alright i already have the oil pressure gauge q, up. But while i was fixing the oil pressure gauge, the leak i was fixing, i started the car, and all the oil spewed out onto the engine. so it took me like 3 hours wiping and and gently hosing it off to get the oil off. well my maint. light came on and i knew i needed oil. so i filled it up with oil and now the maint. light when i start the car blinks for like 30 seconds and then turns off. why is this. thanks

after doing a oil change you have to reset the main light...courtesy of http://home.cfl.rr.com/icdedppl/faq.html

8. how do i clear the 'maintenance required'/oil change light using the trip meter button?
if at the time you changed your oil, you or the person changing your oil did not reset the 'maintanence reqiured'/oil change light or if you would just rather turn it off instead of setting the interval (aka- the lazy way to turn off that annoying light), follow these steps:

step 1 turn the key to the 'on' position.
step 2 reset both trip meters to zero. you can reset the trip meters to zero by selecting trip a or trip b and holding in the trip meter button for five (5) seconds.
step 3 after both trip meters are reset, select any trip meter and hold in the trip meter button and start the car.

step 4 continue holding the trip meter button until the "maintenance required' light disappears.

so if i reset it the 4 steps u gave me, itll still work the same and tell me when to change it right, thanks

Check out that website on #7 it tells you how to reset the maint light and set the interval for how often it should come again

i wish i had $1 for every time this came up.