1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina Oil Change Reminder Reset

1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina Oil Change Reminder Reset

Chevy Lumina Oil Reset

  1. Engine oil life monitor calculates engine oil temperature and engine revolutions. It indicates when the engine oil is nearly worn out. CHANGE OIL or CHANGE OIL SOON light on the instrument cluster is illuminated when it is time to change the engine oil.
  2. To reset oil life monitor on a vehicle with a Driver Information Center, go to step 4. To reset the oil life monitor on a vehicle NOT equipped with a Driver Information Center, turn ignition switch to ON or RUN position with engine off. Depress accelerator pedal slowly to wide open throttle 3 times within 5 seconds.
  3. If the CHANGE OIL or CHANGE OIL SOON light flashes 2 times, the system is reset. However, if light comes on for 5 seconds, system did not reset. Repeat reset procedure. Turn ignition off. Start engine. If oil light comes back on and stays on, the oil life monitor has not reset. Repeat reset procedure.
  4. If vehicle is equipped with a Driver Information Center (DIC), reset the oil life monitor by pressing the Driver Information Center RESET button for 5 seconds while viewing the oil life display.

 

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General Motors began development of an updated Lumina in 1989, under chief engineer Norm Sholler, planned for a late 1992 launch. By 1991, a final body design was approved. Development eventually took longer than planned, delaying launch by 18 months. The redesigned Lumina was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 1994 as a 1995 model. The 1995 Lumina received a rounded body, increasing its size, as well as an updated interior. Unlike its other W platform counterparts, the Lumina retained the first-generation chassis. Replacing the Lumina two-door coupe was the resurrected Monte Carlo. The LH0 V6 was dropped in favor of the L82 V6, known as the 3100 SFI; the latter engine produced 20 more horsepower from the same displacement due to a revised intake manifold and cylinder heads.