Does anyone know how to reset the indicator light that tells you when it's time for an oil change on a 92 BMW?

Question

It's 1992 BMW 118i I just had the oil changed but the indicator light is on and I don't know how to reset it. Please reply if you know how this is done. Thank You

Answer 1

The service indicator lights are reset by connecting pin 7 to pin 19(ground). The proper way to do this is to have the ignition off and place a jumper wire between pins 7 and 19 (make sure you get the right pins!). Then turn the ignition switch to position 2 (run, NOT start), when the service light goes out, turn the ignition off. This should take a few seconds for an oil reset, 8-10 seconds for an inspection reset. All green lights should come on when the service light goes out. The difference between resetting the oil service light and the inspection light is in the length of time you have the jumper in place with the ignition on. This means that if you are resetting the oil service light, you should turn off the ignition immediately after the light goes out. If you leave the jumper in too long with the ignition on, you will perform an inspection reset as well and the next service indicator will come up as an oil service rather than an inspection.



The service light reset tools that I have seen connect to 3 pins of the diagnostic connector: pin 7,14 and 19. The connection to 14 is to power the tool. The less sophisticated tool has only one switch that connects pin 7 to 19. While those pins are tied together a red LED blinks to measure time. You count blinks and manually turn off the tool after the appropriate number of counts for oil or inspection reset. The more sophisticated tool has two switches, one for oil reset, one for inspection. It must have a built in timer that jumps pin 7 to 19 for the correct time.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

No you dont favor a specal device Open the fuse panel and seem in this panel ( it truly is interior the engine) there's a button that you push and this is going to inform you techniques to reset it many of the time you in common words push interior the button and carry it for 10 seconds. many of the time this is going to reset.

Answer 3

you need to get a reset tool like the one in the link below it is the only way to reset the light, you can probably get one online, the link is for one on-sale in ebay check it out

Answer 4

I'am not sure if this will work on your car or not.But the same thing happened to my 2004 aztek.this is what they told me,turn key on, not start,bump fuel petal 3 times turn key off then restart.hope this works for yours good luck