Trip flashing "oil"
#2
02-20-2008, 05:40 PM
RE: Trip flashing "oil"
If its just a little light that says oil, then yes it should be the oil change interval light. The dealer is the only place that can re-set this, un-less you have a vag com.
#4
02-20-2008, 08:02 PM
RE: Trip flashing "oil"
My car has done the same thing a couple times. The first time was about 3000 miles after i bought my car. I parked it on an incline facing upwards and when i got back inside, the odometer screen was flashing "Service Insp" at me. So i had a shop change the oil and reset the code cause i figured it meant time for an oil change.
A couple days ago, i parked in the exact same spot, tilted upward, and it came on again, only this time it says "Service Oil". But this was only 2400 miles after the aforementioned oil change. So i thought to myself, well that's a really short interval for changing synthetic.
So i figure that it's not just a certain mileage interval that'll cause that message. Seems like if you park your car tilted too much, the oil pump gets starved of oil somehow and it says, hey something's wrong, better alert the driver.
But the only times this has happened were directly after being parked on about a 30 degree slope. I think that has something to do with it.
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A couple days ago, i parked in the exact same spot, tilted upward, and it came on again, only this time it says "Service Oil". But this was only 2400 miles after the aforementioned oil change. So i thought to myself, well that's a really short interval for changing synthetic.
So i figure that it's not just a certain mileage interval that'll cause that message. Seems like if you park your car tilted too much, the oil pump gets starved of oil somehow and it says, hey something's wrong, better alert the driver.
But the only times this has happened were directly after being parked on about a 30 degree slope. I think that has something to do with it.
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#6
02-20-2008, 08:31 PM
RE: Trip flashing "oil"
ORIGINAL: jibberific
My car has done the same thing a couple times. The first time was about 3000 miles after i bought my car. I parked it on an incline facing upwards and when i got back inside, the odometer screen was flashing "Service Insp" at me. So i had a shop change the oil and reset the code cause i figured it meant time for an oil change.
A couple days ago, i parked in the exact same spot, tilted upward, and it came on again, only this time it says "Service Oil". But this was only 2400 miles after the aforementioned oil change. So i thought to myself, well that's a really short interval for changing synthetic.
So i figure that it's not just a certain mileage interval that'll cause that message. Seems like if you park your car tilted too much, the oil pump gets starved of oil somehow and it says, hey something's wrong, better alert the driver.
But the only times this has happened were directly after being parked on about a 30 degree slope. I think that has something to do with it.
.
My car has done the same thing a couple times. The first time was about 3000 miles after i bought my car. I parked it on an incline facing upwards and when i got back inside, the odometer screen was flashing "Service Insp" at me. So i had a shop change the oil and reset the code cause i figured it meant time for an oil change.
A couple days ago, i parked in the exact same spot, tilted upward, and it came on again, only this time it says "Service Oil". But this was only 2400 miles after the aforementioned oil change. So i thought to myself, well that's a really short interval for changing synthetic.
So i figure that it's not just a certain mileage interval that'll cause that message. Seems like if you park your car tilted too much, the oil pump gets starved of oil somehow and it says, hey something's wrong, better alert the driver.
But the only times this has happened were directly after being parked on about a 30 degree slope. I think that has something to do with it.
.
#7
02-20-2008, 09:01 PM
RE: Trip flashing "oil"
ORIGINAL: chaos92287
the service interval doesn't know whether or not you need oil, its just set to go off at a certain number of miles after you set it
the service interval doesn't know whether or not you need oil, its just set to go off at a certain number of miles after you set it
But "Service Oil" less than 3k after an oil change? Pretty weird. Can't be a coincidence that both messages popped up after parking in the same spot, on a considerable incline.
Also, the other day when i was parked on that hill, when i noticed "Service Oil", i started it and tried to continue up the hill. But the motor bogged down and wouldn't rev, like it was starved of fuel. I had to coast backwards all the way down until i got to a flat part, then the engine started acting normal again. I can't help but think all this is somehow tied together.
#8
02-20-2008, 09:02 PM
RE: Trip flashing "oil"
It's just a service interval indicator. Theres nothing wrong with your car. You don't need to go to a stealership to have it reset. Look in your owners manual. I do oil changes on many different cars and sometimes the customers panic when the indicator stays on even after the oil change. They even expect me to reset it for them, ha! Like I'm supposed to remember all the different procedures for every car that comes in the shop.
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