oil change light wont go off
04-19-2007, 12:39 PM
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oil change light wont go off my oil change light came on,i did get a change after that,but noe the light still comes on for about 5 minets ever time i start my car.how can i shut it off for good
04-19-2007, 02:05 PM
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turn your ingnition to the accessory position, and pump the gas or brake- can't remember three times and the oil light will flash at you and then turn off. It won't come back on till you have around 3,000 more miles on the car. Mine hasn't come back on for over 4500 miles.
That light is really annoying though.
That light is really annoying though.
04-19-2007, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by PewterY2KZ28
All i do is turn the key on, and hold my trip meter button in until the light goes off...
good luck.
good luck.
Thats the way Ive always done it...
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the oil change light can not be permanately disabled, and it isn't preset to turn back on at a certain mileage, the computer looks at how the car has been driven, and there is a sensor in the oil pan that monitors the oil in some fashion that it will turn the light on. I've had it come on after about 1500 miles before(runnin the car pretty hard at some tracks) and also had it turn on after about 3500 miles with regular day to day driving.
04-19-2007, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PewterY2KZ28
All i do is turn the key on, and hold my trip meter button in until the light goes off...
good luck.
good luck.
04-19-2007, 06:01 PM
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The GM oil life system is based on engine revolutions and engine operating temperature only - can come on anywhere from 3-10K depending on how you drive the car. Mine has only come on a couple times since I bought the car new in '01 - always wondered if retuning/resetting the PCM resets the oil life system too?
04-20-2007, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by black01_WS6
turn your ingnition to the accessory position, and pump the gas or brake- can't remember three times and the oil light will flash at you and then turn off. It won't come back on till you have around 3,000 more miles on the car. Mine hasn't come back on for over 4500 miles.
That light is really annoying though.
That light is really annoying though.
04-20-2007, 08:22 PM
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the pcm takes alot of diffrent factors in deciding when to flash the oil change light temp amount of time spent at wot, rpm patterns, mileage, and few other things aswell. the average is between 2500 and 5000 mile depending on your driving habits. its a neat system for the average car owner that dont maintence there car regulaly. but for the ones of us that treat our cars like a member of the family it can be annoying
