TL_moda

i just pick up a used 04 TL from a the dealer the other day before i picked it up the stealership did an oil change and i notice it read 90%,fast foward a week later and now its reading 80% and i barely drive the thing, is the TL suppose to burn oil that fast?i have a 06 civic and my oil meter doesnt go down that fast

harddrivin1le

The reading drops in full 10% increments (and not 1% at a time).

Thus, it can literally go from 90% to 80% in one mile.

How much oil you "burn" (probably none) has nothing whatsoever to do with the oil life algorithms that result in the oil life display.

01tl4tl

They may have forgotten to reset the indicator- its a DIY

The lifespan should equal 7500 miles of normal driving- on average
synthetic oil you can go longer
New filter at halfway point good insurance

TL_moda

didnt think about it,but yeah they might have forgot to reset it.

01tl4tl

If its like gen2- we put key in ignition- push and hold both trip reset buttons and turn the key to ON- that resets the oil minder
Yours should be similar idea

TL_moda

k try to reset it,then it pops up yellow notice saying "service soon b"

InfernoAffairs

The TL has a sensory system that can sense the way you drive. So if one drives crazy and fast, their oil change indicator will come on sooner, usually within 3k miles. But if one drives slow like me, then it may go on for about 5 or 6 thousand miles before the indicator may come on. Moda, no need to worry, like Harddrivin says, it's the increments, that's why it went from 90% to 80%.

I hate cars

One big factor in the calculator is drive time. If you do lots of very short trips, the percentage is going to go down much faster, probably faster than if you drive hard for longer distances.

TL_moda

still trying to reset it the oil meter,what's a way to get around the "service soon b" reading?

TL_moda

bump, i know someone knows how to reset this

Will Y.

Welcome to AZ.

The MID reset issue shows up often, so the mods put directions into the 3G Garage:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...73&postcount=4.

A search for "maintenance display reset" would likely find threads leading to the directions as well.

TL_moda