Oil Pressure Test?

[pelletman]

Hello everyone, 

I have a 2001 2500HD Plow Truck that I just started for the first time in at least a few months, weather is cold here.  Oil pressure warning came on.  I know about the screen and the pickup tube, I am wondering if I can test the oil pressure with a manual gauge (or a scan tool, I have torque and blue driver) to rule out the sending unit.  Appreciate any input

 

Thanks!

[richard wysong]

Did you try changing the oil?

[Grumpy Bear]

On 11/21/2023 at 4:02 PM, pelletman said:

Hello everyone, 

I have a 2001 2500HD Plow Truck that I just started for the first time in at least a few months, weather is cold here.  Oil pressure warning came on.  I know about the screen and the pickup tube, I am wondering if I can test the oil pressure with a manual gauge (or a scan tool, I have torque and blue driver) to rule out the sending unit.  Appreciate any input

 

Thanks!

 

That is not unusual after sitting for a long time. All my garage queens do that on the spring start. Eventually the oil galleys drain given enough time. Not to worry. 

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Grumpy Bear

[diyer2]

My 12 sits for long periods and has never done this. Clean engine inside due to more oil changes?

 

[dna9656]

USAF maintenance policy (when we had Vehicle maintenance) Change the oil every 3 thousand miles/4 months what ever came first. That's in (more or less) commercial service. We got a LOT of years and miles out of the vehicles, the most in DOD. So in a case of a truck whos' use is seasonal every 5k miles or 6 months....just saying...

[pelletman]

Definitely going to change the oil, I do it yearly as I only run this truck in the winter.  The second time I started it the oil pressure message went away and it is registering 40# at idle, so looking OK.  Thanks for the responses!

[diyer2]

How many miles do you put on it in the winter?

[richard wysong]

Depending on what you plow probably not many but the truck is ALWAYS working. The 1s that don't leak a little oil tend to get very rusty, no fun changing oil pans etc. I may burn more than a tank of gas in a shopping center parking lot not going over 20 mph. BLOOD $

[pelletman]

I just plow one large driveway maybe an hour or so per storm, not many miles.