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oil change reset mileage data in ECU?

BonBonJoviBonBonJovi Member Posts: 1
edited December 2020 in Pontiac
Do any cars store oil change reset mileages in the ECU? Like if the owner doesn't have oil change records, is there a way to reconstruct this data from data in the ECU?
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,891
    BonBonJovi said:

    Do any cars store oil change reset mileages in the ECU? Like if the owner doesn't have oil change records, is there a way to reconstruct this data from data in the ECU?

    Seems doubtful. In any case, resetting the light doesn't prove the oil changes were made.

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  • thecardoc3thecardoc3 Member Posts: 5,871
    kyfdx said:

    Seems doubtful. In any case, resetting the light doesn't prove the oil changes were made.

    Likewise the oil service could be done but the system not reset. Some of the European systems do retain the historical resets over the life of the vehicle.

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