The change oil signal is scrolling across my dash. Does this mean my oil is low or does it come on every 3000 miles or so

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Low oil pressure. Causes: Old oil, bad oil filter, low oil level or even a bad oil pump.

Hello: At the time your owners manual was printed the oil change recommendation was 7500 miles, BUT that was under ideal driving conditions. (NOBODY drives a car under those conditions) If tour car has a four cylinder engine I would recommend between 3,000 to 4,000 miles. I have a 2001 Saturn with 202000 miles, bought new, use Castrol 10W30 Castrol oil have changed it every 3000 miles my self and have records to prove it. The engine still does not use or leak any oil.

Depending on your model your owners manual should have instructions that guide you through the process. To reset the oil monitor in my jeep the dash has a menu button you scroll through until you get to the oil life then you press step until you scroll through the options you need like 3000, 4000, 5000 miles. it will ask if you want it reset and you press yes. Its very simple.

THE EXCLAMATION MARK MEAN LOW TIRE PRESSURE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE.ODOR YOU SMELL FROM VENTS IS MILDEW.YOU CAN GO TO AUTO PARTS STORE THEY SELL CAN AEROSOL DISINFECTANT YOU SPRAY ON THE EVAPORATOR CORE .

Time to change the oil !!! service light can be reset for 3000 miles on dash panel.

Maintenance Required is a light that comes on after a predetermined number of miles. For example, if the maintenance schedule Honda set for the car calls for an oil change at 3000 miles, a new fan belt at 6000 miles, and another oil change at 9000 miles, then the maintenance required light will come on every 3000 miles and stay on until it is reset by the dealer. Some people, especially those that do their own regular maintenance but don't have a way to reset the light themselves, find this an annoyance. But others find it useful and take their cars in to the dealer every time the light comes on, and they rest assured that all of the regular maintenance is always done on time.

What this light does NOT do however is signal that there is anything immanently wrong with your car. It is not a "Check Engine" light (that's the one you should worry about if it ever comes on), but merely a reminder for you to do preventative maintenance. That doesn't mean you should *ignore* it, per se, as you want to make sure you have your car on some kind of maintenance schedule, even if yours is not as strict as Honda's. But there is no need to panic.

Do you mean lacking power only in low gear? or all across the board?
I would suggest you use good quality fuel(tier one, not the cheapo bottom barrel stuff); also use a fuel injector cleaner every other tank. Did you remember to change the oil at 3000-5000 miles? i would reccomend synthetic oil, and a good premium oil filter.
If that does not work you need a tuneup; did you do one recently?
Change air filter, spark plugs etc.
hasthe car been gradually going downhill in performance? or was it sudden.
if ti was sudden i would still do all or some of the above, plus check if something is wrong in the engine.
hope this works; otherwise explain some more how the problem started.

If you are close to 3000 miles, change oil. Low oil will overheat and change chemically. While under there, take a look around and see where or if oil is leaking anywhere (should not be hard to find) After changing, run and check again while running. Providing you aren't getting a lot of smoke out the back, (burning it) likely you will find a leak, then fix it!
good luck

The owner's manual calls for changing oil and filter every 7500 miles in normal service, or if driving in dusty conditions, offroad, or lots of low speed and idling (a taxi or maybe an unlucky commuter), go to the extreme service intervals of 5000 miles. Changing oil every 3000 miles is definitely NOT required.