2011 Silverado Oil Pressure Indicator?
Have 80,000 miles on my truck. Have conducted regular maintenance on it
and always changed the oil every 4000-5000 miles with synthetic. As I got off
the highway today my low engine oil pressure/shut engine off warning came
on. I parked my truck, checked under the hood and under the engine for
leaking oil, saw none. My dipstick was a little low, but I am at the end of my
5000 and due for an oil change. Waited 30 minutes and started it up and
drove around, pressure seemed fine right around 40, and increased when I
gave it gas. I have read about the pressure sending unit going bad mainly on
the 2007 models, which I'm sure could be a possibility with me.
My fear is that the gaskets and all that are worn out and someone is going to
try and tell me I need a new engine. If this were actually the case, would my
pressure be okay after restarting and running the way it did? Really hoping I
just need to replace the pressure sending unit. If my engine has gone bad at
80,000 miles I will be raising hell. Thanks for any help.
