oil pressure gauge

[KMGZ400]

Well my oil pressure gauge is pegged, but it still moves around but wont go below 80. so i replaced the oil pressure sensor, and that didnt do anything. so my question is, do i need a new cluster? or can i fix it somehow? i know the gauges in the 03 silverados are bad, but supposedly its rare for just the oil pressure one to go. everything else works fine.

[Chris]

Order a stepper motor and replace it

 

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[KMGZ400]

oh i can order just the stepper motor? how do i replace it

[Chris]

Yes on eBay.

 

Pull the cluster out. Take off the bezel and its 4 7mm bolts, 1 plug.

 

Pull off the clear plastic.

 

Use a small fork to pull your needles.

 

Loosen the clips to separate the white plastic from the black.

 

Locate the gauge you want to work on. Flip it over and use a soldering iron to heat the stepper motor on the back side. Heat and wipe with a damp sponge to remove the solder.

 

Then pull the stepper motor off. Replace with new.

 

Solder it in place on the back side of the circuit board.

 

Be very careful. The board can burn easy. If you are not confident in your soldering skills DO NOT ATTEMPT

 

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[KMGZ400]

hmm i dont have steady hands but ill have someone else do it, thanks for the write up.

[Chris]

I have had mine done a couple times. I am not steady enough to solder. I have taken it apart to adjust the needles though

 

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[KMGZ400]

yeah ill make it worse if i try to fix it.. bad few weeks for my truck, first this, then blower resistor, and amazingly the first lights on the radio went out.

[Chris]

Why not switch to 6.0 1500HD/2500/2500HD/3500/SS/Denali cluster So you have trans temp. I did that and put on an GM SS overlay

 

 

 

 

 

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[Chris]

The motors in mine went out in 09. A bout 6 months ago the climate control lights went out. About a year and a half ago the actuators died and I drove like that until October 2012.

 

Haven't had the blower motor resistor go yet.

 

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[KMGZ400]

do i just need the cluster for transtemp or do i have to add something else?

[Chris]

Nope. Just a cluster. You're pre-programmed. It will work as soon as you plug it in. Your mileage on it will be off unless you get one and have the dealer install and program the mileage. I had the dealer program mine.

 

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[KMGZ400]

i always wondered why they would put the trans temp on an escalade and not the 1500's... soccer moms and rappers dont care about trans temp.

 

where can i find a 2500 cluster cheap?

[Chris]

Salvage yard, or if you know what you want you can get a Doman one from like Summit racing. By what you want I mean regular, SS, Escalade.

 

Its there on half tons with a 6.0 like the Escalade, Denali, SS, VHO/VMax

 

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