Madellous

my change oil light comes on a startup and stays on for about 3-5 minutes then turns off.. i recently bought the car and it now has 63,3xx miles.. the seller had a receipt for oil change at 61,7xx miles.. checked oil levels and the oil is good to go. should i do another oil change or is this an issue? thanks

zaaronz

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maybe it was never reset after the oil change, look in your owners manual on how to reset it and try that first.

djfury05

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turn the ignition to ON but don't start the car... press and hold the TRIP reset button on the gauge cluster for 12-15 seconds. The Oil Change light should blink and go away.

96RamAirTA

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turn the ignition to the on postion dont turn the car on press the gas pedal 3 times!!! its in the owners manual!!

Madellous

thanks will check it out after work.. i never think to look in the owners manual

sjsingle1

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it ALWAYS comes on at start up..........now if it stays on.....

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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reset your light according to instructions.

cherryelky305

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just be sure not to go like 12,000 miles on that oil, you've already got 2K on it, it might come back on after 5K, thats 7K miles on your oil.

If it was my car, I'd change the oil at 3,000 miles and then reset the light and go by the light from then on.

The Mighty Texan

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Ya i think you just hold down that trip meter forever before you start your car.. haven't done it yet though because i need to change my oil!

96RamAirTA

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that wont do it do the pedal thing!! turn key to on then press gas pedal 3 times

Anniversary "Z"

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Dance around the car like a chicken while barking like a dog, that most certainly will get it to turn off.


Sorry couldn't resist, safest bet just read the owner's manual for your car. Like said before it wouldn't hurt to go ahead and change it now before you reset it.

djfury05

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go troll somewhere else douchebag.. this is quoted directly from a 2001 Camaro OWNER'S MANUAL!!!!!!

"How to Reset the Oil Change Light

After changing the engine oil, the system must be reset.

1. Turn the ignition key to RUN with the engine turned off.

2. Push the TRIP/RESET button located on the instrument panel for 12 seconds. The OIL CHANGE light will start to flash to confirm that the system is reset. The reset is complete when the OIL CHANGE light goes out."