Reset service reminder - problem
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:22 pm
I'm after some info on resetting the service reminder, plus some feedback on oil changes. Sorry for the long post!
I changed the oil & filter on my MY10 ES manual last week, and when I finished I wanted to reset the service reminder. I read the instructions I found here on ClubCJ:
http://clubcj.net/viewtopic.php?t=604&h ... e+schedule
but it didn't work, and now my service reminder is set to 23,600 km and 17 months, which incidentally is 15,000 km and 12 months added to what was there before I tried the reset. No matter what I try, nothing seems to work. Don't know how I screwed it up but I did. I'd be happy to disable the service reminder - I don't need to be reminded when the car is due for a service.
As to the oil change, the car has done 6,400 km and is about 8 months old. I got the oil and filter changed at the 1,500 km dealer service, and the recent oil & filter change I did myself was approximately 6 months after that. In theory I could have left the oil in until the 12 month mark, but that just didn't seem right. Also, again in theory, I could have left the original oil in the car until the 12 month service - but I really don't think that's a good idea.
I used Castrol Magnatec, and a Mitsu filter.
Any comments on oil changes? I really don't think you should leave Magnatec (or GTX3, which is what the dealer used) in a car for 12 months.
Oh, and does anyone else have trouble reading the oil level on the dipstick properly? With fresh oil I just cannot read it properly, and despite putting in the recommended amount of oil (4 litres, plus 300 ml for the filter) the oil doesn't seem to reach the second hole on the dipstick.
I changed the oil & filter on my MY10 ES manual last week, and when I finished I wanted to reset the service reminder. I read the instructions I found here on ClubCJ:
http://clubcj.net/viewtopic.php?t=604&h ... e+schedule
but it didn't work, and now my service reminder is set to 23,600 km and 17 months, which incidentally is 15,000 km and 12 months added to what was there before I tried the reset. No matter what I try, nothing seems to work. Don't know how I screwed it up but I did. I'd be happy to disable the service reminder - I don't need to be reminded when the car is due for a service.
As to the oil change, the car has done 6,400 km and is about 8 months old. I got the oil and filter changed at the 1,500 km dealer service, and the recent oil & filter change I did myself was approximately 6 months after that. In theory I could have left the oil in until the 12 month mark, but that just didn't seem right. Also, again in theory, I could have left the original oil in the car until the 12 month service - but I really don't think that's a good idea.
I used Castrol Magnatec, and a Mitsu filter.
Any comments on oil changes? I really don't think you should leave Magnatec (or GTX3, which is what the dealer used) in a car for 12 months.
Oh, and does anyone else have trouble reading the oil level on the dipstick properly? With fresh oil I just cannot read it properly, and despite putting in the recommended amount of oil (4 litres, plus 300 ml for the filter) the oil doesn't seem to reach the second hole on the dipstick.