brickboy

A number of owners of the new Mondeo 2.0TDCi have reported the "oil service" message coming up on the in-dash display, often after just 3000 miles or so (service interval is 12,500 miles or one year).

Here's my experience. I guess this may also affect cars with the same engine (S-Max, Galaxy, new Mazda 6 etc)

My 2.0TDCi Zetec is nearly 5 months old and 3500 miles up. In the last week or so I've had the "oil service" message come up on the information display when turning the key.

No other warning lights, oil level is fine. Never needed to top up.

Rang the supplying Ford main dealer (very helpful on this matter) and they told me it's a known problem.

The fix is an oil & filter change and an ECU update, they say.

The service manager says it's an oversensitive sensor relating to the diesel particle filter, which reports the oil has become contaminated and is putting the DPF at risk. The ECU update is supposed to reset the parameters for the sensor.

Oil drop, filter & update is free, under warranty. Presumably Ford are hedging their bets, as it's cheaper to do a quick oil / filter change than risk having to replace DPFs under warranty later on ...

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Cheers BB, will bear it in mind for our Galaxy.