Flynrider
Phoenix,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, May 04, 2011
The oil life maintenance indicator does not give you any real life information about your oil. It's just a simple gadget that counts off the miles on your odometer since the last oil change. Basically, it's just a reminder to change your oil every x thousand miles. Of course, the gadget's accuracy relies on it being reset every time the oil is changed. This is something that rarely happens at one of these quick oil change places. Mainly because most cars don't have that gadget and they all work differently.
Fire up Google and search for the words "honda accord oil indicator" and you'll easily find instructions on how to reset the indicator.
In the future, you should really do a little bit of research before you go online and start accusing people of ripping you off. A simple look at your car's owners manual would have sufficed.
Ramjet
Somewhere,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, May 03, 2011
I have an Accord also and that oil life % thing is kind of handy. However, I've been around technology long enough that I would not rely on it alone.
Check your oil with the dipstick and then figure out how to reset the dash indicator if your oil is full. Is that Jiffy lubes responsibility? I don't really know, that's a good question but at least if you know you have oil you can work out the rest.
mtrv
bronx,#4General Comment
Tue, May 03, 2011
these oil change indicators do not really do what people think, they must be manually reset with every service, regardless of when or how many times you change the oil, they will keep counting down to 0 until manually reset. in most hondas it involves the trip reset button