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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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hey just changed the oil of my car. but the oil change light is still on how do u reset it? or is it possible something else is trigging it. oh its a 2000 ws6. i little help would be appreciated. thanks
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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Read your owner's manual, but you should just be able to turn the key on, car off and then press and hold the trip reset button until the oil change light blinks/goes out.
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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1. turn the key to the on position.
2. slowly depress the gas pedal to the floor three(3) times in 5 seconds.
3.turn key off.
4.turn car on. light should have gone out.
5.reset the light every time you change your oil.

This works on most g.m.'s (including your f-body) and some mopar's
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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^ Both answers are correct. ^
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Originally Posted by 99Tara
1. turn the key to the on position.
2. slowly depress the gas pedal to the floor three(3) times in 5 seconds.
3.turn key off.
4.turn car on. light should have gone out.
5.reset the light every time you change your oil.

This works on most g.m.'s (including your f-body) and some mopar's
I always just used the trip meter reset method and until now I would have thought doing that with the gas pedal would have flooded the poor thing. Learn something new every day.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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turn key to on position, hold the reset button for 15 seconds and then ur good to go
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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The "official" way is with the trip reset button...

In fact, on Trans Ams at least, the button itself is labeled, "Oil/Trip Reset."
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Tara
1. turn the key to the on position.
2. slowly depress the gas pedal to the floor three(3) times in 5 seconds.
3.turn key off.
4.turn car on. light should have gone out.
5.reset the light every time you change your oil.

This works on most g.m.'s (including your f-body) and some mopar's

Thanks bud I need to do this also
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Originally Posted by oddwraith
I always just used the trip meter reset method and until now I would have thought doing that with the gas pedal would have flooded the poor thing. Learn something new every day.
Not unless you have a carb
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If I've had the negative terminal disconnected for a couple days, will this reset the oil life indicator? Not that I'm really using it right now. But I'm curious. Thanks. Sorry for a hijak.
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^ no.
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