Low oil pressure light and gauge
Asked by GuruZZ76C Oct 13, 2017 at 08:40 AM about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Extended Cab LB RWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Truck been sitting about a year. Had transmission
repaired.Checked oil dip stick looked ok.Added oil
treatment. While driving home. Oil pressure light
came on.while at red light ,oil gauge dropped
engine stopped .tried to jump start .Had truck
towed.
3 Answers
The oil light will come on if the truck stalls. No running = no oil pressure. If it really had low oil pressure while running till it died then you may have locked up the motor.
What was the reason for adding oil treatment. Today's modern oils have all the necessary additives in them.
LUVMYCHEVY answered 6 years ago
how many miles? does motor still crank and start? was there oil in motor? who did the transmission? check your oil lines and make sure they were not damaged by them when they put tranny in.