Engine Oil Life System
When to Change Engine Oil
If your vehicle has the Engine Oil Life System, it has a
computer system that lets you know when to change the
engine oil and filter. This is based on injection timing,
engine load and engine temperature, and not on mileage.
Based on driving conditions, the mileage at which an oil
change will be indicated can vary considerably. For the oil
life system to work properly, you must reset the system
every time the oil is changed.
When the system has calculated that oil life has
been diminished, it will indicate that an oil change is
necessary. A change engine oil light will come on.
See Change Engine Oil Light on page 3-32. Change
the oil as soon as possible within the next 600 miles
(1 000 km) or 30 hours of engine operation, whichever
occurs first. It is possible that, if you are driving under
the best conditions, the oil life system might not indicate
that an oil change is necessary for over a year. However,
the engine oil and filter must be changed at least once a
year and at this time the system must be reset. Your
dealer/retailer has trained service people who will
perform this work using genuine parts and reset the
system. It is also important to check the oil regularly
and keep it at the proper level.
If the system is ever reset accidentally, you must
change the oil at 3,000 miles (5 000 km), or 150 hours
of engine operation, whichever occurs first, since your
last oil change. Remember to reset the oil life system
whenever the oil is changed.
How to Reset the Engine Oil Life
System
The Engine Oil Life System calculates when to change
the engine oil and filter based on vehicle use. Whenever
the oil is changed, reset the system so it can calculate
when the next oil change is required. If a situation occurs
where you change the oil prior to a change engine oil light
being turned on, reset the system.
To reset the Engine Oil Life System:
1. Turn the ignition key to ON/RUN with the
engine off.
2. Fully press and release the accelerator pedal slowly
three times within five seconds.
If the change engine oil light is turned off, the
system is resetting.
3. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF.
If the change engine oil light comes back on when you
start your vehicle, the Engine Oil Life System has not
reset. Repeat the procedure.
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Summary of Contents for 2008 T Series
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