rasin

i needed to change my oil a while back and about three days before i did the word oil started flashing for about a minute in the trip odometer... i changed my oil with 15 40 syntheic and it won't go away. any reason why???

Ross

I believe the computer needs to know that you've changed your oil. The dealer usually re-sets the oil indicator with a special audi tool.

I get my oil changed at a service shop down the street (I'm past 50k mark, and dealer is too far away). The service shop doesn't have the tool, and hence I've always got the "oil" flashing on my dash. Annoying, but I don't know what else to do (except go back to the dealer to have it re-set).

--R [97/1.8tm]

rasin

good i am glad nothing is wrong with my car

James R.

See post above...it can be permanently disabled via the VAG tool