# Oil change light came on **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, camaro\ **Created:** [November 15, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419 "2017-11-15T20:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nicholasvillanueva1996](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@Nicholasvillanueva1996](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nicholasvillanueva1996)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/1 "2017-11-15T20:17:00Z")
2002 Chevy Camaro V6, the oil change light stays on for about a minute after starting, i had the oil change about 1000 miles ago, the owners manual says to change the oil when the light stays on, but it doesnt make sense why it would be on if i changed it. Could it be a leak or any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/2 "2017-11-15T20:19:21Z")
And the obvious question is : Have you checked the oil level ? ---
**Author:** ![Nicholasvillanueva1996](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@Nicholasvillanueva1996](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nicholasvillanueva1996)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/3 "2017-11-15T20:21:17Z")
Well i feel dumb, went to mechanic, all i had to do was reset the light. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/4 "2017-11-15T20:22:55Z")
Mechanics frequently forget to reset the oil change reminder, especially if it wasn’t on when they did an oil change. The important question is: Are you sure it’s the oil _change_ light, and not the oil _pressure_ light? I don’t mean to talk down to you, but this is an important distinction. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/5 "2017-11-15T20:23:25Z")
> [@Nicholasvillanueva1996](#): > > Well i feel dumb, went to mechanic, all i had to do was reset the light. Don’t feel dumb. Your mechanic should have done that for you when he changed the oil. After all, now your oil change reminder is probably going to come on 1,000 miles later than it should. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/6 "2017-11-15T21:24:12Z")
Yes the car has no way to know when the oil was changed unless you reset the oil minder. Same as the car really doesn’t know the condition of the oil but just a guess from the computer program. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-light-came-on/109419/7 "2017-11-15T22:26:12Z")
Now that you know to rest the oil life monitor, you can do it yourself. If the mechanic didn’t show you how, it should be in your owner’s manual. We have a 2003 Olds Silhouette, and I look there if I ever need to do it.