Change oil light on- Alero

cobraprince · #1 09-13-2007, 10:40 PM

I recently just had my oil changed only about a week ago. Now my change oil light is on. Can anyone think of a reason why, and if so how to fix it? Its a coupe 2001 Alero.

BNaylor · #2 09-13-2007, 11:06 PM

Welcome to AF.

That is because it should be manually reset after the oil change is done. See Chapter 6 of the owner's manual, around p. 6-19.

Ignition to ON. Then press the RESET button located at the driver's side fuse box. When change oil light flashes, press and hold the RESET button again. Reset is complete when you see the light extinguish and hear the chimes.

eserpa8389 · #3 09-14-2007, 02:31 PM

was the oil light off after you got the oil change and then it came on again? If so then just resetting the light probally wont be the best thing to do.

But You can also reset the oil light by turning the ignition to on and pressing on the gas 3 times within 5 seconds.

cobraprince · #4 09-15-2007, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eserpa8389

was the oil light off after you got the oil change and then it came on again? If so then just resetting the light probally wont be the best thing to do.

But You can also reset the oil light by turning the ignition to on and pressing on the gas 3 times within 5 seconds.

Well it was never on, then about a week after I changed my oil it finally came on. could something have gone wrong with changing it?

BNaylor · #5 09-15-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cobraprince

Well it was never on, then about a week after I changed my oil it finally came on. could something have gone wrong with changing it?

You really can't go by the oil life monitoring system because it is not based on mileage but other engine operating parameters. Not dependable. Probably coincidental the light came on after the oil chnage was really done.

Question: Was it reset when the oil was changed? If not then just reset and it should be OK.

BTW - I change oil and filter every 3K miles whether the light is on or not.

xeroinfinity · #6 09-15-2007, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eserpa8389

was the oil light off after you got the oil change and then it came on again? If so then just resetting the light probally wont be the best thing to do.

But You can also reset the oil light by turning the ignition to on and pressing on the gas 3 times within 5 seconds.

Also, pressing the gas pedal does nothing for these models.

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