OIl service light 08 Jeep

[demarpaint]

I have an 08 Jeep with a light indicating when to change oil. It doesn't give any % , just comes on when it is time to change the oil. First time it came on at 2602 miles and I had it for just about 9 months.

I have the Jeep for 25 months now and just under 10,000 miles and it hasn't come on again. I change oil every 6 months so it doesn't matter. As soon as the light came on the last time I reset it.

I did disconnect the battery about 3 weeks ago. Would that erase the memory? Even so the light should have come on simply based on time prior to me disconnecting the battery.

Thanks

 

[aaxb970]

I doubt disconnecting the battery would reset the oil light...I had a new muffler put on my Impala and they disconnected the battery when welding.......the only thing was the radio and compass that was reset.

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

What was the reset procedure?

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
What was the reset procedure?


To reset the change oil light. Key on engine off, step on gas pedal 3 times fast, turns the light off. Just based on time alone that light should have come on again since it last came on. I really don't care I change oil by time on that vehicle. So much for the oil change light in my Jeep.

 

[PT1]

Try a quart of MMO in the oil and see if it lubricates/cleans and stabilizes that light.....

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

My service light is strictly by miles (5K). and linked to the odometer

Is it possible that you accidently reset it?

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: PT1
Try a quart of MMO in the oil and see if it lubricates/cleans and stabilizes that light.....

Might be the best thing I can do for it. 180,000 miles on the Aerostar and my mechanic that had it on the NYS sniffer today was impressed.

A shameless MMO plug, I anxiously await my free product.

 

[demarpaint]

I'm pretty much the only person driving it, I didn't reset it no way no how. But as I said I did disconnect the battery, only thing that got knocked out was the radio, and driver settings for the seat, and mirrors.