When do you reset the oil life monitor?

When do you reset the oil life monitor?

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure. When you get your oil changed your oil life monitor must be manually reset. If the oil life monitor is not reset when your oil is changed the system has no way of tracking the oil life and will turn on the change oil warning prematurely.

What happens if the oil change light is not reset?

If the oil life monitor is not reset when your oil is changed the system has no way of tracking the oil life and will turn on the change oil warning prematurely. There are so many systems and reset procedures that it is very hard for Service Technicians to keep track of them.

What to do if the change oil warning is not on?

If the change oil warning is not on at the when you get your oil changed your Technician may not even know your vehicle has an oil life monitor system and it may not get reset. Let your Technician know your vehicle has an oil life monitor and ask him to reset it.

Can a oil life monitor measure oil viscosity?

No, oil-life monitors do not measure oil viscosity. They are incapable of chemically analyzing the oil. They are simply algorithms that prescribe when to change oil based on mileage, idle time, duration and other factors. As we point out in this post, you can’t necessarily trust your eyes to determine when to change oil.

Oil Life Monitor Reset Procedure. When you get your oil changed your oil life monitor must be manually reset. If the oil life monitor is not reset when your oil is changed the system has no way of tracking the oil life and will turn on the change oil warning prematurely.

If the oil life monitor is not reset when your oil is changed the system has no way of tracking the oil life and will turn on the change oil warning prematurely. There are so many systems and reset procedures that it is very hard for Service Technicians to keep track of them.

If the change oil warning is not on at the when you get your oil changed your Technician may not even know your vehicle has an oil life monitor system and it may not get reset. Let your Technician know your vehicle has an oil life monitor and ask him to reset it.

No, oil-life monitors do not measure oil viscosity. They are incapable of chemically analyzing the oil. They are simply algorithms that prescribe when to change oil based on mileage, idle time, duration and other factors. As we point out in this post, you can’t necessarily trust your eyes to determine when to change oil.