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2005 FORD EXPLORER
94,000 MILES • 4.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GLASSMAN009
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the oil change required light keeps coming on when i start it. i changed the oil about 350 miles ago oil looks good and full and it runs good. does it need resetting each oil change? if so how?
Dec 19, 2018 at 2:03 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny,

Yes, the oil change light/reminder needs to be reset every time you/someone changes the oil. It's a program set to your car that turns on after a programmed mileage. I've attached the tutorial (below).

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/oil-life-reset-ford-explorer-2002-2005

Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-
Dec 19, 2018 at 11:43 PM
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