09 Ram oil pressure dropping off

Asked by Adam Feb 16, 2022 at 08:37 AM about the 2009 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Crew Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 09 ram with a 5.7 is having oil pressure drop off all the way to zero as soon
as the engine warms up. when the pressure drops I shut the truck off and let it
sit for a moment, then restart it and the pressure will come back up for a
minute or so.. then drop back to zero. Over the weekend I thought there was a
chance the oil pump screen was potentially plugged. I used engine flush this
weekend with 3 different oil changes hoping it would clear the blockage. this
worked for about 2 trips into town and now its doing the same thing again. I
Picked a new oil pump, screen/sump and gasket/windage tray. does anybody
have any other ideas before I try to figure out how to change this stuff out
without lifting the engine? also, if you know of any places I can get directions
on how to do this I would be grateful.

thank you

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Yep sounds like the oil pressure bypass is on its way out. Best to replace the complete oil pump assembly. There might be a you tube on it, if not your local library should have a reference manual that you can get copies of.

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