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  1. J

    Oil Pressure issue

    All is good. as soon as I re-seated the oil pick-up tube the pressure settled nicely at 60. The flywheel bolt was the culprit on the noise it seems; as the very loud clicking noise is gone. I'll tell you the @#$% you have to go through to get the oil pan off is ridiculous! terrible engineering.
  2. J

    Oil Pressure issue

    In order to see the bottom of the engine components and if anything had dropped down into the pan it was necessary to remove a baffle and the pick up tube. Once I could see up into the block I slowly turned the fly wheel to get the engine components to slightly move as to inspect them. It was...
  3. J

    Oil Pressure issue

    Thanks - I just went through that thread - have a hard time thinking the sender went coincidentally! Am hoping someone else had the issue and could tell me - "it is the torque of the pick-up tube" or "the pressure needs to build - let it run, I don't dare let it go for more than a few minutes...
  4. J

    Oil Pressure issue

    Hey all - New to this forum. I have a 2000 Tahoe LS with the 5.3. Needed to get into oil pan - terrible clicking in the back of the oil pan. Winds up a flywheel to drive plate bolt worket it its way loose. I get that torqued upped. Now after replacing the gasket and getting it all tightened up I...
  5. J

    2000 5.3L Oil Pan Removal

    For the last few years I have had a very small oil leak at the pan where the front cooling lines would enter the pan (driver-side rear of pan) if equiped. I finally decided to pull the pan off and replace the gasket, "o-rings in the pick up tube, and general sludge removal. I have the pan...

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