Has anyone not had the FSS trip a wrench and have three years go by with 13.5K miles?
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Has anyone not had the FSS trip a wrench and have three years go by with 13.5K miles?
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Re: Has anyone not had the FSS trip a wrench and have three years go by with 13.5K mi
I went 6k miles and 15 months and no wrench. When I tried to reset FSS 4300 or 4700 was displayed. Could that have been the distance to next oil change. I am thinking the the FSS figures oil doesn't go bad in the can.
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OK, my FSS hasn't gone off in three years. I have changed the oil every year but it never set itself off so I never reset it. Is it because the oil is refreshened, or I haven't hit 15K, I am thinking maybe it just hasn't met the criteria to set it off yet. Any thoughts out there folks? 
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Re: Has anyone not had the FSS trip a wrench and have three years go by with 13.5K mi
I think it's a closed system in that the computer measures miles and resistance of the oil (and maybe other factors). Sure seems odd you got that far, but I know I changed my oil the last time at just over 6,000 miles and the FSS still showed 4100 or 4400 miles ! If you drive "right" it does not alarm at 7,000, it STARTS at 7,000 but it does not just count down for every mile driven, it "computes" the "effective" oil mileage.
Personally, I ain't going over 5,000 miles when I can help it. It's just me, and no, talking to me is a waste of time.
Maybe Rudy knows if they can mess with the FSS, but I"d bet money they can't.
Personally, I ain't going over 5,000 miles when I can help it. It's just me, and no, talking to me is a waste of time.
Maybe Rudy knows if they can mess with the FSS, but I"d bet money they can't.
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It should noted that the FSS only attempts to insure that the oil remains at an acceptable level of degradation up to being changed. This could be a far cry from new M1 in velocity, detergents and anti wear characteristics.
Can anyone provide analyses for old oil replaced at FSS interval?
Can anyone provide analyses for old oil replaced at FSS interval?
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