Maintaince Required

[real_mckoy]

on our cbs it does say maintaince required and above there is a transparent tube that gradually changes color which is the maintaince indicator that is our maintaince required device lol jus a lil old school but that is what we work with back in the early 90's i was six back then(92) and to answer the second question yes we are suppose to change our oil every 3000 miles but if you use synethic with some lucas its garuanteed to go up to 7000 miles before you need another oil change but i dont trust that ill let mine get up close to the seven marker but ill probably chage it before that i only did it because i dont wanna go outside and have to change it in the winter so i did it last year wen i was descent outside late decemember and dont have to worry about it till march or so

[android_proball]

on our cbs it does say maintaince required and above there is a transparent tube that gradually changes color which is the maintaince indicator that is our maintaince required device lol jus a lil old school but that is what we work with back in the early 90's i was six back then(92) and to answer the second question yes we are suppose to change our oil every 3000 miles but if you use synethic with some lucas its garuanteed to go up to 7000 miles before you need another oil change but i dont trust that ill let mine get up close to the seven marker but ill probably chage it before that i only did it because i dont wanna go outside and have to change it in the winter so i did it last year wen i was descent outside late decemember and dont have to worry about it till march or so

Where on the cluster is this tube you speak of? I've ever seen it..

[NightmareCB7]

Here it is.


And yes it is attached to the odometer. Its 100% mechanical and separate from the gauges and electrics.

[deevergote]

[android_proball]

Ahh! Most helpful. And how to reset this little light, and most important: how to monitor it?

Mine is covered.. Like colored over with marker.. Smh

[deevergote]

It's not a light. It doesn't require monitoring. As mentioned, all it does is count miles... it'll be red when you hit 7500 miles since the last time you reset it. You can leave it red, and it won't matter. You shouldn't go 7500 miles between oil changes anyway, since your car is so old.
See the rectangular hole to the left? Stick your key in there, and it will turn green again.

[android_proball]

It's just a mileage counter. Turns orange, and then red by 7500 miles since it was last reset. Jab your key in the little hole next to it to change it back to green, if you want.
It's not computerized at all, and has absolutely no idea what the condition of your car/engine is. All it does is count to 7500.

Jabbing my key will reset the meter?? -- cool

[android_proball]

Thanks Mr Deevergote! And everyone else, as well. This thread: most helpful!

[real_mckoy]

smh you reset it with the car key or jus jab somethng in there but the real question is how did it get marked with a sharpie who did that and where they do that at?

[android_proball]

Idk! The idiot who owned it before me, I'm guessing. That's coming off first thing tomorrow morning. It's no wonder I never noticed the darn thing lol

[TheNewt10]

On the second comment he explained how to reset it. And if u keep up with maintenance of your car regularly as your suppose to there is nothin to worry about you can try removing the wruting that covers it too