oil problems ('96 v8 5.7 silverado)
#11
ya, when he said he couldnt tell for sure without looking at it i said no thanks. if the gaskets are good i still have to pay for all that labor/parts on top of what else is wrong.
as far as the sending unit, i assume that it is still ok to drive right? i can replace it over the weekend. i forgot to check for smoke on my lunch haha, but i'll check after work before i drop it off to get the oil changed. the truck still drives the same regardless of what the gauge says.
as far as the sending unit, i assume that it is still ok to drive right? i can replace it over the weekend. i forgot to check for smoke on my lunch haha, but i'll check after work before i drop it off to get the oil changed. the truck still drives the same regardless of what the gauge says.
#12
you have to go to your local auto parts store and ask for a manuel oil guage. if you want to you can email me your phone number i will call you and explain in more detail
princessauto
princessauto
#13
ok, last night i checked for smoke. there was none when i first started it up and there was none after i drove it around for a while. i got an oil change and even though i was doing it early, it was pretty low. i havent seen the check gauges light come on but the gauge does still flicker around quite a bit. the check engine light was off after the oil change but is on now. i dont know what they would have done that would have made it go off.
i will check for bubbles under the oil cap on my lunch break today. might also do the carbon monoxide detector test tonight.
i will check for bubbles under the oil cap on my lunch break today. might also do the carbon monoxide detector test tonight.
#15
oh ok, i'll do some research on those. thanks for the info! this morning i found out that the CEL problem only happens while i am idling. sometimes the light will turn off and if i can drive for a while without having to stop it will stay off until i come to a red light and have to idle for more than a few seconds.
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