Oil Change Light?
Originally Posted by I <3 80057
Comes on when I start up, drive for about 5 minutes, go away, somthing to worry about?
TECH Senior Member
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Turn car to run, hold trip/oil reset button on dash for a few seconds until it flashes/goes off. Or, turn key on and depress the gas pedal three times (won't reset the trip mileage). Change your oil if it's overdue.
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: PA
The light is a reminder that you need to change your oil. It is supposed to sense the degree of crap in your oil and signal when it needs to be changed, but mine comes on every 3000 miles or so. You can turn it off by turning your car on (but don't start it) and hold the mileage trip **** down for 12 seconds and it goes off...for another 3000 miles.
On The Tree
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Lee's Summit, MO
When the change oil light first comes on and then goes out after a min or two this means that the oil life is now spent. If you continue to drive the car after about a week the oil change light will stay on all the time until you reset it.
Originally Posted by SSmith
When the change oil light first comes on and then goes out after a min or two this means that the oil life is now spent. If you continue to drive the car after about a week the oil change light will stay on all the time until you reset it.
