Service engine soon light please help

RockLobsta · 04-17-2014, 07:41 PM

Hi, i have a 2009 6mt and about a month ago right before doing an oil change the "service engine soon" light came on, no other lights came on with it no oil warning light or anything, but after doing an oil change that night the light went away, I'm just trying to determine what all can cause this light to come on because i thought if the oil was too low then it would be an oil pressure warning light not the service engine soon light, however the car does have a bad habit of burning oil between changes and I just want to find out if I need to get it into a dealer before the warranty is up or if this light has nothing to do with oil level/pressure/cleanliness

any help is much appreciated

Infiniti370z · 04-17-2014, 08:42 PM

If you still have powertrain warranty use it, also burning oil is not normal and doing a simple oil change will not turn on a CEL (check engine light) or make one go away.

RockLobsta · 04-18-2014, 07:15 PM

thanks, scheduled to drop it off monday at the local dealer, hopefully they can find/fix whatever is wrong with it

roplusbee · 04-21-2014, 06:11 AM

Did you check the oil level? Did thr dealer discuss a possible issue with you? The information that you provided is very vague. Have the codes read and go from there, unless you plan on having the dealer do the work for ypu

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Chuck33079 · 04-21-2014, 07:57 AM

Go get the code checked. Autozone will let you use the scanner for free. And for the love of God man, commas are not periods.

SouthArk370Z · 04-21-2014, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Go get the code checked. Autozone will let you use the scanner for free.

+1

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

And for the love of God man, commas are not periods.

I hope my GF doesn't miss that many periods.

2011 Nismo#91 · 04-21-2014, 09:40 AM

Maybe some switched the keys on his keyboard.

Fuzzzy · 04-21-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

+1

I hope my GF doesn't miss that many periods.

Very well-played!

roplusbee · 04-21-2014, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91

Maybe some switched the keys on his keyboard.

Or his phone

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy

Very well-played!

04-17-2014, 07:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
RockLobsta Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: ohio Posts: 18 Drives: 09 370Z Sport Tour Rep Power: 12	Service engine soon light please help Hi, i have a 2009 6mt and about a month ago right before doing an oil change the "service engine soon" light came on, no other lights came on with it no oil warning light or anything, but after doing an oil change that night the light went away, I'm just trying to determine what all can cause this light to come on because i thought if the oil was too low then it would be an oil pressure warning light not the service engine soon light, however the car does have a bad habit of burning oil between changes and I just want to find out if I need to get it into a dealer before the warranty is up or if this light has nothing to do with oil level/pressure/cleanliness any help is much appreciated

04-17-2014, 08:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Infiniti370z Track Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Coconut Creek, FL Posts: 604 Drives: Lamborghinis all day Rep Power: 16	If you still have powertrain warranty use it, also burning oil is not normal and doing a simple oil change will not turn on a CEL (check engine light) or make one go away. gbrettin and Chuck33079 like this. __________________ //RAYS ENGINEERING//Z1 MOTORSPORTS//NISMO//RADI-CAL BBK//SPARCO//3M//ESCORT//BLENDMOUNT//BOSE//AAM//GTR//THE RETROFIT SOURCE//MILLENNIA 2014 Nismo BLK//2004 Sentra SE-R Spec-v//2013 Prius 4//Sold 2010 370z GM base 6MT

04-21-2014, 06:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 23	Did you check the oil level? Did thr dealer discuss a possible issue with you? The information that you provided is very vague. Have the codes read and go from there, unless you plan on having the dealer do the work for ypu Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

04-21-2014, 07:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Go get the code checked. Autozone will let you use the scanner for free. And for the love of God man, commas are not periods. Zteve likes this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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RockLobsta Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: ohio Posts: 18 Drives: 09 370Z Sport Tour Rep Power: 12	thanks, scheduled to drop it off monday at the local dealer, hopefully they can find/fix whatever is wrong with it

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