# Service/change oil light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/service-change-oil-light/13568>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** oil, lights\
**Created:** [May 3, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/service-change-oil-light/13568 "2008-05-03T14:11:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nbelisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/41988e/32.png) [@nbelisle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nbelisle)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/service-change-oil-light/13568/1 "2008-05-03T14:11:57Z")

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I have a 10 year old Volvo V70 with 264K miles and still going strong. The “service” light (or, “we want you to change the oil at the dealer so we can have you to pay us to turn off the light”) comes on and stays of for 1-2 minutes each time I start the car. Since I use an independant mechanic they usually don’t turn off this light or have the knowledge or tool to do so. I read in the Columbus Distpatch on 4/26/08 on how to do it but recycled the paper too quickly. My search has turned up nothing on the all-so- knowing internet. Can you give me the steps to do it? Thanks, Nancy

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/service-change-oil-light/13568/2 "2008-05-03T20:26:47Z")

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Have you checked to see if that newspaper has a website? And if you can look up back-issues?

Mine does.

Tester

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/service-change-oil-light/13568/3 "2008-05-03T20:51:21Z")

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The main office on south third across the street from the Statehouse will have back copies. I believe all the the Columbus Metropolitan libraries have copies that old.

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**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/service-change-oil-light/13568/4 "2008-05-03T20:57:57Z")

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no manual? Toyota’s reset … turn key to on while depressing odometer button…variations use trip A…probably something similar…try volvo search…