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low oil pressure on rebuild..

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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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just rebuilt 99 silverado 6.0L.. message canter is reading low oil pressure... when removing the motor the oil sending unit was cracked.. I am not sure if that is why I am getting the reading..Pulled off the valve cover then started the motor.. There was a small stream of oil coming out of the push rods at idle.. Never seen a 6.0l before but I am use to the oil shooting all over the place.. Is this normal? I did replace the oil pump during rebuild.. The only code coming up is the 02 sensor..
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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You really need to put a mechanical oil pressure tester on so you can see the actual oil pressure, before any damage is done.
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