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Re: Tarago Oil Change Lamp
"Bonehenge" <DwightSchrute@DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message
news:uqbmn2prqdi2rgjn3vgqv1k4gjsuihs61k@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On 9 Dec 2006 13:36:21 -0800, [email]msimonc@gmail.com[/email] wrote:
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>>On cue from the lit Tarago Oil Change Lamp on the dashboard,
>>I dutifully complied including the filter but not the supplementary
>>tank
>>under the hood / bonnet, which was not dirty and didn't drain with
>>the rest of the oil, to my surprise.
>>
>>But the Oil Change Lamp is still on![/color]
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> You need to either remove EVERY DROP of old oil, or check the owner's
> manual, I can't remember which.[/color]
It is not necessary to remove the oil from the supplemental oil reservoir
because it is not circulated in the engine. Oil is pumped from the
reservoir to the crankcase as needed, which is hardly ever on a properly
maintained engine.
If you are worried about the oil in the supplemental oil reservoir getting
stale, then after draining the old oil, apply power to the pump until it
drains in the crankcase, then top off the crankcase and reservoir. I never
worried about this in our Previa and never bothered to drain the reservoir
and never had to add any oil.
The owner's manual should have the procedure for turning off the oil change
light, or a google search will probably turn up the procedure.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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