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  • Oil change light on... btw great looking board

    Hey guys good to be back. Anyways, This last week my oil change light has been coming on when I turn the car on. Then it goes away after a couple of minutes of driving the car. I just did the oil chang about 1500 miles ago with mobil 1. I also seafoamed it about 1000 miles before that.

    What could it be?
    K&N FIPK, Pacesetter Headers, Carsound Highflow Cat, 3\" Magnaflow catback, 180 Thermostat, 8.5 MSD Wires, NGK Plugs, Chrome ZR1 Rims

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    Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

    It's that you need to reset the light after every oil change.
    Here it goes...

    Turn the car off, Then turn the ignition switch to run (dont start the car, just turn it to the run position) and press and holt the trip meter reset botton until the oil change light starts to flash. And thats all, your light is reset.
    Remember to do this every oil change.
    ~S87 Black 99 Firebird~

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    • #3
      Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

      turn your ignition to the on position, and press your gas pedal down 3 times really fast.

      your oil light should stay on for (i think) 60 seconds after you start the car, then shut off (or at least that is what it does in my dads impala) telling you to change the oil.

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      • #4
        Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

        Thanks guys. I thought maybe i had a leak from the synthetic oil or something like that. Thanks again.
        K&N FIPK, Pacesetter Headers, Carsound Highflow Cat, 3\" Magnaflow catback, 180 Thermostat, 8.5 MSD Wires, NGK Plugs, Chrome ZR1 Rims

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        • #5
          Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

          Originally posted by victimizati0n
          turn your ignition to the on position, and press your gas pedal down 3 times really fast.

          your oil light should stay on for (i think) 60 seconds after you start the car, then shut off (or at least that is what it does in my dads impala) telling you to change the oil.
          Uh, are you and 9t9fb BS'ing us or are these procedures for real?! Resetting the oil light? I never heard of having to do that.

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          • #6
            Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

            no thats how your supposed to do it. or the light wont go away. i dunno about the gas pedal cuz ive never heard of it on a camaro but whateva
            2001 camaro a4 SOM vert <br />3800 series II <br />flowmasters american thunder <br />3.42 gears<br /><br />its not fast but i drive it like a natural beast

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            • #7
              Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

              Originally posted by Scarano
              Uh, are you and 9t9fb BS'ing us or are these procedures for real?! Resetting the oil light? I never heard of having to do that.
              I don't know what year car you have, but the procedure posted by victimizati0n is wrong. Do what 9t9fb said. Just hold the trip reset for 12 seconds and you're done. You have to tell the car to reset its calculations for the oil change.
              Matt
              1998 Mystic Teal Camaro M5
              Whisper Lid, Pacesetter Headers, Catco Cat, Dynomax Super Turbo, B&M Shifter, BMR STB, LSD, P&P Intakes, GT2 Cam, Comp OE Lifters, 1.7 Roller Rockers, Pushrods, SSM Heads, DHP PowrTuner.

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              • #8
                Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

                ??? I've never heard of the gas pedal thing, but the way I posted it was straight from the user manual and that's haw i've been doing it for 7 years and it works.
                ~S87 Black 99 Firebird~

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                • #9
                  Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

                  The gas pedal thing is for B-bodies and some trucks I think.

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                  2002 Pewter V6 Camaro M5 <br /><br />Quickest stock-motor N/A V6 4th Gen F-body.<br />2nd Quickest N/A V6 4th Gen F-body overall.<br />mods: Gear, weight reduction, tuning <br /><br />Fear the Gear. 13.585 @ 100.05 1.827 60\'<br /><br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.NJFBOA.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.NJFBOA.org</a>

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                  • #10
                    Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

                    Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8
                    I don't know what year car you have, but the procedure posted by victimizati0n is wrong. Do what 9t9fb said. Just hold the trip reset for 12 seconds and you're done. You have to tell the car to reset its calculations for the oil change.

                    um, its def. NOT wrong. it can be done on all chevy cars with the oil light

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                    • #11
                      Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

                      Originally posted by 9t9fb
                      ??? I've never heard of the gas pedal thing, but the way I posted it was straight from the user manual and that's haw i've been doing it for 7 years and it works.
                      Thanks man, I never knew that. Got to try it out next time it happens.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Oil change light on... btw great looking board

                        Using the TRIP METER-OIL BUTTON (driver's manual) it looks more obvious to me than pushing the pedal three times.
                        Camaro99\'3.8, original spoil package (no body mods...PROUDLY), K&N, Lid 3800II, SLP CAI, Flowmaster, Z28Chrome Tips, 180* Thermostat.

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