500L Resetting the oil degradation counter

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500L Resetting the oil degradation counter

Retroboy

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I’m looking to do the servicing myself on my fiat 500l. Is it easy enough reset the oil degradation counter with multiecuscan? First I need to buy all the stuff, a laptop, software and cables. Will any laptop running windows work or does it need to be a certain spec?
 
Hi

You don't say what engine your 500L has. If it is a diesel with DPF filter then yes the oil change/degradation reset has to be done. If you have a petrol engined 500L then you may be in a better place.

https://www.multiecuscan.net/SupportedVehiclesList.aspxSuggest you look here:

MES does cover the 500L will do what you are interested in.

I've not kept up to date with other non MES options but you may wish to call/consult Gendan ( https://www.gendan.co.uk/) as they have other well priced EOBD kit that covers Fiat cars and compared to purchasing MES, cables and Laptop computer there may be a better solution for you.

They have the Foxwell NT530 which will do Oil change resets plus a loads of other stuff but this will not have the full coverage that MES provides.

https://www.gendan.co.uk/product_FXNT530F.html

You need to speak to Gendan (or others that know what they are talking about and care for you as a customer).

As for MES and PC requirements then I run/ran MES on a modest 2015 tablet PC. (• Intel® Celeron™ N2806 processor (22nm, 1.60GHz, DDR3L-1066, 1MB L2 cache, TDP: 4.3W)

If you choose MES the I would suggest you AVOID Blue Tooth interfaces and stick with directly connected USB interfaces. Personally I would go for OBDLINK SX. However all the Gendan packages/interfaces for MES WILL WORK and if the don't or you have issues then will help.

Gendan are MES recommended suppliers and yes a little more expensive that other "unknown" ebay/other supplied devices which often have issues with MES etc.
 
Hi

You don't say what engine your 500L has. If it is a diesel with DPF filter then yes the oil change/degradation reset has to be done. If you have a petrol engined 500L then you may be in a better place.

https://www.multiecuscan.net/SupportedVehiclesList.aspxSuggest you look here:

MES does cover the 500L will do what you are interested in.

I've not kept up to date with other non MES options but you may wish to call/consult Gendan ( https://www.gendan.co.uk/) as they have other well priced EOBD kit that covers Fiat cars and compared to purchasing MES, cables and Laptop computer there may be a better solution for you.

They have the Foxwell NT530 which will do Oil change resets plus a loads of other stuff but this will not have the full coverage that MES provides.

https://www.gendan.co.uk/product_FXNT530F.html

You need to speak to Gendan (or others that know what they are talking about and care for you as a customer).

As for MES and PC requirements then I run/ran MES on a modest 2015 tablet PC. (• Intel® Celeron™ N2806 processor (22nm, 1.60GHz, DDR3L-1066, 1MB L2 cache, TDP: 4.3W)

If you choose MES the I would suggest you AVOID Blue Tooth interfaces and stick with directly connected USB interfaces. Personally I would go for OBDLINK SX. However all the Gendan packages/interfaces for MES WILL WORK and if the don't or you have issues then will help.

Gendan are MES recommended suppliers and yes a little more expensive that other "unknown" ebay/other supplied devices which often have issues with MES etc.
Hi thanks for the reply it’s a 1.3 multi jet diesel 2013 model
 
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