Why is my oil life at 15%?

Why is my oil life at 15%?

The oil life percentage on your dashboard measures the quality of your engine’s oil. It is NOT an indication of oil level, so you may NOT need to add oil to the engine. When your Honda’s oil life reads 15%, then a yellow wrench icon will illuminate on your dashboard also, indicating that a service is due soon.

What does it mean when your oil life is 15%?

When your Honda’s oil life reads 15%, then a yellow wrench icon will illuminate on your dashboard also, indicating that a service is due soon.

When does the oil life indicator come on?

In the summer the engine reaches operating temperature during my short daily commute and the change oil indicator light will come on at 3500 to 4000 miles, longer if I am doing some extended highway use during vacations. In the winter my vehicle will frequently not run long enough to reach normal operating temps for days at a time.

What’s the life of an oil minder at 15%?

You can turn the icon off by hitting the display button once. At 15% you still have 15% life and you don’t have to service the car immediately. With your current mileage, 10% is roughly 900 miles so you can go on your trip without any concern. If you get to 0% on the maintenance minder, the light will blink and not go out.

What happens when Honda oil life reaches 15%?

Honda Oil. Honda oil is not synthetic. When your maintenance minder reaches 15%, the wrench icon will light up on the dash when you start the car. You can turn the icon off by hitting the display button once.

When your Honda’s oil life reads 15%, then a yellow wrench icon will illuminate on your dashboard also, indicating that a service is due soon.

In the summer the engine reaches operating temperature during my short daily commute and the change oil indicator light will come on at 3500 to 4000 miles, longer if I am doing some extended highway use during vacations. In the winter my vehicle will frequently not run long enough to reach normal operating temps for days at a time.

You can turn the icon off by hitting the display button once. At 15% you still have 15% life and you don’t have to service the car immediately. With your current mileage, 10% is roughly 900 miles so you can go on your trip without any concern. If you get to 0% on the maintenance minder, the light will blink and not go out.

Honda Oil. Honda oil is not synthetic. When your maintenance minder reaches 15%, the wrench icon will light up on the dash when you start the car. You can turn the icon off by hitting the display button once.

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