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Old 11-23-2003, 01:49 PM   #1
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Exclamation Change Oil Indicator won't reset - Any ideas?

My oil change indicator recently came on as normal and after chaning the old I am unable to get it to reset. I've done this many times before with no problems. I even tried disconecting the battery for a while to see if it would reset some sensor or computer. still will not reset.

Any ever run into this? How did you fix it?
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Old 11-24-2003, 12:14 AM   #2
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Re: Change Oil Indicator won't reset - Any ideas?

I've run into a problem with dirty contacts in the reset switch.
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Old 12-10-2003, 12:25 PM   #3
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Re: Change Oil Indicator won't reset - Any ideas?

if it doesn't reset with the press, release, then press and hold you may have a bad switch.
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Old 01-21-2004, 02:20 PM   #4
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Here is your remedy, trust me it works.
1) Turn the ignition key to the "on" position" without actually statrting the car.

2) Pump the gas pedal at a steady pace all the way to the floor, 3 times. Don't pump it, 3 pumps in 5 secs, is a good beat.
3) Turn key off; then on; the light should go out.
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Old 02-15-2004, 06:06 PM   #5
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While holding the reset swutch in your fuse panel turn the ignition on and off the switch might be frozen. Then try the reset again[b]
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Old 05-27-2009, 05:40 PM   #6
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Re: Change Oil Indicator won't reset - Any ideas?

In ref to mote01 idea of turning off the change oil light, That S#$T worked. As soon as I read the post, I went to the garage and gave it a try. The first attempt didnt work, but the second try was magic. Hopefully I can get more solutions on this site.
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