Change Oil Soon ?

[Bluenote]

Hi Everybody,

I bought a 2008 STA V8 in May and the previous owner had the oil changed with Synthetic at 71,000 and believe reset the counter. I only drove about 3,000 miles this Summer and the Change Oil Soon light just came on. I thought the change interval was at least 5000. Any ideas?

Thanks Very Much,
Bob

 

[Tech By Trade]

Not sure if the STA is the same as the xlt but on the xlt you can set the % reset in the setup menu. It may only be set to something like 60% on reset in your menu. If it is just change it to 100 and it will run the full mileage.

 

[eppd00]

I have noticed the change oil light will come on if the oil has not been changed in a specific amount of time also( probably 1 month equals 1000 miles). I would change my oil every 3000 to 4000 miles and not drive but 1500 miles in several months and the change oil light would activate. I would just reset it until the mileage was where I normally service the oil and filter.