help with oil change light
11-09-2005, 07:28 PM
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help with oil change light my oil change light comes on when i start the car and stays on for about a mile and then goes off. i don't have any clue to why this would happen all of a sudden. the car only has 40k . 2000 trans am. m6 ws6
11-09-2005, 07:48 PM
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Oil light On my 2002 you hold in the odometer rest for 12 seconds. I forget if the oil change or service engine light flashes. But it will flash a few times and then the oil change will be reset.
11-09-2005, 08:09 PM
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Turn the key to run, don't start the car - Press and hold the trip/oil reset button until it flashes and goes off...if you don't want to reset the trip miles turn the key to run, depress the gas pedal 3 or 4 times.
11-09-2005, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28
depress the gas pedal 3 or 4 times.
11-11-2005, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by rtr2001ss
I've tried that method, but didn't get the "Change Engine Oil" light to flash, showing reset. The Trip/Oil one does work.
11-11-2005, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by gwj
The light won't flash when you use the pedal, at least on a 2000. It just will go off. Also you need to turn the key on and pump the pedal 3 times immediately while it's still "booting up". Has always worked for me.
Bill
