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Welcome to the Forum Jim. :wavey:Cory - is there a way to tell how many miles are left before the "change oil soon" message appears? I get a little paranoid waiting on the message to appear and it would be great to see the oil life count down on occation.
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Jim
I assume Cory is taking a well deserved break today so I'll jump in with my opinion.
As far as I know, there is no way to know exactly how many miles are left before you have to change your oil. The change interval indicated in the book is 10,000 miles or when the monitor tells you. Since the type of driving and the conditions (dusty roads, towing) are taken into account by the computer, the actual interval may be shorter.
Everyone has their own opinion on the intervals and type of oil. I change mine every 5000 miles or 6 months whichever comes first.
If you use the 2nd trip counter as an indicator, you will get an approximation as to when you should get ready to take it in. Just zero it when you have the oil change done.
Peter