So I'm waiting in the drive-thru today and I glance at my dash and see my first code(cel) on this 115K mi vehicle along with it is the gauge icon and zero oil pressure on the actual gauge. Since I'm locked in line I have to stop/restart several times....I'm worried but, hey! I've got to get my coffee.
I checked the level and it's ok , and it sounds good so I suspect a bad sending unit so I picked one up at AZ and changed it out, albeit after another 10 miles of driving (all the while trying to decide what my next ride should be).
So I start it up and no change and no oil pressure....crap! Then I went online and watched a vid and the guy said to clear the code after a sender change, so I did and everything was back to normal.
Does this seem right? It worked but, since the 5.3 has real oil pressure indication I would think that the gauge should have worked even with a code.....what say you? Mike.
I checked the level and it's ok , and it sounds good so I suspect a bad sending unit so I picked one up at AZ and changed it out, albeit after another 10 miles of driving (all the while trying to decide what my next ride should be).
So I start it up and no change and no oil pressure....crap! Then I went online and watched a vid and the guy said to clear the code after a sender change, so I did and everything was back to normal.
Does this seem right? It worked but, since the 5.3 has real oil pressure indication I would think that the gauge should have worked even with a code.....what say you? Mike.
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