drewvw

hey all...so i was driving my '03 from rochester ny when something funky started happening. I was going up a hill with cruie on and all of a sudden the "mant req'd" light start flashing for about 10 seconds and then goes out.

no problems during the trip, but i noticed later that when i start the car now, it seems to do this for the first ten seconds after the engine whirrs to life.

anybody else seem this...should i go get this checked out??


dz

SkLz325

how many miles do you have on the car? it could be flashing because you need to change your oil...

drewvw

the car just crossed 6K this weekend. I had the oil changed once already and i think its good until 7500 i think...

SkLz325

i think the light is scheduled to come on at 6k for an oil change. if you've already had your oil changed then you don't have to worry about the maintenance light. just remember when you need to do your next change and you can turn the maintenance light off...

SkLz325

you can go here to find out how to turn the light off...
https://www.s2ki.com/article/articleview/4/1/8/

drewvw

okay...as long as its not a big deal thats cool. its flashes though, doesnt stay solid and i had thought that meant a "do not drive" issue, hence my concern

dz

SkLz325

the "do not drive" light would be the "check engine light." if you see that light come on you should definitely have things checked out.

drewvw

aha...i see now that there are two separate lights. Somehow that fact elduded me to this point. thanks so much!

SkLz325

no problem. glad i could help

SkLz325

haha you know what...the reason why i knew about this is because this same exact thing happened to me when i just got the car. the people on this board were so helpful to me, and it's good to know now that i can help other people as well
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...?threadid=64688