HELP How to clear "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON"

I've had the same problem in my VE ute. Tried clearing the code, came back, replaced the oil sensor for $170 and it still won't go away. Any other suggestions?

 

First suggestion is to go to the VE forum.

 

Or he could start another thread asking a question thats been asked a million times before.

I know the VZ 5.7L suffered the same issue and dash warning, and I haven't heard of a 6L doing it. However, the message can also relate to emissions and things like the O2 sensors, especially if it has an aftermarket exhaust.
Without knowing what the specs of your ute are, best bet would be to take it to Holden or someone similar with a Tech2 tool to plug in and run a scan to see if it logs any errors. Especially if you've eliminated culprit number 1 and it hasn't helped.

 

posting in here because its spidered by google when searching this fault

so i hooked up an elm327 obd2 to my vz 175 as im getting this svs warning periodically
then ran up torque on android but its saying no errors listed in ecu

is this a normal error that ill be able to extract or will i need to get a mechanic to get it out?

 

Hey dmar,
how do you find tourque? I never can get error messages up either, I know there must be something logged i get abs errors when i drain the battery too low but it says no faults stored.

 

service vehicle soon

Hi all, i'm new here but i have the same problem with my 2007 VE. It started in March this year for no reason and i took it back to the Holden dealer who had it for 4 hours and couldn't find the problem. All they did was reset the computer and it went. Now it's back. I have taken it to mechanic friend and they couldn't find anything with the analyzer. I will suggest the oil switch to be looked at. Appreciate the info and any extra info that comes this way.
Cheers all and a Merry Christmas to All.

 

Not 100% sure but there is a service option that can be turned off in the dash settings It was either Oil or Service reminder Try holding down the trip button while turning the car to the on position then remove finger off trip button Do you still have your manuals it's in there some where i think.

 

This is the reason why I made a "how to" thread so people don't have to keep asking.

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/holden-commodore-how-tos/182672-holden-commodore-statesman-service-lamp-re-set-procedures-vt-ve.html

 

Service vehicle soon is not a 'Service Reminder'

its a fault thrown up, usually an oil pressure sensor. Get someone onto it with a diagnostic tool (Scanner) and see what comes up. My guess as i said before, oil pressure sensor.. $40 from repco, 10 second replacement

 

My mistake, I don't own a VZ so I assumed it was just the service reminder.

 

its a common mistake, ive always wondered why would they label it as service vehicle soon. Part of the reason why i prob wont buy another commodore.

 

Yeah I was thinking of getting a VZ Calais, but if there is going to be things like that, that are confusing then ill probably think twice about buying one now. I still want to find out more about the Alloytec engines as well, I have heard about problems with the timing chains, plus my boss owns a VZ Berlina and he said that it isn't as powerful as the 3.8L ecotec, the 190kw should be better but i'm not sure.

 

cost me $70 with a 20% discount

Ive heard Service Vehicle Soon is a nice way of saying "have your car checked out by a mechanic soon" because of a minor fault. Same way the Power Train warning flashes up an image of a transmission - if it said Oxygen sensor stuffed you'd be like "yeh right" whatever, but when you see a little transmission flash up you start to worry its something major (and theres heaps of threads on it here about it where people have done the same), plus it makes it easier for the driver to understand if the car goes into limp home mode because of a bigger issue because "the cars indicating the transmissions stuffed", even if its something not related to the trans

I guess if you think about it, it works, just we tend to over think it because to us to Service the vehicle is to change the oil and filters.
This stuff is esentially aimed at people with less technical ability or understanding then us to pressure them into having it looked at.

 

Hey all,

I have just had this 'Service Vehicle Soon' error message come up today randomly and I have been reading this thread and the problem from what everyone has been saying is that the 'oil pressure switch' is faulty and may need replacing.

The only reason I ask is that I have installed an after market full exhaust system (XForce) + extractors (Pacemakers), so the problem could also have to do with the emissions and O2 sensor from the new exhaust, but I have had the exhaust on for a few months and have had it serviced since its installation and the error message has just randomly come out of the blue today and pops up every few minutes.

Any advice & suggestions would be much appreciated

Cheers

 

Best way is pull the plug off the oil pressure sender and check if it has oil on the terminals, if it does it's probably that, if it doesn't have oil on it, then you can probs tick it off your list and source the real cause

 

Too easy cheers mate ill check that out and go from there

 

To Stop SVS Message!

I Found that Replacing the oil Sensor Switch, Which is on the Oil filter Housing, Clears the Message, Repco Charge Between $60-00 Trade Price, & $120-00, Retail, Depending on Whether or not You Have a Trade Account , with Repco.

 

these are the cheapest on ebay ive found, just ordered one for my VZ wagon thats got that frickin annoying SVS alert..... when it arrives ill fit it.

Genuine Holden V6 Oil Pressure Switch VZ ve Captiva Rodeo | eBay

 

When you change the oil pressure switch. Do you have to drain oil at all. Can anyone post a photo of the position of the oil pressure switch. I have the code on a 2005 5.7l statesman.

 

You don't need to drain any oil from the engine
The oil pressure switch is located at the rear of the inlet manifold
The picture below shows the location of the oil pressure switch....Inlet manifold obviously not fitted in this picture