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Old 08-17-2004, 06:21 PM
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Girlfriend's Saturn has an oil light.

How do you re-set these things?
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:22 PM
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Default Re: Oil Lights

disconnect battery for a few seconds and hook it back up?? Or just add oil..
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:23 PM
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Default Re: Oil Lights

No.

It's a reminder light, not a low oil light.

I know someone here knows the secret.
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:24 PM
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Default Re: Oil Lights

Get the oil changed, its an oil viscousity light to let you know the oil has broken down the time its been in the car
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:26 PM
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Nope.

I think I found the answer...

"Turn ignition switch to on. Locate the fuse box under the hood on driver’s side. Remove cover and depress OIL-R button. Light should flash indicating reset. Instructions are located on fuse box cover."
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:27 PM
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How old is the oil in the car?
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:29 PM
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Old enough to be changed, why does it matter?
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:31 PM
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Default Re: Oil Lights

thats the purpose of the light, my mom has a Saturn and the dealer basically told her to never let the light come on, its more of a "Change Oil Now" Light than a reminder, change the oil
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:31 PM
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Default Re: Oil Lights

what year?

GM's resets are varied per year, but most either have a little red reset button in the fuse panel, or you follow the procedure outlined in the owners manual...

RTFM!!


btw, if you dont have the manual, post what year and i can look it up. it is one of two ways:

reset button

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cycle key on, engine off, depress accel. pedal three times to WOT within five seconds. wait till light flashes and stops flashing. turn key off. start engine.
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Old 08-17-2004, 06:32 PM
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heh....guess ya read the manual...


it means CHANGE THE DAMN OIL!1!

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