gt-titan Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 well the light came on in the wifes car, change oil soon. so i changed the oil new every thing plus tune up. but the light is still coming on at start up. is there a reset i need to hit or should i just reset the ecu? thought id ask my crew before i made some calls. thanks. jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 www.3800tech.com Search for 'change oil' or 'oil light'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Im pretty sure theres a reset for the Grand Prix, Iv done it a few times on some at the shop I just dont remember how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 When my service 'light' comes on in the Audi I have to reset it manually. There is a procedure for it in my owners manual (the little crap glove box book) so it might be in yours too. On any car I know of they vary the interval of the oil change from sensor inputs that are already on the car. Like throttle (load), temps. I.E. if you get on it while the car is still cold, it might make it shorter, if you get on it while the car is warm it might make it shorter too but not as much as the previous situation. And if you are easier on the car than they assume the average person is, it might be longer. So when you put the new oil in, it isn't going to know that it's new from any sensor in the car. I don't know of any car that actually measures any of the properties of the oil (other than temp) to use for this, but if anyone else did I would find it very interesting to read about what the measure. Even on really high end cars I don't think it would be needed. You should be able to basically interpolate what's happened to the oil over time from sensors that are already on a modern day car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 On our cars it is just a 3,000 mile count down. We aren't advanced as them imported cars, Jesse. And its the.....F I N A L COUNT DOWN! dadaada da da da Use the Mode button to switch to oil life.Then hit the reset button on the DIC, and hold it in for like ~10 seconds or so. http://s90925223.onlinehome.us/pub/nate/resetoil.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt-titan Posted March 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 well my dash is alittle diff then that i looked for a reset no luck ill try that site, and i have no book on the car . and on my dash i have a light that comes on and it reads , change oil soon. no dig readout like the one posted. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Ah, What year is your GP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridenred27 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 look in the fuse panel there is normaly a reset button there. you have to pust in then turn the key on and wait till the light starts to flash release the button and the light will go out. on my girls car i have to doit at least twice to turn it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Originally posted by n8: On our cars it is just a 3,000 mile count down. We aren't advanced as them imported cars, Jesse.Actually my car just does it at set intervals too, it doesn't adjust. That's just what I've read about other cars that adjust the intervals. For some reason I got that his car did that too, don't know where I got that from though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt-titan Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 thanks everyone for the help i will let you know what i find today. thanks again. jeff. oh n8 my gp is a 01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 It should tell you how in the owner's manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Originally posted by Mr. 2: It should tell you how in the owner's manual. Did you even read the thread? Earlier I said this. Originally posted by Neo: When my service 'light' comes on in the Audi I have to reset it manually. There is a procedure for it in my owners manual (the little crap glove box book) so it might be in yours too. Then he said this. Originally posted by GT-TITAN: ...and i have no book on the car P.S. UBB sucks gigantic donkey balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still2hi Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I believe there is a reset button. I have the same car and couldn't find it either. It may be in the fuse box. Let me know if you find it. Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 With the car not running pump tha gas pedle 3 times and the lights SHOULD blink and go off. thats what we did with the last 01 we had in the shop here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt-titan Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 pump the pedel three times, well that did it , i thought for a min that you was messing with me, thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Your welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt-titan Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 that is a very strange way to reset a engine light, it's a first for me. damn new cars.lol lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Im just a better GP tech than Nate ... yea theres a few GM cars you have to do that with. It always pisses me off when I forget about it and the costomer comes back bitching i fucked somthin up haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt-titan Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 i here that , i just got sick of, did you fig out how to turn that light off yet it's bugging me (my wife) so thinks man big pain gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Originally posted by Theoretic: Im just a better GP tech than Nate ... yea theres a few GM cars you have to do that with. It always pisses me off when I forget about it and the costomer comes back bitching i fucked somthin up haha. Aye, you are. But yus still a bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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