Change oil light comes on after driving fast for a significant amount of time?

GRANTWRITER29

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2011 ACURA MDX
4WD
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

I drive approximately 60 miles three days a week to Milwaukee Wisconsin from Kenosha and every time I pull off the highway the engine light comes on indicating that I need to change the oil. It stays on only a short while then once I start driving the six miles home it never comes on again. This was happening often until I got the engine flushed now it only happens after exiting the freeway. I think it may be a sensor however I am not sure.

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KEN L

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I would try resetting the oil life monitor to see if that fixes the problem, here is how:

Resetting the Engine Oil Life Display

1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON (II) position.
2. If the engine oil life is not displayed, press the SEL/RESET button on the steering wheel repeatedly until the multi-information display shows blank, SH-AWD and tire pressure.
3. Press and hold the SEL/RESET button on the steering wheel for more than 10 seconds. The remaining engine oil life reset mode will be show on the multi-information display.

4. Select "RESET" by pressing the INFO button, then press the SEL/RESET button to reset the oil life display. The maintenance item code(s) will disappear, and the engine oil life will reset to "100". If you want to cancel the oil life reset mode, select "CANCEL".

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