IMPORTANT: The Chronicles of Low Oil Pressure by 07burb

[TheAutumnWind]

Looks like the issue is fixed! The culprit is a screen that sits between the oil sensor and the oil flow. It gets gunked up over time which in turn leads to false readings.

Here's a pic of the screen that was removed

I will update the initial post with this info in case someone searches for it

Excellent! Glad to hear that you have found the issue.

 

[07Burb]

Gtk thanks

this is why forums are so great. Knowledge sharing. I'm sure there are other things that can cause this condition but will hopefully give people a place to start when troubleshooting

 

[Goodinblack]

Agreed

 

[THE YETI]

Wtg gtk ttyl!

 

[HoS]

Glad to hear!

 

[08grey]

Nice. Did you change it or just delete it?

 

[NathanJax]

Awesome!

 

[livingez_123]

My 6.0 has run flawless for the 8 years I have owned. I wonder if its a 6.2 issue. Most Ls based engines are bullet proof unless you own one of them alum block engines.

 

[NathanJax]

My 6.0 has run flawless for the 8 years I have owned. I wonder if its a 6.2 issue.

nope cause he's 5.3

 

[Goodinblack]