Oil change light

Jim Birch · 04-24-2007, 04:10 PM

Still having trouble getting my "oil change" light to go out .I have set the oil change period to 60% as the oil change period is 3000 miles but the change oil light keeps coming on. How do I set it when you change the oil as the dealer has changed it the last two times. You help would be appreciated

Jim

jtudor · 04-28-2007, 06:07 AM

When you go through the menu into system check, there is an option to Reset the Oil Change Life to 100%, that'll fix the problem...

Boston Explorer · 09-03-2007, 08:35 PM

If you change it to %100 will that never make the light pop up again??

white96x · 09-03-2007, 08:58 PM

no the percentage decreases according to the number of miles driven...it would be pointless if it stayed at 100% continuously

sinkheat · 09-04-2007, 10:32 AM

Many people stumble with this, including me. It helped me to understand there are TWO menus. The first lets you change the frequency of oil changes, which you did to 60%, and the other menu is the SYSTEM CHECK menu as stated earlier. You need to hold the selector button down at the initial(?) point to select the second menu, before going into the primary menu options. Ford really messed up with the whole computer menu and use analysis. Obviously designed by engineers.

04-24-2007, 04:10 PM	#1
Jim Birch Wannabe Elite Explorer Talbott TN 2000XLT Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 8 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Oil change light Still having trouble getting my "oil change" light to go out .I have set the oil change period to 60% as the oil change period is 3000 miles but the change oil light keeps coming on. How do I set it when you change the oil as the dealer has changed it the last two times. You help would be appreciated Jim

09-03-2007, 08:58 PM	#4
white96x Wannabe Elite Explorer Rancho Cuc,Ca(home) SLO,Ca(school) 1997 E.B. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,249 Vehicle Specs	no the percentage decreases according to the number of miles driven...it would be pointless if it stayed at 100% continuously __________________ '97 5.0 V-8 2wd, SpinTech, K&N FIPK, Front:Camburg 6.0 with Radflo 2.0x8.5" coilovers, Rear: Deaver's, 33x12.50 BFG AT's, 15x8 Rockcrawlers, 4.56's.

04-28-2007, 06:07 AM	#2
jtudor Wannabe Elite Explorer Grove City, Ohio 2010 Sport Trac Adrenalin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 81 Vehicle Specs	When you go through the menu into system check, there is an option to Reset the Oil Change Life to 100%, that'll fix the problem...

09-03-2007, 08:35 PM	#3
Boston Explorer Wannabe Elite Explorer Lynn, Ma. 2007 Sport Trac Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Vehicle Specs	If you change it to %100 will that never make the light pop up again??

09-04-2007, 10:32 AM	#5
sinkheat Wannabe Elite Explorer Portland, Or '06 XLT Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9 Vehicle Specs	Many people stumble with this, including me. It helped me to understand there are TWO menus. The first lets you change the frequency of oil changes, which you did to 60%, and the other menu is the SYSTEM CHECK menu as stated earlier. You need to hold the selector button down at the initial(?) point to select the second menu, before going into the primary menu options. Ford really messed up with the whole computer menu and use analysis. Obviously designed by engineers.