DIYORPAY
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About half way home from Texas to Wisconsin( pulling 5th wheel camper) , i noticed my oil pressure gauge slowly go down from 50psi( at 65mph) to 35psi (at 65). After noticing it i slowed down and pulled over to check the oil. as i coasted on to the exit ramp my rpms were at about 1000 and my gauge went to 5psi and the check gauges light came on. Sooooo, kinda freaking out a little, i stopped and shut off the truck, checked the oil and it was right on the full mark. I figured if i had some oil pressure i was going to keep on truckin twards home. Well i made it the 400 miles i had to go(but very nervous all the way!) and now im trying to figure out why............
The first thing i thought was OPS, then Gauge on dash, then oil pump. So i bought a new OPS. I am going to install it today. If that doesnt keep my "Check Gauges" light off, i am going to put in another oil pressure gauge to confirm what pressure i actually have. If its still very low, i thought about changing the oil pump.
What i am wondering is, can i get the oil pan off while in the truck and change out the oil pump? Also does anyone have any other suggestions or tips on changing the oil pump?
Oh yah........ the first thing i did when i got home was change the oil(Rotella-T). It actually made it a little bit worse on the gauge. Now when the oil gets warm it goes to ZERO on the gauge. :mad2:
The first thing i thought was OPS, then Gauge on dash, then oil pump. So i bought a new OPS. I am going to install it today. If that doesnt keep my "Check Gauges" light off, i am going to put in another oil pressure gauge to confirm what pressure i actually have. If its still very low, i thought about changing the oil pump.
What i am wondering is, can i get the oil pan off while in the truck and change out the oil pump? Also does anyone have any other suggestions or tips on changing the oil pump?
Oh yah........ the first thing i did when i got home was change the oil(Rotella-T). It actually made it a little bit worse on the gauge. Now when the oil gets warm it goes to ZERO on the gauge. :mad2: