If your oil light stays on even after changing your engine oil, you’re going to want to check the sensor first to rule out a malfunctioning sensor as the cause. The oil pump may not be circulating enough oil to keep the engine’s parts lubricated and functioning properly, which can in turn cause multiple engine issues.

Reset oil service light Saturn Vue

1. Turn the ignition key to RUN/ON with the engine off.
2. After step one fully press and release the accelerator pedal three times within five seconds.
3. If the Change Engine Oil service light is flashing, the warning light is reset.

Hold the Reset Button and Turn the Key Turn the ignition back to the ON position while holding the reset button. Watch the oil change or maintenance light carefully. It should start to blink. Allow the light to blink ON and OFF for a few seconds, then release the reset button and turn the ignition OFF.

Low oil pressure means the pump isn’t circulating enough oil, or there isn’t enough oil in the system for the pump to circulate. The oil is important to keeping the surfaces lubricated, so if the oil light comes on and the pressure is low, pull over and turn off the engine.

A bad oil filter may restrict the flow of oil entering the engine. Once that happens, the engine will not receive adequate lubrication for its moving components. Friction between the metal components generates heat quickly. You will often see the “Check Engine” light come on when this happens.

A look at the three main signs that you need to fix or change your oil pump: low oil pressure, high engine temperature, and noise. While most drivers may never need to change their oil pump, it is important to know the symptoms in case you are experiencing problems with your vehicle.

Symptoms of a Clogged Oil Filter

1. Poor Performance. Poor performance can be any number of things and a clogged oil filter is one of them.
2. Engine Sputters.
3. Audible Metallic Noise.
4. Low Oil Pressure.
5. Exhaust That Is Dirty.

If you’re not changing your oil filter, unfiltered oil will start flowing toward your engine, full of dirt and particulates. In the long run, this might make your engine rupture or fault. Replacing oil filters are much cheaper than replacing a broken engine, after all.

Metallic Sounds If the filter is clogged, there will be a lack of oil in the engine causing metal to touch metal as the engine works. If you hear metallic sounds, you should stop driving the vehicle immediately to avoid serious engine damage.

If the oil filter is not changed periodically, the filter can become severely clogged, reducing the volume of oil passing through the filter and into your engine. Without this oil, your engine can suffer severe damage. However, the oil would be dirty, unfiltered oil that has bypassed the oil filter.

Using the wrong oil filter can negatively impact oil pressure. The wrong filter, a filter that isn’t working properly, or a filter that gets clogged can cause oil pressure to drop. The proper oil filter, along with the pressure relief valve, will help regulate oil pressure and avoid spikes.

No. Almost every car with a pressure-fed oil filter has a bypass valve. The purpose of the bypass valve is to provide full oil pressure to the bearings in the engine in the event the oil filter is completely clogged. Low oil pressure is usually caused by worn bearings, clogged oil passages or a failing oil pump.

Yes, you can absolutely change your oil filter without emptying the oil. The placement of the oil is actually untouched by a filter change. If any oil comes out, it is only what is trapped beyond your anti-drainback gasket inside the filter.

Yes, it’s perfectly safe to use either type of filter with either type of oil. However, if you practice extended drain intervals using synthetic oil, a conventional oil filter may not offer the required service life, meaning you’ll have to change it in the middle of the oil drain interval, which is inconvenient.

Removing the filter always causes oil spillage as the oil queued up for the filter will drain out when it is removed. Plus there’s whats in the filter itself. Put a pan under the filter and you’ll catch the run off. In short, it doesn’t matter if you drain the oil first or replace the filter first.

The tech who actually handles your oil change will likely recommend you change your filter each time you have the oil changed, so every 3,000-5,000 miles. Impartial mechanics say that the amount and type of driving you do influences how frequently the filter needs to be changed.

Many automakers have oil-change intervals at 7,500 or even 10,000 miles and 6 or 12 months for time. Even if you drive fewer miles each year than your automaker suggests changing the oil (say, 6,000 miles, with suggested oil-change intervals at 7,500 miles), you should still be getting that oil changed twice a year.

Conclusion: Worst Oil Filter Brands

• Fram Oil Filters – the majority of these filters are built from cheap components.
• Frantz Oil Filters – this filter has a filtering media that is made of toilet paper.
• Supertech Oil Filters – this filter has almost the same quality as Fram filters.