Maintenance required light hasn't came on in over 6 months

But using the trip A meter should do the same as writing it down.

 

Noooooooooooooo.

I have seen trip meter issues. Like I said take as much electronics out of the equation..

 

lol what the heck is this convo?

 

Deleted what I was gonna post...

 

Just keep track on a paper, that reminder is useless.

 

OP is your trip odometer set for miles and not kilometers?

 

My trip meter right now is at 3009 miles.

 

Wish mine would do the same. I hate my truck telling me to change the oil, I change it when I want to and I keep track of my maintenance.

 

Your truck doesn't tell you when the oil needs to be changed?

 

Most don't. You need to look at the owners manual and go by what it recommends.

 

These work great. - OCI
In the date line put the mileage you changed it.
In the mileage line put the mileage you want it to be changed at.
I don’t worry about time much. My truck doesn’t sit long enough.

 

Your link is broken but many auto parts stores give out oil change stickers for free.

 

Yeah, I fixed it.

I pay about $35 each for mine

 

I think I might be happy if my Maintenance Required light didn't work

 

But your engine wouldn't be...

 

Why would my engine care?

 

Bro - you don’t think your truck runs on electronics or what?

The trip odometers A and B are my way to keep oil change and fuel mileage at the pump calculated. The maintenance light is just to get people scared and bring their truck to the dealer for those sweet up-sells.

Either way you choose to do it you should simply keep track. Shoot, just go early or late on an oil change and do it every time you’ve got a multiple of 5k on the main odometer if you’re scared you’ll forget and feel like the trip odo’s don’t work.

 

No oil change reminder unless your good at keeping up with it without a reminder. I work at an automotive shop and over half the vehicles I work on are overdue for an oil change even with all the reminders.

 

I'm thinking some of you cats' would be better off with public transpo...

 

I may be getting old but I don't need an annoying yellow warning light to tell me the truck has got 5k more miles on it