I changed the oil in my '99 Silverado with a 5.3 tonight and the Check Engine Oil Level came on. I put in 6 quarts like alway, no leaks. Level is fine (Ichecked it 3 times). Any suggestions? The message will not go away.
I changed the oil in my '99 Silverado with a 5.3 tonight and the Check Engine Oil Level came on. I put in 6 quarts like alway, no leaks. Level is fine (Ichecked it 3 times). Any suggestions? The message will not go away.
Is your oil pressure gauge reading what you would normally expect?
Base: 2004 Victory Red Silverado 1500 2WD RCLB, LR4, 4L60E, 3.73, HD Suspension, P245/75R16 Tires
Mechanical/Performance: Nelson 93 Octane Tune (See Slamma's CarDomain.Com Page for more details)
Okay, this may be really reaching, since i'm not sure how the '99 instrument cluster and "DIC" is setup, but this comes directly from an '04 owners manual:
CHECK OIL LEVEL If the oil level in the vehicle is low, this message will appear on the DIC. Check oil level and correct it as necessary. You may need to let the vehicle cool or warm up and cycle the ignition to be sure this message will clear. Once the problem is corrected, pressing the select button will clear this message from the DIC display.
Base: 2004 Victory Red Silverado 1500 2WD RCLB, LR4, 4L60E, 3.73, HD Suspension, P245/75R16 Tires
Mechanical/Performance: Nelson 93 Octane Tune (See Slamma's CarDomain.Com Page for more details)
Is that the reset trick with the pressing the accelerator pedal down three times?
See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709
no i think thats one of the good ol' steering wheel buttons on the 03-up... the 99's dont have the buttons on the wheel, the 3 time accelerator pedal trick just resets the "change engine oil" light which comes on every 3000 miles pretty much .. if you put in 6 quarts (of mobil1...hopefully) it should be fine because it obviously has the right amount of oil in it.. i have a 99 and never had this problem before..... just my
1999 GMC Sierra black reg cab short bed SLE Z71 5.3 <--CARDOMAIN PICS
NELSON 93 hot tune, 02 PCM, VOLANT Ram air intake, MSD wires, ACdelco iridium plugs , Edelbrock ceramic shorty headers, jegs off-road y pipe, Dynamax int pipe, 3" Magnaflow Exhaust with turndown, EGR removal, throttle body bypass, vette servo, long servo pin, performance 4th apply piston, B&M shift kit, SLP 160* thermostat, LS1 Fans, NELSON harness, ported and polished throttle body (did it myself, for free lol)..... _______? cam is next as soon as i stop spending all my money
Red, your thinking of that "brilliant" GM Oil Life System reset deal. That one is the CHANGE ENGINE OIL mesage.Originally posted by RedHeartbeat@Sep 7 2005, 10:53 PM
Is that the reset trick with the pressing the accelerator pedal down three times?
Not sure what kind of hocus pocus they use to figure it out, other than it will at least tell you once a year the oil needs changed
Base: 2004 Victory Red Silverado 1500 2WD RCLB, LR4, 4L60E, 3.73, HD Suspension, P245/75R16 Tires
Mechanical/Performance: Nelson 93 Octane Tune (See Slamma's CarDomain.Com Page for more details)
My '01 did that once afeter i bought it used. Changed the oil later that day and it took until the next day to have the message of "Low Oil" to go away. Just my
i dunno mine usually comes on right when im usually ready to change the oil anyway im pretty sure that it just comes on every 3000 it says that it supposedly estimates when but i just think its like a timer
1999 GMC Sierra black reg cab short bed SLE Z71 5.3 <--CARDOMAIN PICS
NELSON 93 hot tune, 02 PCM, VOLANT Ram air intake, MSD wires, ACdelco iridium plugs , Edelbrock ceramic shorty headers, jegs off-road y pipe, Dynamax int pipe, 3" Magnaflow Exhaust with turndown, EGR removal, throttle body bypass, vette servo, long servo pin, performance 4th apply piston, B&M shift kit, SLP 160* thermostat, LS1 Fans, NELSON harness, ported and polished throttle body (did it myself, for free lol)..... _______? cam is next as soon as i stop spending all my money
The message was off this morning when I went to work. It has never done this before. Thanks for the help.
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