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Jan 11, 2009 | 01:24 AM

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I have only owned this particular bird for about 6 months. When I first got it, no issues with the oil light at all. Turned on the car, it came on and went off. Now the light lingers for about a good 5 minutes before going off. The funny thing is the last person to change the oil was the dealer and that was only 2k miles ago. WTH?

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Jan 11, 2009 | 01:33 AM

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If its full of oil the sensor is just acting wacky. Alot of them do that after a few years.

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Jan 11, 2009 | 02:41 AM

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turn the key to the on position keep the trip button pressed for about 15 seconds till u see the oil light flash and problem solved

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Jan 11, 2009 | 11:39 AM

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The system has to be manually reset every time an oil change is done otherwise the light will pop up. Use the method that was described above.

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Jan 11, 2009 | 12:19 PM

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^^yep.

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Jan 11, 2009 | 12:33 PM

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Is that resetting thing an M6 thing or is it for cars after 1999+

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Jan 11, 2009 | 08:59 PM

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my 02 z28 a4 has the reset. am am pretty sure all the other ones did to

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Jan 11, 2009 | 09:03 PM

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my 02 z28 a4 has the reset. am am pretty sure all the other ones did to

My 1998 doesn't do it.

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Jan 11, 2009 | 09:54 PM

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mine is a 99 auto and does it

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Jan 12, 2009 | 01:38 AM

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Thanks for the input guys, I will try that out.

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