OIL CHANGE MESSAGE.
 

I rolled over 2500 miles on my car yesterday and the first time I started it after that, the EVIC gave me the Change Oil Message and chime. The owners manual says that the oil should be changed in the next 500 miles after getting the message the first time. Also, the message and chime will occur after each start until the service is performed. I was wondering if anyone else received the message this soon. It says that the oil change is decided by driving styles not by the amount of miles or time. I normally change oil every 3000 miles. I was just wondering if this was about normal for what others are seeing. Also, the manual says that whoever does the service should reset the message by turning on the ignition without starting the car and slowly depressing the accelerator three times and then shutting off the ignition.

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Yes, I have heard a number of owners have had the same experience at another forum. I didn't wait for the message.

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I have 3,500 miles and haven't gotten a msg yet...

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broke mine in real nice and hard
changed at 2k before message

then 3 days after the service the message came on.
i figured they forgot to reset it
so i just igbored it for amonth and when i got my exhaust put on we disconnected the battery and it went away.

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I changed my oil at 500 miles.
Mobil 1 is good for 6000 miles.
Any feed back ? :eek:

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I didn't wait for the message either, and am at 4500 now.

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Supposedly the computer monitors driving style and advises accordingly. Based on that, we can deduce that raj1980, rickerda and you drive your grandmother and you drive yours like it's stolen.

:D

Trev, somehow I managed not to get electrocuted when I changed my exhaust without disconnecting the battery. Lucky I guess.

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naw the exhuast dude told me to do it so that the computer would re calibrate some BS he probably made up haha

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Yea I drive like grandma haha.... I drive 100 mile all highway round trip to work 5 days a week, so I am sittin back relaxin.

I like to tear it up at traffic lights though ;)

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I got the Change Oil message at 2500 miles.

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ya so did i. i have 4676 waiting to see if it comes on at 5000

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Ummm... You have to change oil in this car?

I did it at about 400 miles (after 16 dyno runs), and got the message at 2500

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In High School I had a friend who owned a '63 Dart GT that had an semi-automatic oil changer. Old oil would go out the tail pipes and then he would just add new oil in the engine....seemed as if it "changed" it's own oil every couple of weeks...........It was one of those 200,000 mile engines that had never had it's oil changed.....and as the mechanic told him....don't touch it, as you will mess up what ever magic that was keeping it going.....(ran for years until he sold it and the new owner parted it out....as he just wanted the front clip...sad day for my friend when he heard the news)

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Oh, PLEASE tell me it had push-button automatic! ;)

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As a matter of fact....it did...............