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Danny128
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Aug 3, 2015, 9:51 AM

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2008 Chevy Impala V6 3.5
So my oil pressure light was on and the oil sensor said that I had 67% of oil left. I changed the oil and filled it up, but it still tells me that it only has 67% of oil. I checked the dipstick and the oil is fine. Do you have any solutions on how to make the sensor red the oil correctly?

Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 3, 2015, 10:33 AM

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I suggest you read the owner's manual as to what that means. At a glance it is probably telling you that you have 67% left of the miles from the last reset that oil was changed.

Depending on your warnings and info YOU should know it may tell you that you need to add oil then yet a warning that oil pressure is under spec for any reason then which means shut down the engine! General to almost universal is that amber lights and warnings are check me, notice me info and red ones are serious meaning youze in deep do do.

These things like I think what you see are reset assorted ways WHEN oil is changed. I just don't know them all off hand so as the driver of it you should know,

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Discretesignals
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Aug 3, 2015, 10:53 AM

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I would be more concerned about why the low oil pressure light is on more than the oil life percentage.

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