Oil Service Light
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Oil Service Light
Hello, sort of new here. Been on the site some, but lurking more than posting. I recently bought a new 2016 F250 and after driving my old 1995 F150 have found out lots of changed since.
I took my truck in the other day for it first oil change, and service at the dealership. About 2 weeks later, the Oil Service light came on, and every time I reset it and restart the truck it comes on again. I called the dealership asking if the lights comes on because of mileage or it reads the oil and knows it has broken down and needs replaced. I was told by a service operator that is reads from the oil. When I told her that I just had a oil changed from their dealership, then she transferred me to a service manager. When I asked him the same question, he said that it comes on by both, mileage and oil condition, and said I should bring it in and have the oil changed. I told him then that was what I did and now the light comes on.
So my question is, did they forget to reset the sensor, or did they not change my oil. How does the sensor read? Thanks and sorry for such a long post.
Bob
I took my truck in the other day for it first oil change, and service at the dealership. About 2 weeks later, the Oil Service light came on, and every time I reset it and restart the truck it comes on again. I called the dealership asking if the lights comes on because of mileage or it reads the oil and knows it has broken down and needs replaced. I was told by a service operator that is reads from the oil. When I told her that I just had a oil changed from their dealership, then she transferred me to a service manager. When I asked him the same question, he said that it comes on by both, mileage and oil condition, and said I should bring it in and have the oil changed. I told him then that was what I did and now the light comes on.
So my question is, did they forget to reset the sensor, or did they not change my oil. How does the sensor read? Thanks and sorry for such a long post.
Bob
Tuned
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Washington state
Are you referring to that message that appears in the information center ? If so the dealer probably just forgot to reset it. You just have to go into the maintenance section in the instrument cluster and reset it yourself if that's the case. The owners manual explains how to do it fairly easily. I don't think the truck is capable of analizing oil. It just goes by hours , I don't know for sure if it tracks idle and towing but it could.
More Turbo
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Alberta, Canada
Sounds like he isn't resetting it, more of acknowledging the popup reminder.
I would say the oil is fine, I can't remember the exact steps to walk you through it but as mentioned, follow the owners manual to reset the Oil Life as it was likely forgotten by the dealer.
I would say the oil is fine, I can't remember the exact steps to walk you through it but as mentioned, follow the owners manual to reset the Oil Life as it was likely forgotten by the dealer.
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