Bump for sticky hopefully

 

agreed :thumbsup sticky material

 

good info...printed!!

 

Correct me if I am wrong but the truck just let's us know when the oil need's change by the milage( every so many miles it comes on). I don't think it monitors the oil. Cause my oil change indicator came on about 10 miles after i changed the oil.

 

WV,

Its set to have the change OHC go off like at 7500 miles dude, I have read that it also figures in how we drive and what kinds of driving, but I personally think that has to be a neat sounding line for a sales guy. The reason I say this, because there is no way that any kind of monituring of the oil with what the oil does in the 6.7 in the OEM state they are in and how the oil looks in just a few hundred miles would they wait for 7500 miles before setting the OHC off to change it LOL...

 

Yeah i agree Jeb the oil change indicator don't mean a thing to me. This info is good to know so the overhead is not beeping. Great job

 

Here is something you can copy and print and stick in the glove box or in the back of your owners manual...

Not a good idea to put this in there if it's sticky :lol3:

But thanks, good info!

 

If it actually does monitor the oil, those with a DPF/EGR delete shouldn't ever see the message again because the oil gets SOOOOOOO much dirtier in the first 500 miles on a stock truck than 5000 miles on an emissions-free truck. I haven't seen mine come on since 15000 miles. I am at slightly over 30000 miles now, have changed the oil every 5000 miles.

 

Disable the Seat Belt Chime
In the owners manual is how to disable the Seat Belt Chime. I do not remember totally off hand but its something like this.

1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position (Do not start engine).
2. Let the Dash Lights Turn Off.
(Heres where I can not remember, its either option "3" or "4", all done within 10 secs after dash lights turn off)
3. Insert Seat Belt and Release; Insert Seat and Release; Insert Seat belt and Release
4. Insert Seat Belt and Release; Insert Seat and Release; Insert Seat belt
5. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF/LOCK position (I think you should here a Chime if you did it correctly).

 

I'm gonna try that on mine. I hate that chime. Especially when I'm cruising slow, through the wood roads deer hunting.

 

It's option 4 that you do. Leave the seat belt connected on the third insert then turn off the ignition.

 

The oil change indicator may or may not be monitoring the oil itself, but it is paying attention to driving style. I can run 5000 hwy miles and I'll change the oil long before it tells me to. But, if I spend a couple of weeks only doing stop and go city driving, it will tell me it needs changing after only 2000 - 2500 miles.

 

At what mileage total on the odometer is the Oil Change Indicator light going off on your truck? It sure isn't monitoring the oil in MY truck. I changed my oil last at 30196 miles. At 30332 miles, the Oil Change Indicator lit up. You telling me that this system says I need to change my oil after 136 miles? It's mileage based, roughly every 7500 miles. It doesn't come on EXACTLY at 7500, 15000, 22500, 30000, etc. but it does come on roughly around that point every time (at least it has in my '08; i had forgotten in my previous post that the Oil Change Indicator came on around 22500 for me too). I'd be willing to bet when you look back at when the Oil Change Indicator came on last you were around a 7500 mile interval from when it indicated previously.

 

I don't reset it at oil changes. the indicator just comes up on it's own every 7500 miles or so. I reset it then and carry on about my business. I change my oil every 5000 miles regardless of what the truck is telling me.

 

Quote from the Service Manual

Oil Change Indicator System

Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change indicator system. This system will alert you when it is time to change your engine oil by displaying the words “Oil Change Required” on your Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC). The engine oil change indicator system is duty cycle based, which means the engine oil change interval may fluctuate depending on your personal driving style. Driving styles such as frequent stop and go type driving can increase the frequency of the engine oil change. This is the result of more frequent regeneration of the exhaust aftertreatment system, which can decrease the life of the engine oil. Failure to change the engine oil per the maintenance schedule can result in internal engine damage.
For information on resetting the Oil Change Indicator message, refer to “Oil Change Required – If Equipped,” under “Personal Settings (Customer Programmable Features)'” in the “Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)” Section of this manual.

 

thank you so much that perform service light was gettin annoyin

 

I don't mean to burst any bubbles here but all this info is in the manual that came with your trucks, mine did anyway.
:w:

 

Reading the manual is UnAmerican! :lol3:

 

Is there any way to reset all of the trip data at one time? On our '03 shop truck you could punch reset twice and reset all of the trip info. On the '08 it appears that you have to page thru each item and clear them one at a time.