My dash has just flashed up the Engines Oil Change Due message.

Last time it did it was about a month or 2 after I had the car so I just put it in for a full service anyway.

It's now about 15-20k miles later and it's flashed up again. 

Does this actually mean it's time for a service or simply an oil change?

I'll get an interim service anyway, it just seems strange that I've seen the oil change message twice but not a "service due" or similar message.

Does a mk3 even have a Service Due message?

Cheers folks.

Which engine is it?  I don't think any Mk3 is meant to go 20k without an oil change!

I don't remember there being a service reminder on my Mk3, but it was a very early one (2012) and may have been added to later cars.

8 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Which engine is it?  I don't think any Mk3 is meant to go 20k without an oil change!

I don't remember there being a service reminder on my Mk3, but it was a very early one (2012) and may have been added to later cars.

It's a 1.6 diesel. 2014 model.

It might be 15k, I'm not sure without digging out the paperwork from last full service.

It just seemed strange to say about oil but not service.

Same as I find it mad it'll tell me I've lost pressure in a true but not which one. Obviously I can tell by checking but other cars will identify the wheel with the problem.

2 minutes ago, Peloquin138 said:

It's a 1.6 diesel. 2014 model.

It might be 15k, I'm not sure without digging out the paperwork from last full service.

It just seemed strange to say about oil but not service.

Same as I find it mad it'll tell me I've lost pressure in a true but not which one. Obviously I can tell by checking but other cars will identify the wheel with the problem.

Ok, the 1.6 TDCi is meant to have an oil change every 12.5k, or yearly, whichever comes first.  Even 15k is overdue. 

Ford servicing isn't quite as simple as major or minor services though, parts like the fuel filter and air filter have different intervals so aren't just every other year for example.  You can use Ford ETIS to find the correct intervals for those parts though I guess you're using an independent garage anyway now.

Yeah, I agree about the TPMS...  The old DDS using ABS sensors could only detect a deflation but not which wheel it was...but when you've got pressure sensors (as you most likely have on a 2014) there's really no explanation for it!!

Hopefully someone that had a newer Mk3 than I did can confirm the oil message for you.

Cheers for that. It'll be 12.5k then. It was serviced 2 days after the oil message last time and it's booked in for Wednesday for an interim this time do all should be covered anyway.