How to Reset The 90-96 Change Oil Light
 

Be sure to reset the monitor when your oil is changed,
even if the CHANGE OIL light didn’t come on. If you
don’t reset the monitori,t won’t work correctly. Follow
these steps:

1. Turn the key to RUN, but don’t start the engine.

2. Press ENG MET on the Trip Monitor. Then, within
five seconds, press it again.

3. Witbin five seconds, press and hold GAUGES on the
Trip’Monitor. The CHANGE OIL light should flash.

4. Hold the GAUGES button until the CHANGE OIL
light stops flashing and goes out. This should take
about ten seconds.

When the light goes out, the monitor is reset. If the
monitor doesn’t reset, turn the ignition off, then try
again.

For a 90: Step 3 & 4 you will need to press & hold the "range" button.

How to
 

SUPER...actually better than super :thumbs:

And with music....WOW :yesnod:

Thank you!

I need to do that as I did not reset the last time because I forgot the procedure. I do have a question, can the length of time be changed? I just swithched to AMS Oil and extended filterfor upto 25,000 mile's between change whic is more than what I would drive in a year, so I plan changing just once a year. Next spring when I change it I want to send a sample in to see how good it is and any problems. Thought there might be something that could be changed on the computer, otherwise will have to reset it every time it pops up.

Worked great. Thanks for the instruction

:cheers:

This is way better than the owner manual!!! :cheers:

thanks... was a great help!!!!

No, the length of time cannot be changed.

The PCM takes into account: Oil temperature and engine revolutions.

The "Change oil" light should go on somewhere between 6,000 and 7,500 miles. Depending, of course, on your particular use.

SAVE the WAVE! :seeya

oil change light
 

i just got my oil changed and the tech didn't know how to reset the light. Bless his heart. the instrutions were perfect but i didn't scroll down far enough, lol i have a 90 zr1. this site is amazing, thank you all for all your posts.
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I have tried many, many times to reset my oil light, and nothing has worked. I still have the light on. The buttons seem to work fine when pressed, so I don’t think it's a bad button issue. Still looking for answers.

same here, does not flash when pushing the range button, 1990 base, help tks

Worked perfect for me! Did not know I had one untilit lit up..LOL

I'll be darned. It worked!
 

Funny how the little victory's in life tend to please me almost as much as the significant ones. Like the time I was ... between jobs ... for a time. I was living in an aircraft hangar for $250 a month while repairing my truck. They finally caught me and gave me my walking papers; but I don't know ... it felt like I was having fun. Look at me now. Thank you, Lord! And thanks friend, for the reset instructions.

I wish I saw this 2 days ago. I changed my oil yesterday and had to use the manual. Old school I guess...

For a 91 as well. the Guages button diidnt appear until MY 92

manual?
 

manual ... they make a manual?? hee .. hee ... just kidding! That would have been an option ... if I had actually ever remembered the light was on before getting in and getting it powered up.

My manual is in pretty poor condition. Most of the pages fall out. One day I'll try to glue it back together.

Thanks Guys, Worked the first time. All is good

very informative & cool video - thanks!

It's funny. I always have a hard time finding it in the owners manual.. :willy:

It is true that the oil life monitor cannot be reprogramed but the statement about what it takes into account is not correct.

The OLM "looks" at only two parameters
1) Number of engine revolutions since last reset
2) Oil temperature history since last reset.

Note that the OLM should not be used if the engine is operated in dusty environments or is frequently operated on short trips.

Lastly, the question about the oil life monitor and engine oils which can be used to extended drain intervals (Red Line, Amszoil and etc) is a good one.

I use Red Line and my rule of thumb is to change the oil at 150% oil life or once a year. That is, I run the engine until the light comes on, then I reset it and go to 50% oil life. You may need a scan tester to read the oil life monitor. I change the filter at every 50%

I have a 96 Lingenfelter Corvette. I am a Manager at a NAPA store and I tend to treat my car right and you make perfect sence. I sell Redline and use it in my car and that stuff is incredible!!!! I too change the oil once a year and replace it with a NAPA Platinum filter wich is WIX's top of the line and it runs great! It's a huge improvement using Redline! Sure it's expensive but if you have a Corvette you should pamper it?

Reset oil light
 

:D hey guys first day here and this got my attention, I just got a 96 LT 4 and first thing I did was check and change fluids. I did not see an oil light but I think it will come on when it needs to. I think this site is great I am also on Smokenvetes too they never said anything about lights. I will post my info as soon as I can. Thanks again:woohoo:

I figured out why I couldn't reset the oil change light. The problem is the Tact switches under the buttons in the driver information panel go bad. You can buy a whole new button panel for $220..... or if you have some soldering skills, you can repair it yourself for around $5-$7. I wrote up a nice tutorial with pictures on how to do it. Should I post it in here, or start a new How to thread?

service engine lite
 

Guys I got a service engine lite don't see oil this has to be the same ?? Should I follow the same directions ??:(

I would suggest you start a "New Thread" with your question/issue.

In this way, you would bring attention to your specific problem.

Your "Service Engine" light is not the same as the "Change Oil" light.

The "Service Engine" light illuminates when there is a problem with the Emissions System.

I just got the manual on CD as my original Manual has seen better days
they are Cheap as Chips on Ebay

Glad to see this.. It worked for me.. Thanks for sharing.. :thumbs:

Glad to see this.. It worked for me.. Thanks for sharing.. :thumbs:
And the music is great haha..

Thanks worked great

The tech couldn't reset the Change oil light. Did it with these instructions in seconds. Fantastic. Thanks guys.

can anyone tell me where the computer is in a 1991 vette?

:cheers:

Too Funny
 

I like your sense of humor ,lol

Thanks alot worked like acharm

thanks very much for the infro on oil light
 

:cheers:

YES!! The music does it! So nineties!! what is it?

I bought my '95 new in March '96 so Gangsta "Snoop Dogg" and Smashing Pumpkins " The world is a Vampire" works, although I usually play thru my CASSETTE deck Firehouse "Bye Bye Baby bYe Bye.. she wrote in a letter..." or Winger or GnR.

If all else fails you can disconnect the battery

Change oil reset
 

Just back from the garage and resetting the change oil light. It couldn't have been any easier. My thanks to the Forum. 1993 vert competion yellow. My first Vette, I still smile every time I get in to it.

geopan81

thx...:)

Disconnecting the battwry does not reset the change oil light.

How do you reset ...service engine light & the red inflatable air bag light...thx

Yay
 

Its in the owners manual. Easy to do. :thumbs:

I just had this same problem with my 90, I read and followed the instructions and I've done this twice before and it worked but this time I couldn't get it to reset after trying 5 times sitting in the car with the door shut and I'm not sure if it was a electrical glitch or part of the system but the 6th time I had the drivers side door open and it worked!

Where is the link to that tutorial for pairing the Trip Monitor - 1990 C4 Automatic

Change Oil Light Trip Monitor Repair
 

1990 C4 Automatic

My 'Change Oil' light came on and I was unsuccessful in resetting it using the trip monitor and the procedure. After some research, I determined that my Trip Monitor needed to be rebuilt. so, I bought a repair kit from Batee.com and executed my repair.

After reinstalling the Trip Monitor and using the procedure to rest the Change Oil light, the light still did not flash. I contacted Batee.com to ask for recommendations. The gentleman asked me to send the Trip Monitor to them, and they would check it to ensure that the repair was successful. Batee.com re-rebuilt it and sent it back to me. I installed it today, June 8, 2022, and executed the reset procedure. When I saw the Change Oil light flash, I was at ease knowing that my problem was solved.

Thanks to Batee.com for their support, and I encourage everyone to use them for Corvette electronic parts repairs.

**Problem solved**

Yes he is a good guy!

I do not have any personal experience with Batee.
BUT, I have heard GREAT things about their workmanship & customer service!

Thanks for sharing your story.