What do these represent? There's also a yellow and red bar...
They indicate how long until the next service. Once all of the green bars are gone the yellow comes on and then the red. Service is due at yellow, but many here don't wait that long.
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service indicator...counts down to next oil change/Inspection
How do you reset the counter when you do an oil change?
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Open the round harness on the exhaust manifold side of engine. Rotate the cap to pull it off. The correct harness has what looks liek a Pac-man in the middle. With key in in the ON position take a wire from pin 7 and ground it to the chassis for about 15 seconds. Voila!
The pins are labelled on the underside of the cap, but if you dont have the cap or the labelling isnt there, its the second pin directly below the pac man mouth.
Below is a very detailed guide for a very simple procedure
http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e36/ele...ce_lights.html
Last edited by BimmerBreaker; 12-20-2012 at 10:06 PM.
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Or buy one of these reset tools for $10:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/120830233463?...ht_3619wt_1188
What is the average miles between the lights? or does it vary based on driving style...ex
First Green to red light is 3k miles or 5k miles or 7.5k miles
Thanks guys this worked, just a reminder, to use a wire that is only about 15inches long..
A bent paper clip works great as well.
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Thanks for the help BimmerBreaker!
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1990 E30 325i
1990 Nissan Skyline GTS-4
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This is the write up and pics that I use. Works perfectly every time.
http://e36-drift.blogspot.com/2009/0...reset.html?m=1
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2002 2.5 Z3 roadster Oxford Green, auto, all stock
2013 Ram 3500 Crew Cab Dually 385 HP, 850 ft lbs torque at 1600 rpm, all stock and staying that way
2004 Mini Cooper Chili Red, daily driver, modified almost daily
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There is risk of how long the wire is applied. ~3 seconds applied does an oil service reset and ~9 seconds applied does the inspection service reset.
And the lights might not go out for 10,000 miles, by which time the oil is a nasty black. Our Buick has an oil life indicator, and when I look at the oil after a year and 5,000 miles, I do not agree with the 50% remaining life. I use my own judgment on each of our four very different cars.
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Last edited by Vintage42; 12-21-2012 at 03:18 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Weird. I have no issues opening the page up (using Safari on both iphone and ipad) and have used that procedure on 2 cars for over a year and my uncle has been doing it for 3+ years with no problems.
Also, looking at the color of oil is not a good indicator of oil life. The only true way to know when to change the oil is through oil analysis. I don't necessarily go by the indicator lights for oil change unless it comes on before 5000 miles. Once I start tracking the car, it will probably fall to 3000 miles or just before or just after the track session. If I did oil analysis, I'd let them tell me when to change. I'm sure I'm changing much more often than necessary.
Last edited by Wertles; 12-21-2012 at 03:24 PM.
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2002 2.5 Z3 roadster Oxford Green, auto, all stock
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2004 Mini Cooper Chili Red, daily driver, modified almost daily
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