I just purchased a nice 04 s60 awd. Low milage really nice car.Been going through the owner's manual and can't find an answer: Does this car have an "oil life" monitoring system? If so , when i change my own oil is there a way to reset it back to 100%? Is there a good volvo dealer to mail order parts from? one that discounts off of list price? thanks for any help Pat

 

every 7500 miles itll tell you "service required"

1) Turn the ignition key to position 1
2) Hold the trip odometer button down
3) Turn key to position 2
4) Hold for 10 or so seconds and then release

 

hey thanks. So if i should change my oil sooner than that, should i do this procedure just to reset the system? i have 3 GM cars and a lincoln and i always reset the oil minder each time i change it....i never wait for the car to complain first!

 

if you want, but honestly i wouldent even bother. i would just change the oil whenever you can and then done! reset it whenever it pops up in the future if your not going to follow the reccomended time and change it sooner you will have to randomly reset the light anyway.

 

OH! fyi, if you haven't taken a look at the oil filter yet you might be in for a surprise. instead of a regular metal can Volvo implements a reusable plastic one and you simply replace the filter cartridge. to change the oil you really should buy the proper sized oil filter wrench (got mine off eBay about 10 dollars) otherwise you will need to mess around with a pipe wrench or something and you will end up damaging it

VOLVO OIL FILTER WRENCH 1999 + S40 V40 S60 S70 V70 C70 | eBay

 

OH! fyi, if you haven't taken a look at the oil filter yet you might be in for a surprise. instead of a regular metal can Volvo implements a reusable plastic one and you simply replace the filter cartridge. to change the oil you really should buy the proper sized oil filter wrench (got mine off eBay about 10 dollars) otherwise you will need to mess around with a pipe wrench or something and you will end up damaging it

VOLVO OIL FILTER WRENCH 1999 + S40 V40 S60 S70 V70 C70 | eBay[/quote]
Well i haven't looked at the oil filter yet....i bought a new one at the parts store yesterday and i see it looks just like the one on my CTS...but i guess the s60's is a spin on plastic housing? and i can assume that somebody cranked it on there? I'll look into the ebay wrench!! as an aside....does the s60 rear diff have a drain plug?? some of my cars do and some don't ...sure is allot easier when they have one....didn't see one when i was under there....but i don't have a repair manual for the car yet....any recommendations??

 

i know the front one does its really hard to get to
however im unshure of the rear (i have a FWD so i havent looked into it)

 

well i guess i'll crawl under there and look again! these fluids need to be changed regularly and most people never change them........

 

well i changed the oil and i'm going to do the above steps....but looking at step 4....is that the trip odometer button i'm holding down? will there be any flashing of lights or anything to tell me i did it right? thanks

 

some people say itll flash 3 times or itll beep 3 times
mine it just reset the light and the trip counter no lights or sounds but it worked so i was happy

 

Hers is location of Haldex Drain plug http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...hp?f=9&t=30549
Angel Gear is right on it can miss. Just be sure to make sure you use the Right fluid. They are different.... GL with the cra I have an 03 AWD and love the AWD in the winter great cars just need to be maintained right.. Complet Fluid change is a great place to start.