Oil Pressure Drops to Zero in Park
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Re: Oil Pressure Drops to Zero in Park
Originally Posted by Garb
B) Oil guage (It also displays "Check Oil Level" for a minute or two when i frist start driving, but it goes away)
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Couldn't it mount to the fuel pressure test port on the fuel rail?
There is no oil sending unit in the oil pan. There is an oil level sensor mounted to the front side of the pan. Maybe they meant that.
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There is no oil sending unit in the oil pan. There is an oil level sensor mounted to the front side of the pan. Maybe they meant that.[/quote]
The guy that told me that is a GM mechanic where I get my oil changes done. When I got my first oilchange after I got the car he did say that the oil sending unit appeared to look new.I told him about the "Check oil level" light kept coming on and that'* when he told me there was another sending unit inside the oil pan. Could you verify that there is no sending unit inside the oil pan. Maybe the one that was replaced is defective. Would appreciate it. Thanks.
There is no oil sending unit in the oil pan. There is an oil level sensor mounted to the front side of the pan. Maybe they meant that.[/quote]
The guy that told me that is a GM mechanic where I get my oil changes done. When I got my first oilchange after I got the car he did say that the oil sending unit appeared to look new.I told him about the "Check oil level" light kept coming on and that'* when he told me there was another sending unit inside the oil pan. Could you verify that there is no sending unit inside the oil pan. Maybe the one that was replaced is defective. Would appreciate it. Thanks.
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I'm pretty sure that'* only an oil level sensor is in the pan. Only sender is that one by the filter. The pcm sees the same as the gauge because it uses the same sensor. Which gives us the reason for needing the mechanical gauge.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
I'm pretty sure that'* only an oil level sensor is in the pan. Only sender is that one by the filter. The pcm sees the same as the gauge because it uses the same sensor. Which gives us the reason for needing the mechanical gauge.
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The oil pressure sending unit is on the lower portion of the timing cover. The oil level sensor is an on/off type. It sees enough oil or not enough oil. The is an oil pickup in the pan, just like any other car, but it is purely a tube with a flare and a screen on the end. If the screen gets clogged, there is a valve that will open due to pressure difference and allow oil flow, and not likely to fail.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Mmm I believe they were fairly different from certain year groupings. Maybe they put the wrong one in.
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Alright, I havent been responding butIve been reading. So it comes down to me probably not needing a mechanical gauge in there? Like I said my oil is old and I'm going to put some stabilizer in there too. Just to clairify so this isnt a really stupid issue, we should have 5 qts of oil right?