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Chevy Oil pressure electrical problem

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#1 ·
I know some of you know this truck like the back of your hand so hopefully someone can take the guess work out of what's going on here.

2004 Chevy 1500 4x4 Silverado

Originally the oil pressure gauge was pegged but now it goes from being pegged to 0 and back again at randon intervals. It also likes to "ding ding" and tell me the oil pressure is low. The oil pressure is not low (checked it) so this is an electrical issue.

Is this typically a sender problem? chafed wire? gauge cluster?

Thanks for any help!
 
#2 ·
with it chime'n like that i wouldnt think it was the cluster itself. the sender sends its signal to the pcm and the pcm sends it along to the ipc(cluster). the chime means what the ipc is getting from the pcm is showing to be too low a pressure. try a sender, bet itll fix ya up. could also be rats ate wires behind the intake near the sender, see'n that alot this time of yr
 
#3 · (Edited)


Engine Oil Pressure Gauge
The instrument panel cluster (IPC) displays the engine oil pressure as determined by the powertrain control module (PCM). The IPC receives a class 2 message from the PCM indicating the engine oil pressure. The engine oil pressure gauge defaults to 0 kPa (0 psi) or below if:

• The PCM detects a malfunction in the engine oil pressure sensor circuit.

• The IPC detects a loss of class 2 communications with the PCM.
 

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#6 ·
not really, kinda booger to get at but if you can borrow a oil pressure sender socket its a breeze. you may be able to get some channel locks on the base and pop it loose, once its broke loose it'll jus finger on out, they have alil compression washer that seals em up.
 
#7 ·
If it's not the sender and is the cluster F@#* harness. double check with your dealer. My wifes 03 yukon went out (even though it was out of warranty) we had less than 100k miles on it and they replaced-no charge.

Good Luck
 
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