Oil change and computer reset - can I prevent my car’s dashboard saying it needs service?

[Anonymous]

I get my oil changed fairly regularly. One annoying thing however is that the electronic dashboard in my vehicle will start saying that service is required soon when it is close to the point of when I need an oil change… Based on a three month interval because that’s what my manufacturer recommends. I’ve asked Jiffy Lube if they can bypass that but they said no because they have to do it based on the manufacture recommendations. Is there anything I can do to reset this so I don’t get that warning every 70 days or so? Thanks

[Anonymous]

That’s annoying. Model and year of car?

[Anonymous]

Look up your model and make a your car and there's so many YouTube tutorials on how to reset it yourself

[Anonymous]

2016 highlander limited

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look up your model and make a your car and there's so many YouTube tutorials on how to reset it yourself

Thanks. Perfect.

2016 playnium highkander service notice for.oil change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look up your model and make a your car and there's so many YouTube tutorials on how to reset it yourself

Thanks. Perfect.

2016 playnium highkander service notice for.oil change

Sorry^^ that was the link - don’t know why it looks so weird.

[Anonymous]

I reset mine myself using the internet for instructions. Then I went to Jiffy Lube based on when I knew I was near the appropriate mileage for synthetic oil and they told me it was too soon to change the oil. After some discussion I finally realized they were going by the electronic calculation, I told them I reset it myself, they didn't seem to understand what I was talking about and just kept saying you don't need an oil change now. I finally just left. I'll get the oil changed somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

A three month OCI for a Highlander is nuts. It’s not hard on oil even with mostly city driving. It’s not a high compression turbo. Check your manual because I’m fairly certain Toyota recommends an OCI of 10,000 miles. Lots of high quality synthetics from Mobil, Pennzoil and Castrol. Check BITOG (BobIsTheOilGuy.com) forums.

[Anonymous]

My husband just ignores the warning on our cars and goes by his oil change calendar.

[Anonymous]

You need to buy an OBD-II tool on Amazon for $30-50. Then you can plug it in and send the code to reset that indicator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to buy an OBD-II tool on Amazon for $30-50. Then you can plug it in and send the code to reset that indicator.

Someone else mentioned googling it and it should work to manually do it - pretty simply - for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A three month OCI for a Highlander is nuts. It’s not hard on oil even with mostly city driving. It’s not a high compression turbo. Check your manual because I’m fairly certain Toyota recommends an OCI of 10,000 miles. Lots of high quality synthetics from Mobil, Pennzoil and Castrol. Check BITOG (BobIsTheOilGuy.com) forums.

Esp since it’s $100 each time.

[Anonymous]

It’s in the owners manual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband just ignores the warning on our cars and goes by his oil change calendar.

I personally HATE driving w/any warning ⚠️ lights illuminated on my dash.

But perhaps I am just a weirdo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband just ignores the warning on our cars and goes by his oil change calendar.

I personally HATE driving w/any warning ⚠️ lights illuminated on my dash.

But perhaps I am just a weirdo.

Electrical tape is a great solution