Eh up all,

Whilist actually getting a bit of dry weather I did a clean on the car this weekend and took it for a drive.

On start up I noticed a small message on the dash service required which then quickly disappeared 🤔

I know/ allegedly it had a full service just before I bought it, and having immediately checked a few things when I got it last year it looks like it had, as all service parts were new👍

So my logic is that it’s just not had a service reset or I’m missing something here .

I’ve not got access to a code reader ☹️

Can anyone tell me if this is just a standard message that simply needs a reset or what it may be.


Also on my lady BMW X5 I could manually reset using a sequence of dash and button presses, is the same possible as I want to remove the message

I’ve read a few bits on here but not sure if it works for a facelift l320 sdv6 on a 2012 plate

Cheers for any help as usual

It’s the oil change reminder and needs to be reset with diagnostics, regardless of what others may say. There are two different things to reset, service timer and oil life. 2011 RRS HSE Luxury 3.0 TDV6 Fuji White on Ebony/Ivory
Born and raised in So Cal. Moved to the UK in 2018 for a few years. Now in Poland and looking at moving back to the UK.

Eh up No Expert 👍

Mmm I was dreading hearing that , means a trip to a garage and no doubt a few notes to do very little ☹️

They clearly forgot to re set the timer - Ivevdone less than 2000 miles since it was changed, unless of course it’s telling me my oils not in great shape which is a different concern, but if I understand it’s either time or miles it will work on. please correct me where I’m wrong.

I assume it’s a case of using a coder and simply resetting a date .?

Cheers for any more information on this - it all helps, least it’s nothing too concerning 👍

It’s based on mileage and/or oil dilution (calculated by DPF regens). This is why two different things need to be reset.

Definitely need the correct diagnostics tool to reset both. 2011 RRS HSE Luxury 3.0 TDV6 Fuji White on Ebony/Ivory
Born and raised in So Cal. Moved to the UK in 2018 for a few years. Now in Poland and looking at moving back to the UK.

Eh up no expert

Just a thought- if I’m doing short journeys then if the regen is kicking in and because I’m doing short runs have I read it might be affecting oil dilution hence could be a contributing factor

I never realised it would read condition, so got me thinking

If that’s the case what do people run oil wise 5w30 or 5w40 fully synthetic, does it help at all maintaining oil condition

I will change the oil and filter to be on safe side once the codes read, I appreciate how important this is to engine condition

Cheers all

https://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic54933.html

Hope this helps. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Eh up stevepd

Thanks bedtime reading 👍

Only 2000 miles, they didn’t reset it. Possibly didn’t reset it the time before either. 2011 RRS HSE Luxury 3.0 TDV6 Fuji White on Ebony/Ivory
Born and raised in So Cal. Moved to the UK in 2018 for a few years. Now in Poland and looking at moving back to the UK.

Eh up No Expert 👍

I’m a bit more relaxed that’s it’s simply just a reset rather than a dilution issue

My toes curled when I read that 😁

I’ll drop the oil - I’m thinking of doing it via the extraction tube, never tried that before as always felt better to do through sump plug but having read the access and proximity to cross member I don’t fancy a 5w30 oil shower 🚿😂

From the reading on here the top extraction pipe goes right to the bottom of the sump so minimal residue left in sump - unless I’m wrong in which case please correct me.

Cheers in advance

Correct, extraction tube is about the same height as the drain plug so you get nearly everything out of it.

The extraction tube makes an oil change an easy and clean job to do. Just have to make sure everything gets reset. 2011 RRS HSE Luxury 3.0 TDV6 Fuji White on Ebony/Ivory
Born and raised in So Cal. Moved to the UK in 2018 for a few years. Now in Poland and looking at moving back to the UK.

Eh up

Firstly thanks No Expert for confirming 👍

All

Well interesting message today on car which is concerning me and I think may be linked to this post 😳

Mrs ran it today started fine usual message Service Required, drove it 18 miles parked up

Re started and was fine, then drove a mile and got Restricted Performance and Red Triangle , she pulled it straight up after 1/2 mile and said it ran fine but knew she needed to stop👍

Rang me, she turned car off, then re started, restricted message appeared briefly after car started then disappeared only then got Service Required message back up. She ran it home 16 miles no problem.

I got home tonight and checked :-

Oil level which is a mark or two of max, after 3 hours stood still
Service Required message was only message to flash up when I started it
There’s no message or info in the menu to suggest any other issues


Is this related to the oil needing changing and the fact it’s nearly at its max level when effectively cold

I am going to do the oil and filter asap, question is can I run it in the interim ?

It’s going to be a week or so before I can get it to an Indy to reset the service message and try to see if any fault codes re the Restricted Performance pop up

All input grateful received as always

Sounds either DPF is getting clogged up so you need to drive it above 50mph for about 20-30 mins at above 2000rpm to clear it.

Or if you have a code reader stick the code reader in, I had the same issue with the RP was clogged MAF sensors. Could be that but best to check the code.

I dont think the service interval message and this issue is related.

Ehup Karlp606

Thanks for the views, am going to drop oil first, then get it code read

Might take me a week or so but I will update this post👍

Get a cheap code reader from Amazon - next day delivery and it will help you if there’s a code stored

I’ve got a code reader but based just outside of Hull matey