car tells you by warning lights when the gear oil is the right tempt for level checking....

Run-flats weren't standard on any of the Mini Coopers that SWMBO had, nor on the Mini One. The ride was quite hard enough without run-flats to make it worse.

Avant, agree that run flats were not standard on the Mini One but if they were fitted as an option they should still be fitted unless the insurers say its OK to revert back to standard tyres. It also critclal that standards and run flats are not mixed. If run flats are fittes it is a legal requirement for a working TPMS to be fitted, non compliance with this should be an MOT failure....

Wonder if that's the practice internationally?

t'd be quite useful here in Taiwan, because in most cases its expensive to register a new engine number. Used to be entirely illegal, now it just involves large fees and a lot of form filling in Chinese....

We have the Freesat version which operates just fine. Be aware though that there are very few catch up apps on Humax and the BBC Iplayer app often crashes. Bought an Amazon Fire Stick to complement set up--which works a treat with at least 30 useful apps--and guess what -their BBC Iplayer app never crashes!...