So today i noticed that my oil pressure is fluctuating between 24( At an idle) an 38 while driving? I do know that Oil pressure does fluctuate with the difference of RPMS but is this a safe level for my truck, i ask this because i am so used to constantly seeing the oil pressure gauge sit around 40. The truck is an 04 sierra 2500 HD 6.0L gasser, i just picked it up 3 weeks ago.
Like White Gardens said it's normal for your gauge to fluctuate like that. I will add, if your low oil pressure warning light comes on, stop the motor immediately. My 06 Chevy 1500 with a 4.8 had a slightly lower than normal oil pressure one day, I noticed it and kept an eye on it, drove it half a day like that. Next morning, my low oil warning came on, instantly turned engine off. It's rare, but an o-ring on the oil pump came off and lost prime. I did the required oil pump check of connecting a gauge to oil sending unit, and running engine up to temp, well that killed the engine...no oil pressure! The good news...I did replace engine with a low mileage one, runs great now.
Also, if your oil pressure gauge seems like it's broken because it's indicating something that can't possibly be happening in the engine...
I was sure the gauge couldn't be fluttering from 0 to max so fast it's a blur like hummingbird wings unless it was a problem with the gauge sender itself, then that Ford 460 crapped the bed.
Also, if your oil pressure gauge seems like it's broken because it's indicating something that can't possibly be happening in the engine...
I was sure the gauge couldn't be fluttering from 0 to max so fast it's a blur like hummingbird wings unless it was a problem with the gauge sender itself, then that Ford 460 crapped the bed.
Also, if your oil pressure gauge seems like it's broken because it's indicating something that can't possibly be happening in the engine...
I was sure the gauge couldn't be fluttering from 0 to max so fast it's a blur like hummingbird wings unless it was a problem with the gauge sender itself, then that Ford 460 crapped the bed.
That's a little on the low pressure side for my taste. You may just have a warn sending unit (sensor) or you could just have a warn out engine. I think the first thing I would try is a heavier engine oil, maybe a conventional 10w40, 15w40, or even 20w50 to see if it brings it up closer to 40 while idling hot. If you are running synthetic it 5w30, it may bring your pressure to the numbers you indicated. I personally run synthetic 15w50 in both my wife's 02 impala and my 03 Tahoe and the Tahoe has 35 at idle hot and 60 while going down the road.
The other thing to remember is that the instrument clusters go bad all the time in these things. I just had the Tahoe's rebuild because the speedo jumped around and stuck at 70 and the oil pressure was all over the board. I used www.gmgaugerepair.com and have been real happy with it...
10psi/1000rpm was the old standard. Most now say 6 is plenty.
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