service spanner

tick73 · Post by **tick73** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:07 pm

in your knowledge section, you have a section on resetting the service spanner.

i did what it said. and display used to say 800, but now its gone to 125000!

any ideas on how to get rid of it? ive tried doing again but it stays the the same.

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:14 pm

Just wondering, but does it say 12,500 (twelve and a half thousand).

Don't want to patronise, just wondering.

munfred · Post by **munfred** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:00 am

got a handbook? I think it explains it all in there.

The service interval warning will come up everytime you go to start the car. Then basically after that the spanner and warning starts to appear more regularly as it becomes due for a service

tick73 · Post by **tick73** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:54 pm

yep, sorry. it does say 12,500. DOH!

so will this number count down to when it thinks it
next needs a service?

Post by **Welly** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:40 pm

The peugeot service indicator is a bit crap really, it just counts down the miles.

'Proper' service indicators work out lots of things like Oil temp, number of starts, speed, engine speed, coolant temps, etc.

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:33 pm

the volvo ones do that and they also take into account the time the car has been driven, but they can be a bit stupid, have known some to come on weeks, even days after being serviced

Post by **Welly** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:11 am

The BMW Compact tds what 'her indoors' drives has not been serviced since Sept 2005, although it has only done 7000 miles in that time, and it still has 2 yellow bars left on the indicator

Goes against the grain a bit with me as I am usually a bit 'Anal' about oil changes but I am going to go along with the BMW until it screams INSPECTION I or II at me.

A lot of BMW drivers report that their car is actually cheaper to maintain than a Ford/Vauxhall in fact What Car did a long term test and proved it. Obviously the way you drive helps to extend the intervals too, and of course a BMW will be worth more due to lower depreciation.

Quinny · Post by **Quinny** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:53 am

tick73 wrote:
so will this number count down to when it thinks it
next needs a service?

Yes.

Ken.