The last couple days it has been fluctuating. I stand to win the four slice chrome toaster if I was closest to the correct guess. This can shorten the life of the engine. 2009 silverado z71 4x4 5. Silverado oil pressure gauge fluctuations in stock.May 31, 2018 · 175 posts · Joined 2016. #10 · Jun 2, 2018. The minimum oil pressure for a 6.0 is. 41 kPa at 1,000 (6 psi at 1,000) and. 124 kPa at 2,000 (18 psi at 2,000) I say you should be good for now, but definitely check it with a mechanical gauge before you keep driving it. Like. ElReeso Discussion starter.Reasons for a fluctuating oil pressure. While it is normal for an oil pressure gauge to fall and rise while driving, here are some reasons why it happens. 1. An actual automotive problem. An oil pressure gauge can rise and fall if the car has an automotive problem, but it is rare. 2.Reaction score. 51. Location. Mississippi. ‘98 k2500 5.7 4x4: once the engine warms up, there are times when I’m completely stopped, in DRIVE, with the truck idling, and the oil pressure drops so low that the truck wants to stall. It doesn’t stall, but the engine starts to shudder enough to shake the cab. I’ll put it in neutral and the ...General Motors said it has secured more than 110,000 reservations for its new all-electric Chevrolet Silverado, which includes reservations from more than 240 fleet operators, Chai...If the oil pressure gauge in your Chevy Silverado, Avalanche, Tahoe, or Suburban is reading no oil pressure, excessive oil pressure, or if the oil pressure g...Oil pressure must go up with higher rpm's. 38-40 at idle and 60 or so at high rpm would be more normal for that truck. I'd guess you have a gauge problem (common on that generation truck) or a sending unit problem. '13 SLE 4x4 ExtCab 5.3 6sp 3.42 G80 Z82 Z60 Fire Red. Bought new. 25,700 miles. Frk9100.Shop 2007-2013 Chevy Silverado Gauges. Hand-picked by experts! ... to install some extra gauges. They help you track all kinds of useful information, like exhaust gas temperature, oil temperature, boost pressure, and water temperature. If you go with a tachometer, ... 2019 Silverado 1500 Parts; 2018 Silverado 1500 Parts; 2017 Silverado 1500 Parts;Instead, they feature H and L, meaning high and low pressure, respectively, such as the Mustang schematic shown. You can usually find the oil pressure gauge on your vehicle’s dashboard. It resembles other dashboard gauges, such as the speed and RPM indicators. Most oil gauges label themselves with “OIL” to make them easier to …If so then it should be fine. (1) Let truck cool 15 min. (2) Check oil level and color. (3) If full then watch oil pressure as you increase RPM up to 1000. (4) If it doesn't increase up to at least 30 psi you might have a problem. (5) Check oil pressure sensor screen for clog (should be @ back-drivers side on valley plate) Z71nTexas - just a ...Assessing Oil Pressure on Certain Full-Size GM Pickups. Should you encounter a fluctuating oil pressure gauge on certain GM pickups, namely the 2019–2020 Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 (particularly with the L3B 2.7L four-cylinder engine), there’s no need for alarm. The trucks employ a variable displacement oil pump that, in certain driving ...Another tidbit... "07 Avalanche. Same as above with truck on at 40 lbs and drops near zero when heats up after 5 minutes. Low oil pressure warning to stop engine. Changed oil and filter and pressure raised above 40 idle and 60 acclelerating. Oil life showed 35% remaining and level was topped off but appears oil had broken down to …1 2. ASTE25. 13239 posts · Joined 2011. #2 · Sep 3, 2015. I would suspect a bad oil pressure sensor. I would suggest before driving it (or starting it) to take the sensor out and installing a manual oil pressure gauge to check to see if it actually has good pressure. Low oil pressure can destroy an engine in no time.36 posts · Joined 2010. #13 · Aug 7, 2011. I have hung around the dealership to see what is normal oil pressure for my 2010. I even got to take a 2011 new for test drive. Just like my truck when warm, 30 psi idle, 40 psi at 60-70 mph and 55psi at wide open. Looks low compared to my old 2002 but it is normal.The results were immediate. The gauge was reading oil pressure, and it seemed to be doing okay. However, two days after the repair, and having driven from Williston to Billings Montana (approximately 300 miles), the oil pressure begin to slowly sink. I'm inclined to believe that the sensor is still functioning properly, but somehow I'm getting ...07 Sierra 5.3 Oil Pressure Issues. Gentlemen; i have a 2007 GMC Sierra SLE 4X4 5.3 that has 243K on her but runs fine have replaced oil pressure sending unit twice (which by removing a portion of the rear manifold back plate plastic hose holder became an easy project) and still have intermittent oil pressure readings and when i turn on ignition ...Aug 21, 2022 · Just my 2 cent guess. The flutter in my truck's oil pressure gauge has been going on for 5+ years and has not gotten worse. It's much more sluggish. The oscillations are 1 or 2 seconds and occur at steady RPM. The needle moves back and forth a few PSI, about the width of the needle. With cold engine/oil, the PSI is 60-ish.The oil pressure in my 2001 Silverado 1500hd 6.0 is fluctuating. According to the pressure gauge in the instrument cluster, it has normally stayed around 45psi. Here lately it has been dropping when I am at idle until I have driven for a while. At first it was only dropping to about 20psi and now has started dropping all the way to 0psi and my ...For a 2018 Chevy Silverado, you want to change synthetic oil every 7,500 to 10,000 miles. Conventional oil should be changed every 3,000 to 5,000 miles, and you should change the filter, too. It won’t do any harm to change your oil before you hit the minimum mileage, but it won’t extend your truck’s life expectancy in any meaningful way ...Just read thru this post after my oil change today. Stock Ford filter, 10qts Mobil 1, 5W30. Took it out for a short run, and noticed the oil pressure gauge pegged. It would stick there and then drop back down to a more normal range at normal driving. Any hard RPM increase would peg the gauge.GM stock is in the spotlight today as General Motors gets ready to unveil its Chevrolet Silverado E truck. Where is the automaker going next? Wedbush says the Silverado E is 'not y...The temp gauge fluctuates from normal (185-200) jumps to 250-270 than immediately back to normal. My Banks confirms the temp change. I replaced the temp sender, coolant tank cap, and have disconnected the EGR plug with no changes. It happens at part throttle with a slight load. Hard throttle does not make the problem worse.215 posts · Joined 2013. #6 · Jun 3, 2021. i had a similar problem on my 2007 yukon. after rebuilding the engine still had lower oil pressure than i liked. like 15 to 20 at hot idle park. it would have been cheaper to get a $2000 truck for the engine. i was in it for $6000 ish. sold it. my 2001 sierra 5.3 have around 350,000 miles. holds 35 ...#chevy #cheverolet #chevysilverado #2500hd #pickuptruck #pickup #truck #oilpressuresensor #ZmeisterProductions448 posts · Joined 2010. #2 · May 19, 2010. Your oil pressure SHOULD go up when you hit the throttle. The more RPMs the engine turns,the more the oil pump turns. When the engine is cold, you will have more oil pressure then when its warmed up,too. At 40psi...that sounds right. 2004 Silverado 2500HD LT 4x4 QuadraSteer.Still Not a Moderator. Changed oil 2 weeks ago. No issues with gauge or otherwise. Drove this morning, gauge normal. Got back in truck a little while ago and gauge reading zero. Stopped immediately, looked for leaks. None. Checked my oil level (dipstick) , oil level still totally full. No engine knocking or abnormal sounds.283 posts · Joined 2014. #7 · Dec 4, 2014. I had to replace the oil pressure sensor in both my '05 GMC and my wife's '06 Tahoe. In my GMC, it pegged and never came back down. In the Tahoe, it pegged and then a day later went to zero and moved slightly with acceleration. Replaced the sensors and back to normal.If this occurred in an L99 much of it has to do with the active fuel management. The VLOM that controls the oil spraying into the cylinders that shut down can cause oil to not flow as it would. The LS3s don't have it however as you noted there is a screen under the oil pressure sensor that often gets clogged more often on the L99.1. Change oil filter/oil. 2. Put mechanical gauge on and replaced sending unit. 3. Replace oil pump main and rod bearings. Only thing left in mine are the cam bearings that could be messing up my pressure hope you have a better out come. 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Selec-Trac 2.5" ROR lift. 1977 Trans Am 400 bored 40 over new paint new ...It could be a failing or clogged oil pressure sending unit and/or the little screen that is under it. You could try replacing the sender and screen. Be sure to use a genuine GM sender. It could be a loose or failing AFM manifold. They are known to work themselves loose and cause low oil pressure.The battery gauges on most vehicles I have owned stays around 13 to 14 volts and doesn't move much unless something that consumes a lot of power is turned on. Mine does this with nothing additional running on the truck other than the radio and a/c. This morning the needle was about 1 volt below (13 volts) the middle mark (14 volts) on the gauge.The oil pressure has slowly been decreasing over the 2 years as well (was at 30-35PSI cold start with 5W30), I chalked it up to bearing wear, but the sudden loss of oil pressure makes me wonder if it's possible that the bearings are ok and that was just the first signs of something going wrong in the lube system.Have a mechanic check the oil level. Oil pressure gauge reading too low, generally below 15 to 20 PSI while idling. Cold weather can also make the oil pressure read low until the oil pump has had a chance to deliver the oil to the engine. Oil pressure gauge reading too high, or over 80 PSI while driving, especially at higher RPMs.If so then it should be fine. (1) Let truck cool 15 min. (2) Check oil level and color. (3) If full then watch oil pressure as you increase RPM up to 1000. (4) If it doesn't increase up to at least 30 psi you might have a problem. (5) Check oil pressure sensor screen for clog (should be @ back-drivers side on valley plate) Z71nTexas - just a ...That should remove any air. Then drive it around, let it completely warm up, then let it cool for several hours and check resevoir to see if it's filling back up to max. If for some reason it's still not full, add to the reservoir. It should stop fluctuating. 2003 Silverado 1500 2wd 4.8L automatic.BRB46 said: The gauge goes to zero with key in off position, otherwise it's at 80. So with power on, it reads max. This could be the stepper motor, with only one "step", max; or, the sending unit produces a voltage change as the pressure changes, maybe the sending unit is only sending max voltage.Pressure is now 45-50psi at startup and 40 PSI at hot idle. No ticking. High volume LS oil pumps can suck the pan dry and high pressure pumps are an unnecessary expense for a daily driver engine. 2005 Silverado 2500HD 6.0, 4L80E, NV263, AAM 10.5", 4.10:1, LTX265/70R17. "Speed never killed anyone.See 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 technical service bulletins (TSBs) at TrueDelta, organized by model year and problem area. MENU. ... PIP5121B This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have the oil pressure gauge jumps from approximately 40 lb. to 60 lb. the 4.3l (l83), 5.3l (l86 ...117 posts · Joined 2015. #5 · Sep 12, 2016. If you are going to pull the sensor for possible replacement, before you buy a new sender hook up a good old fashioned mechanical oil pressure gauge to be sure that it is not some other mechanical issue causing the pressure to actually be that high. Jeff Borowski, 2011 Silverado, …Feb 6, 2018. #16. Overfilling the sump creates 'windage' where the the oil comes into contact with the crankshaft counterweights. It causes decreased power and frothy oil, but should not affect oil pressure. High oil pressure is due to a blocked passage. Think crimping your hose when you wash your car.Sep 10, 2018 #1 Matahoe Full Access Member. Joined Jan 27, 2016 Posts 411 Reaction score 122 Location Grand Rapids, Michigan. I have been seeing some weird oil pressure gauge fluctuations lately. Recently I changed the oil pressure sensor at the back of the block by the camshaft sensor. Before I was getting 40 -70 psi and now I am getting 35-55 ...A few months back my 2013 F-150 randomly stalled on me while stopped at a red light. Started back up no problem. Last week I was parked for about ten minutes and it stalled out. This week my truck starting making a beeping alert sound and the oil pressure gauge fluctuates all the way to "L" and feels like it's going to stall out.The normal operation of this system *could* be the reason you are seeing oil pressure fluctuations. However, the oil pressure sending unit in these vehicles (and across the Chrysler brand) are known to fail and cause erratic readings. See the below video, skip to the 1:22 mark. Changing the oil pressure sensor out can be a job which requires ...My truck is an 04 silverado 2500hd 6.0L, 120k miles, oil pressure has been low since I bought it at 112k, but I got slightly worse. It used to have 0 oil pressure at startup unless you reved it slightly once to get into raise. Oil pressure now is at 35 on startup, falls to 18-20 on idle. And moves up slightly while driving with regard to rpms ...I meant the injector leak into the oil. lane 2004 GMC Sierra 3500. 6.6 liter Duramax (Vin 1) Like. Tow Master. 24781 posts · Joined 2006. #5 · Oct 24, 2011. Yes fuel in the oil could lock the engine up. If it happens again or if you notive oil on the dip stick rising youll need to get it fixed ASAP!soldsoul4foos Discussion starter. 76 posts · Joined 2013. #1 · Dec 10, 2013. Greetings fellas.... I have a 2013 DC 5.7L Tundra. On friday I noticed the oil pressure gauge fluctuating between a couple tics below mid point to 3 or 4 tics above midpoint. I've never noticed it before.6 posts · Joined 2018. #1 · Jun 11, 2018. 2000 Silverado 4.8 2wd step side with 142000 kms. (Canadian) The oil pressure gauge does not drop to 0 when shutting off the engine. It stays about 265 Kpa until you start it then it goes up to about 325 Kpa at idle. Hard acceleration causes the gauge to go to between 450Kpa to about 520 Kpa.No mention of the '06's. 2) Other people have experienced low oil pressure while driving along - but mine is only during cold starts. 3) I have had the oil and filter changed twice - to no avail. 4) Oil level is full. 5) It isn't the gauge / sending unit - as engine noise coincides with the low pressure. Once pressure raises, engine becomes quiet.SOURCE: oil pressure gauge. Common problem with the sending unit on the LT1, pegs the oil pressure gage. You have to replace the sending unit and the intake manifold has to be removed to get to it. Get new intake gaskets I think PT#12533587 about $80 good guy price and I do not remember the PT# or price for the sending unit. [email protected]Oct 21, 2008 · 11 posts · Joined 2008. #1 · Oct 21, 2008. I am noticing the the oil pressure gauge fluctuates from about 30 PSI to 60 PSI depending on RPM. Also when cold the pressure tends to be higher at low RPM and drops down to around 30 PSI as the engine warms up. Engine temperature and oil level appear normal. This is my first diesel engine and GM truck.HELP!! '98 K1500 5.7L Vortec. I have a 1998 GMC K1500 Z71 offroad with the Vortec 5.7L 350ci V8. Purchased in Kelowna, BC in October 2013 at 157,000kms (98,000mi). Currently has 164,000km (102,500mi). Nothing else done to the engine this far. Idle is 600RPM, my oil pressure fluxuates from nearly 0 at idle and back to normal (275kPa/40PSI) at WOT.MacQ. 1029 posts · Joined 2016. #3 · Jan 24, 2020. Years ago (48 years), an old boy I drove for told me to always watch the oil pressure gauge (or idiot light) upon startup and if I was not getting oil pressure within 4 seconds, to shut it down. So, for 48 years I have always watched the oil pressure gauge or idiot light to make sure there is ...Once the engine heats up it says at 30-35 at idle and increases based on RPM. 3000+ RPM brings the oil pressure to 60+psi. I only use Mobil 1 and AC Delco PF46 filter and change every 3-3.5k miles. Truck has 185,000 miles. The lifters have been ticking a for awhile and got really loud the day before I noticed the oil pressure fluctuations.Mar 14, 2020 · 641 posts · Joined 2018. #1 · Mar 14, 2020. my 98 k1500 with a 5.7 has a problem , the oil pressure will fluctuate from 40 to zero then back at highway speeds. back in sept my gauge started fluctuating at idle , so i replaced sensor , problem solved , till i went on road trip back east , coming home after several hours of driving , i noticed ...The results were immediate. The gauge was reading oil pressure, and it seemed to be doing okay. However, two days after the repair, and having driven from Williston to Billings Montana (approximately 300 miles), the oil pressure begin to slowly sink. I'm inclined to believe that the sensor is still functioning properly, but somehow I'm getting ...81. Black. 2002 WS6 Trans Am. Oil pressure needle bouncing around. My oil pressure gauge is bouncing around in a way that it had never done before. It is moving back and forth very quickly, but not the entire range of the gauge. Kinda like a 1/4 inch back and forth. This is on a 2002 WS6 Trans Am.I noticed last week that when driving my oil gauge is sitting at 45-35 when it gets warm. During idle however it is sitting almost exactly at 20 and occasionally idles …Another tidbit... "07 Avalanche. Same as above with truck on at 40 lbs and drops near zero when heats up after 5 minutes. Low oil pressure warning to stop engine. Changed oil and filter and pressure raised above 40 idle and 60 acclelerating. Oil life showed 35% remaining and level was topped off but appears oil had broken down to …The Oil Pressure gauge Stepper motor on our 04 GMC Sierra is failing, see what this looks like and note that it can happen to any of the gauges. If you have...Oil Pressure Gauge Pegged. 2004 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4 4 door 6.0l gas engine. Alright I was reading other threads and I remembered one last thing. So a few months ago I did my oil change as usual. Everything was running great prior to it and even the day of. I did my oil change, closed everything up, let my truck run for a few minutes and even ...1 answer. 2003 yukon denali oil pressure switch pegged over the 80 psi indicator. Oil qty is good. Sounds like a bad oil pressure sending unit. Try unplugging it and see if the gauge drops to zero. If it does than replacing the oil pressure sending unit will most likely fix your problem. It is not easy to see or get at but you can find it on ...2004 GMC DRW said: The temp gauge fluctuates from normal (185-200) jumps to 250-270 than immediately back to normal. My Banks confirms the temp change. Please tell us exactly what problem you are dealing with. And tell us what Duramax engine we are dealing with. Ron Nielson - Most of the information I provide relates directly to my …Oct 3, 2011 · A. attaboy Discussion starter. 32 posts · Joined 2011. #1 · Oct 3, 2011. I've got a 99 K1500 w/5.3 w/120,000 miles. The oil pressure guage needle bounces around while the truck is ideling but stops once I get going and stays steady at around 60 psi until I stop and idel again. Should this be something to be concerned about? Thanks.Had all kinds of issues such as tach, oil pressure and temp gauge fluctuating. Stabilatrack, service 4wd lights on. With check engine. Had codes for no ecm communication u0100-00 in ccm, ebcm, pscm, and bcm. Pretty much every except tcm. Also had other codes for invalid data. Really seemed like ground issues. So after checking and much frustration.Stepper motor could have gone bad sounds like, very common issue. You can search eBay for sellers that replace all of the stepper motors in your cluster for you. …2005 Chevy Silverado Oil Gauge Fluctuating and Low Oil Pressure.Reasons for a fluctuating oil pressure. While it is normal for an oil pressure gauge to fall and rise while driving, here are some reasons why it happens. 1. An actual automotive problem. An oil pressure gauge can rise and fall if the car has an automotive problem, but it is rare. 2.I began noticing oil drips after taking my truck to an oil change place. And now a couple weeks later I notice my oil pressure fluctuating where it wasn't before. Or at least not this dramatically. @20-50 psi. Today it was closer to the twenty than the fifty. I stopped to check the level and saw it was low. Added some and pressure rose to over 40.Feb 9, 2024 · 3. I try to watch the gauge now and what started happening was that after about 3500-4000KM i would notice that the oil pressure gauge would go from running just under half. (275 on my gauge see picture attached) to just over the 1/4 line. If I changed the oil it would go back up to the half mark and stay there again until another 3500-4000 KM. 4.--- A oil pressure gauge in actually a voltage gauge with a different face. 12 volts on the supply side and the sending unit actually varies the resistance to ground. ... new rings, new oil pump, new lifters, reman heads. Oil pressure fluctuates from 20-45 with no rhyme or reason. Doesn't matter whether or not the engine rpm's are up or at idle ...That should remove any air. Then drive it around, let it completely warm up, then let it cool for several hours and check resevoir to see if it's filling back up to max. If for some reason it's still not full, add to the reservoir. It should stop fluctuating. 2003 Silverado 1500 2wd 4.8L automatic.A few months back my 2013 F-150 randomly stalled on me while stopped at a red light. Started back up no problem. Last week I was parked for about ten minutes and it stalled out. This week my truck starting making a beeping alert sound and the oil pressure gauge fluctuates all the way to "L" and feels like it's going to stall out.2018 1500 LT2 Z71 CCSB 5.3, Diablew tuned, Airaid MIT, Carven progressive catback, Lasfit LED D5S, DD SS3 MAX fogs, Morimoto LED's for the rest, heated wheel retrofit, scamsoil in all the reservoirs. ... I confirm the oil pressure by instrument cluster gauge indication and sound. I haven't needed to put a gauge on it because it's very apparent ...After the engine warms up the pressure will decrease to around 30 and the ticking is louder. I have read online and forums that the 5.3 has problems with oil pumps and lifter noise, as well as other problems like gauge cluster failure (which I am experiencing with speedometer, and fuel gauge). In the mornings when the pressure is very low the ...Ours will drop to 19 or 20 and when you take off jump to 60, but if your watching your stock gauges they are way off. 2012 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD LT, CC/SB, 4x4, 6.6L Dmax LML w/Allison. BONE STOCK. With Edge Insight monitor. Remote start. 80 gallon ATTA tank.A manual gauge will have a 1/4" copper tube or plastic tube from the engine to the gauge. I would look at the oil pressure gauge and see if it is a 60 or 80 psi gauge. IIRC, the non-labeled gauges are 80 psi gauges. Buy a new sender, due to its age it's probably failing, for the gauge; either 60 or 80 psi.If your oil pressure gauge is fluctuating, the first thing you should do is check the oil level and top up if necessary. If this doesn’t solve the problem, then check …Benchmark oil prices bounced around late Tuesday into Wednesday as the energy market tried to gauge the effects of a Trump presidency. By clicking "TRY IT", I agree to receive news...17 posts · Joined 2022. #1 · Dec 17, 2023. Oil Pressure Gauge Video. Click for video above. This has been happening for about a month. It first started by just going down when I accelerated then when reaching cruising speed would settle at 40 or just below. Now it's fluctuating while idling in park. Thank you in advance.Oil pressure gauge stops working. There are several reasons why the gauge will stop working. It could be that the gauge is faulty, you need an oil change, or the associated fuse is blown (electrical gauge). The best thing to do is that should ask your mechanic to check the oil level first. If the oil level is low, then you need to top up.448 posts · Joined 2010. #2 · May 19, 2010. Your oil pressure SHOULD go up when you hit the throttle. The more RPMs the engine turns,the more the oil pump turns. When the engine is cold, you will have more oil pressure then when its warmed up,too. At 40psi...that sounds right. 2004 Silverado 2500HD LT 4x4 QuadraSteer.The oil pressure in my 2001 Silverado 1500hd 6.0 is fluctuating. According to the pressure gauge in the instrument cluster, it has normally stayed around 45psi. Here lately it has been dropping when I am at idle until I have driven for a while. At first it was only dropping to about 20psi and now has started dropping all the way to 0psi and my ...Pressure is now 45-50psi at startup and 40 PSI at hot idle. No ticking. High volume LS oil pumps can suck the pan dry and high pressure pumps are an unnecessary expense for a daily driver engine. 2005 Silverado 2500HD 6.0, 4L80E, NV263, AAM 10.5", 4.10:1, LTX265/70R17. "Speed never killed anyone.Watch this video to find out how to make a DIY car parking gauge that raises and lowers using a tennis ball, string, and screw eye hooks. Expert Advice On Improving Your Home Video...226 posts · Joined 2013. #1 · Nov 8, 2015. Last week I noticed my oil pressure gauge was fluctuating at random times between 20 - 60psi. I kept a watch on it & it started acting normal again until last night. While …My 2018 Silverado idles with about 25 psi of oil pressure (~1/4 of the gauge). This is considered normal, especially since the engine idles at around 475 rpm. Once I get on the gas a little bit (whether in park or under load), the oil goes up to about 50 psi (well over 1/2 the gauge). -Asked by dddavis3 Jul 03, 2019 at 06:49 PM about the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Z71 Crew Cab 4WD. Question type: Maintenance & Repair. My oil pressure gauge just started fluctuating from about. 40 to 20.So much for the shale boom. Here, a brief tour of why American crude oil stockpiles have been falling for several weeks: The Energy Information Administration said there were 2.7 m...Zach, the next thing to do is add two more quarts of oil to the motor and then fire it up and check the pressure. This is done to submerge the o-ring in the oil pump's pick-up tube. The o-rings are usually worn out by about 165K miles or so. There is also a pressure relief valve in the oil pan that can go bad.The possible cheap fix to this issue can be a simple oil & filter change. However, if you regularly change the oil and the filter, we bet the problem lies in your oil pressure pump or sending unit. 3. Loose Wire Connection. If your oil pressure gauge acts erratically, we bet the issue lies in the electrical connection.Assessing Oil Pressure on Certain Full-Size GM Pickups. Should you encounter a fluctuating oil pressure gauge on certain GM pickups, namely the 2019–2020 Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 (particularly with the L3B 2.7L four-cylinder engine), there’s no need for alarm. The trucks employ a variable displacement oil pump that, in certain driving ...Neal. 102 posts · Joined 2012. #2 · Feb 2, 2015. My 2012 at hot idle in drive is 30, going down the road at 45 mph it runs pass 40psi probably closer too 45psi. First startup engine cold the oil pressure is right around 40 psi or just slightly under at idle. Welcome to the forum. 2017 Silverado 1500 5.3 4x4. Like.. 0. 05inAusTex Discussion starter. 11 posts · Joined 2022. #1 2018 silverado***** Brand new 300 miles the oil Oil pressure is a critical measure of your engine's health, indicating the effectiveness of the oil in lubricating engine components under various conditions. For the 2018 Silverado, normal oil pressure readings should vary with engine speed: higher at acceleration and cruising speeds, and lower at idle. However, if the pressure drops too low ... One problem may be a clogged filter screen Jun 13, 2023 · Oil pressure will change with RPM and oil temperature. 22psi at idle is totally normal. Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk. * 2017 GMC Canyon Denali CCLB 4x4. ** 2.8L Duramax (GDE tuned), RevMax TC, GMC floor liners, Rokblokz mud flaps, ARE Z-Series shell, CX Racing trans cooler, DD SS3 Pro amber fogs. ** Duratrac 265/70R17 on ZR2 wheels, Fox ... 4468 posts · Joined 2017. #2 · Jan 15, 202...
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