"Maintenance Required" light

Hello, Honda. I'd be all OVER the customer service line at American
Honda, explaining my dissatisfaction to them.

 

Yes.

The Fine Manual explains it quite well.

 

Yes.

The Fine Manual explains it quite well.

 

and i can do it for as little as $8 myself, using a walmart filter and oil.

up to $21, using mobil1, and a honda filter. id rather spend the $21, and
just do it every 7500 miles.

 

agreed. that particular dealership sucks.

what one was it???

 

agreed. that particular dealership sucks.

what one was it???

 

and i can do it for as little as $8 myself, using a walmart filter and oil.
Not I. They usually include free tire rotation too.




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I do not killfile nor use do-not-call lists.

 

Hi,

My Honda Civic just rolled passed 8000 miles yesterday, and the
"Maintenance Required" light started coming on every time I started my
engine. I turned up at my dealer when I had 4700 miles on the clock for
my oil change, but apparently he was fully booked for oil changes for
the next 2 weeks. Instead, I went to the local Jiffy Lube for my oil
change (and kept all the receipts).

I'm just wondering if the "Maintenance Required" switch should have been
reset when I had my oil (and other fluids) checked, or if I actually
need to schedule some "Maintenance Work".

I don't know why I'm putting everying in "inverted commas" - probably
something to with "LAY-SERS" </Dr. Evil>

Any input, anyone?

Cheers!

Lee

 

In my integra, there's a button under the dash, u can push it to reset the
maint. lite button. that's for if u do it urself. then it goes every
wutever kms for oil change n stuff.

 

In my integra, there's a button under the dash, u can push it to reset the
maint. lite button. that's for if u do it urself. then it goes every
wutever kms for oil change n stuff.

 

I RTFM AH, but it doesn't mention whether or not the switch is reset
after an oil change. It says that it comes on after 8000 miles - not
"8000 miles after your last oil change", hence my curiosity fueling my
honda newsgroup posting.

Yes, I went to Jiffy Lube or Oil Lube or Lube Express or whatever it is
these chains are called. I didn't have much of a choice seeing as I
couldn't wait 3 weeks for an appointment to my oil changed.

Your name's Robert?!? ha ha ha ha - you_are_kidding, right?

 

I RTFM AH, but it doesn't mention whether or not the switch is reset
after an oil change. It says that it comes on after 8000 miles - not
"8000 miles after your last oil change", hence my curiosity fueling my
honda newsgroup posting.

Yes, I went to Jiffy Lube or Oil Lube or Lube Express or whatever it is
these chains are called. I didn't have much of a choice seeing as I
couldn't wait 3 weeks for an appointment to my oil changed.

Your name's Robert?!? ha ha ha ha - you_are_kidding, right?

 

Believe me, that's the first place I looked. Page 57 if memory serves,
titled "My Maintenance Light Flashes".

Is _ it _ because _ the _ computer _ thinks _ I _ haven't _ had _ an _
oil _change _ in _ 8000 _ miles?

 

Believe me, that's the first place I looked. Page 57 if memory serves,
titled "My Maintenance Light Flashes".

Is _ it _ because _ the _ computer _ thinks _ I _ haven't _ had _ an _
oil _change _ in _ 8000 _ miles?

 

You're right. I've had nothing, but bad experiences with them. I took my
old Dodge Stratus to them a couple of times. One time, they forgot to
replace the oil cap, and another time, they replaced it with the wrong
one, which didn't even fit!

I don't like these cowboys either, that's why I *tried* to take it to
the dealer.

 

I wouldn't let those guys near my wheels with their air wrenches.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

my 98 still has the OEM 'stones on it. i rotate em every couple years.

 

I have a 2003 Honda Civic LX and to reset the Mant. Req light you have
to have the key turned off and push and hold the reset button on your
dash, keep holding it while you turn your key past the key to the on
postition. Should take about 20 at the most, but the light should go
out. Its took about 15 secs. on my car. Now all I need to know is how
to turn the damn SRS light off.

 

If you are getting an SRS light on a 2003, you need to take it to the
dealer. It is under warranty after all.

 

I have 91 Accord EX Sedan and I recently did the oil change.
Mine also has the maintainance indicator on red.Dont know how to reset it.
Searched inside the Chilton's Manual but had nothing said about it.
Can anbody help ? All ideas suggestions welcomed. I will look under dash if
I can find any reset button.

Thanks

PV.