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2006 ford exsplorer oil light did not go off after a oil change.

  • merchants555 Apr 06, 2009

    I have a 2008 Explorer and the same problem.  It takes a bit of playing around with to set.  Must have tried 50 times and spent 20 minutes messing around.  The five seconds tip given here helps.  The manual says NOTHING about this at all.  One would think from 2006 to 2008 SOMETHING would have been finally said.  Like Ford does not know this.  Come on - give us a break!

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In the owners manual, you will find reset procedures.

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Oil Change Reset
A press of the OIL CHANGE RESET switch will allow you to
reset the oil life feature to 100% (or your Personalized Oil Reset
Percentage). After you have the oil changed, you must execute
the following procedure. Press the OIL CHANGE RESET switch
and hold for five seconds as the M/C counts down for five
seconds. After a successful reset the Message Center will display
“OIL LIFE RESET TO 100%.” If you have established a
Personalized Oil Reset Percentage, the display will show that
percentage instead of 100%. To ensure accurate oil life
indicators, perform this reset procedure only after an oil change.
Your Personalized Oil Reset Percentage allows you to establish a
smaller oil change interval than the manufacturer’s
recommended interval. To establish your Personalized Oil Reset
Percentage perform the following procedure:
1. Press and hold the OIL CHANGE RESET switch and press
the RESET switch while the display is still counting down
the 5 seconds to reset. The display will change to “START
OIL LIFE AT XXX%.”
2. Press the OIL CHANGE RESET switch until the displayed
percentage is the Personalized Oil Reset Percentage that you
desire. Your choices are 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%,
40% and 30%.

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Full procedure how to reset oil service light Ford Explorer. If you like to reset any maintenance oil light after an oil change. Or reset check engine light, airbag light, inspection key or insp errors when maint reqd, for Ford cars. Or any warning light for service reminder which appears on the display.
http://resetservicelight.com/reset-oil-service-light-ford-explorer/
All information is taken from the Ford Explorer owners manual.

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