ATTENTION anyone with oil pressure issues

[Mr.B]

I'm new to the group but I just put an oil pump in my 01 Silverado. And my pressure goes up when you hit gas peddle. But cold or hot it will still fall if it idles. Is it something simple. Or is the 145000+ miles the end??? Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you.

Edited August 2, 2021 by Mr.B

[CamGTP]

You need to provide more detail on your specific issue.

 

Does it have good oil pressure on start up, like 40+ psi and then it just falls to zero or does it level off to a certain number?

 

Can you confirm the readings with a manual oil pressure gauge or is your oil pressure sensor new??

[PopeyeD]

On 2/27/2015 at 12:53 PM, MaverickZ71 said:

On a 2007-2013 Silverado/Sierra 1500 4x4, in order to drop the oilpan to install a new, clean screen, don't you have to remove the front 4 wheel drive differential and remove a frame brace (transmission brace?) just to be able to drop the oilpan? If so, it seems like a heckuva lot of work just to be able to drop the oilpan.

 

On the old Chevy/GMC's, you just removed the oilpan bolts and dropped the pan.

The pickup screen has nothing to do with this topic.  The oil pressure sender unit is in question here and, as others have written, located at the left rear of the motor practically up against the firewall.  Watch:  

 

[MaverickZ71]

On 8/22/2021 at 7:01 PM, PopeyeD said:

The pickup screen has nothing to do with this topic.  The oil pressure sender unit is in question here and, as others have written, located at the left rear of the motor practically up against the firewall.  Watch:  

 

 

As John McClane once said, "Welcome to the party, (newbie) Pal!"  You've done such a service to this forum by digging up a 6 year old post on a topic we were still learning about then, but has been beat to death since then.  Bite me.  Now back to your regularly scheduled programming . . . .

[Supreme Pizza]

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Edited December 23, 2021 by Supreme Pizza

[Supreme Pizza]

I fixed my pick-up tube O-ring with AT-205. It worked for me. Might work for you.

[ralorez73]

I replaced Oil Pressure Sensor on 06 Silverado 4.8L. Truck was reading about 40psi when starting-up but drops to about 30psi, but runs good. When I purchased the sensor it did not come with a filter, but some did. I YouTube some videos and some cleaned the filter and reused it. In some videos it showed how simple it was to reach the sensor without disassembling VLOM, so I chose this method. When I took out sensor I was trying to fish-out the filter with a pick, but could not feel the filter loosening nor could I see with an extendo mirror and light to see what was what. I was hoping to get a better oil pressure reading. So is this model Silverado have a fixed oil pressure filter or needing some other extractor tool. Need to know before I disassemble VLOM next Friday and get a better look. And I'll check oil pressure with a tester to reset oil gauge at the instrument panel which I should have done first...

I appreciate any insight.

 

[txab]

iirc, the '06 didn't have a filter beneath the OP sensor. It was added later when AFM came into play

[ralorez73]

11 hours ago, txab said:

iirc, the '06 didn't have a filter beneath the OP sensor. It was added later when AFM came into play

[Jworks]

I have 2011 Sierra, 5.3, 4x4, 140k miles, dealer oil changes with GM Dexos synthetic oil.  Noticed oil gauge reading 21-22 psi at 2000 rpms.  A few hours later got back in truck and the same thing, plus the check engine light came on.  Drove 50 miles to a dealer.  I don't know the codes but they said "oil sensor, oil pressure, maintenance".  They also said the oil sensor is where they start, at a price of $350.  Then they go on further if that doesn't solve the issue, including up to pistons and rings.

[Jworks]

Still 39-40 highway speed.  Idling at 30 and sometimes 21.

Edited June 12, 2022 by Jworks

[Jworks]

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I had this issue.  Highway speed I noticed it at 21 psi.  Later the check engine light came on, dealer said it coded change oil pressure sensor.  I had an independent shop change it out.  He said the screen below it was clean.  So, after this was one I got 38-40psi on highway and about 30 idle.  I wasn't fully satisfied.  Some on this board said he had that issue once; changed oil & filter and has been driving it for years.  It didn't make sense to me but I did so.  This time instead of going to the dealer to do it I changed it myself.  Mobil-1 and a new filter for synthetic oil.  Highway pressure is now 40 or more.  But occasionally 39.  It idles at 30 (usually) but sometimes it idles at 21.  Why that would differ from 30 down to 21 I dont know (since the shop told me that screen under the sensor was clean as a whistle. 

[penright]

New poster, actually not my truck.  While my son-in-law is out of town, I was going to install a starter for him. Driving the truck to my house there was no oil pressure. After watching @carnau video, I have a question on removing the wire connector.

The truck is 2012 5.3 LTZ 1500 4wd.

First, understandably everyone in their videos can only describes how to pull the clip off. I understand there are two operations. 1. you have to move a clip before you can press and remove the wire connection from the sensor. The video says to squeeze and lift up. Is that the first part? The clip comes up before pulling the wire connection? Here is a zoomed in.

Is the white the clip? Or do I have to lift the blue and squeeze the white?

I am not visualizing it yet.

 

 

 

Since this is a 4wd, I have to climb into the engine bay and trying to get a mental picture since I am old and it is hard.  

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by penright

[penright]

Got it done last night. I going to add a couple of thing for anyone else who comes across this thread.

 

Here is someone who pulled off the intake. You don't have to and he said that, the only reason he did was for videoing. This help me in seeing how to disconnect the connector without being able to see it.    I linked the video at the spot after he has removed the intake. 

 

 

Also, after getting it all installed, the gauged did not register at first. After double checking the connector and that not fixing it, I cleared the codes. The next time I started the gauge started working. Not sure if clearing code would have any effect, I just what I did. I almost wished I would have tried and cleared the code before swapping out the sensor. 

 

 

And last, I found this meme that cracked me up after fighting the sensor behind the intake.

 

[KevinRC]

2005 Silverado WT 4.8. Recently purchased and restoring.

 

209K, I am at 40 PSI after additive and changing the oil with high mileage conventional oil. It was  lower.

 

Appreciate the information, but just another "thing" i should look at.

 

40 PSI is in the middle of the gauge and what I was taught, middle is good.

 

I have read about 60 PSI?

 

Would anyone know what the correct oil pressure should be ?

 

TIA

KC