Oil Change Light in a Car or Vehicle [Complete GuideLine]
The oil change light is a warning that comes on the car dashboard. It means you need to change your engine oil for smooth engine working.
if your engine light on after oil change then take it serious for smooth driving and save vehicle form damages.
Oil Change Light Indicators
Generally, oil lights in cars have two types of indicators.
| Indicators | Reasons |
|---|---|
| Simple Oil light On | It comes when an oil change is required. |
| More Advanced Issue Oil ligth On | It comes on the basis of oil calculations, driving conditions, and engine usage. |
Oil Change light is most well known as Oil light on in car.
When Oil Change light appears?
Mostly oil light changes come after every 3,000 miles and so on. But we cannot say something about all vehicles because modern technology makes engines more efficient.
How to Reset Oil change light?
Whenever oil changes, you must ensure that the oil change light is properly reset.
If you reset properly, then the system will calculate when you need the next oil change.
Oil change reset can be done manually in almost various vehicles.
Here we explain the oil light on reset for some vehicles.
Honda Models for Oil light Reset
- Trunk key on Accessory Position
- “Select/Reset” button on dashboard or steering. Press the button until “Engine Oil Indicator” or “Engine Oil Life” comes.
NOTE: You should press for at least 10 seconds and see that the oil change light blinks.
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Ford Models for Oil light Reset
- Press the “Setup” button on the steering wheel, hold on, and press that. You will see a reset message.
- Press the “Reset” button on the steering wheel and hold for 2 seconds.
NOTE: Finally, the oil change light is reset, and the message Oil life set appears on display.
Chevrolet and Gmc Models for Oil light Reset
- Turn on the key on the accessory position.
- On the Display menu, select Driver Information, and scroll down until the oil life display option appears. Press Option to reset the oil light on.
Jeep Models for Oil Change Reset
- Trun on the key but not starting engine
- Press the gas pedal three times and turn off the vehicle in 10 seconds.
NOTE: By following the above steps, when you turn on the vehicle,, the light will reset.
Conclusion
We observed that different vehicles have different oil light change methods.
Therefore, you should consult the manual for the oil light in your car or vehicle. Otherwise, you can ask your mechanic for more details about the light.
