Oil 16 pins oil reset

upallnight · #1 01-06-2013, 07:07 PM

I have an old 16 pin round oil service light reset tool that I used to reset the oil service light when I had an E34. My X have the round service port in the engine compartment. Can I use this tool to reset the oil service light on my X?

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Isambard · #2 01-06-2013, 07:13 PM

Try this.. http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...ts-bmw-x5.html

Worked for me

upallnight · #3 01-06-2013, 10:20 PM

Even though my X is a 2001 model year, it was built in August 2000. I have the round service port in the engine bay and since I have the tool, I'm going to try it tomorrow when the weather is a little warmer. Thanks for the reply.

jgold47 · #4 01-07-2013, 06:57 AM

I believe the pin outs on all the ads ports are the same. Should work.

upallnight · #5 01-07-2013, 08:06 PM

FYI, the old tool was able to reset my oil service light.

Qsilver7 · #6 01-07-2013, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by upallnight

...my X is a 2001 model year, it was built in August 2000...

You should really consider clicking the USER CP link at the top of the page and create a signature that has this information included.

Having your e53s info in a signature not only helps us to help you better...it also helps the "silent majority" that reads the forum but never post...and it also helps other forum members when searching and run across your replies in other's posts, or in posts that you create...because they can compare your situation/issue/problem to theirs as well as your replies & responses to others based on the perspective of your model's info.

For instance, if I had seen this question prior to you posting the result...I would have known instantly that you could have reset your SI display without question...and would have posted the info below that describes that the e38/e39/e53 built after the 9/2000 build date can reset their SI display by using their instrument cluster. This means that your 8/2000 build date means that you have to use the 20 pin DLC in the engine bay to reset the SI display unless you've gotten lucky with a "goodwill" replacement cluster from BMW NA that has a remanufacture date after 9/2000 which means that it can also be reset using the buttons on the cluster.

Really consider adding that info...you are a great benefit to the forum and your info not only helps us to help you...but it can help others by just being available.

EDIT: actually I'd like to make this appeal to ALL forum members that have NO model/model year/build date info listed. It really does help us help you better. There are multiple models (3.0i/3.0d/4.4i/4.6i/4.8i), with multiple engines (m54/m57/m57n/m62TUb44/m62TUb46/n62b44/n62b48)..with multiple transmissions, and multiple other changes that occur during the production cycle from 1999-2006

Isambard · #7 01-08-2013, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Qsilver7

You should really consider clicking the USER CP link at the top of the page and create a signature that has this information included.

Having your e53s info in a signature not only helps us to help you better...it also helps the "silent majority" that reads the forum but never post...and it also helps other forum members when searching and run across your replies in other's posts, or in posts that you create...because they can compare your situation/issue/problem to theirs as well as your replies & responses to others based on the perspective of your model's info.

For instance, if I had seen this question prior to you posting the result...I would have known instantly that you could have reset your SI display without question...and would have posted the info below that describes that the e38/e39/e53 built after the 9/2000 build date can reset their SI display by using their instrument cluster. This means that your 8/2000 build date means that you have to use the 20 pin DLC in the engine bay to reset the SI display unless you've gotten lucky with a "goodwill" replacement cluster from BMW NA that has a remanufacture date after 9/2000 which means that it can also be reset using the buttons on the cluster.

Really consider adding that info...you are a great benefit to the forum and your info not only helps us to help you...but it can help others by just being available.

EDIT: actually I'd like to make this appeal to ALL forum members that have NO model/model year/build date info listed. It really does help us help you better. There are multiple models (3.0i/3.0d/4.4i/4.6i/4.8i), with multiple engines (m54/m57/m57n/m62TUb44/m62TUb46/n62b44/n62b48)..with multiple transmissions, and multiple other changes that occur during the production cycle from 1999-2006

...or simply hit either the 'Articles', or 'How To's' button at the top of the page..

As for the 'silent majority', I'd say that's their look-out if they want to stay silent.

Qsilver7 · #8 01-08-2013, 09:02 AM

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As for the 'silent majority', I'd say that's their look-out if they want to stay silent.

I'm not familiar with the use of the phrase "that's their look-out"...but just for clarification from my perspective, my comment meant nothing against the "silent majority" at all...I was just noting that there are lots of member & non members that read the forum that never interject themselves into the discourse.

Even though they never participate in the discourse, they are still recipients of the shared collective wisdom that comes from those that are exchanging ideas & information. But when the forum members that are participating in the exchange of discourse don't have vehicle information in a signature or type it in their post, it can leave a vacuum of data when vehicle information brings clarification to the issue being represented...especially when the info may not apply due to a change in usage during the production run.