Oil Pressure

Asked by GuruHLZP8 Jul 18, 2019 at 01:15 PM about the 2005 GMC Envoy 4 Dr Denali 4WD SUV

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Start the car, oil pressure gauge reads 40+ at idle. As the temp comes up,
the oil pressure goes down-to zero (still at idle). Step on the gas, pressure
goes up.
There are no secondary indications that the Oil Pressure is zero. The engine
does not sound different, the coolant temp does not change, the engine does
not run differently.
What I did:
  Change the pressure transmitter (no change).
  Change the pressure transmitter screen (no change).
  Change the oil and filter (no change).
  Put a shop vac on the transmitter port to pull out any junk (don't knock it till
you try it-but no change).
Looking for ANYTHING else to avoid getting rid of the car. It's 14 years old
but great except for this issue, and the fix is going to cost 25-50% of the
vehicle value.

1 Answer

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You changed the oil pressure sensor right above the oil filter on the I6 engiine? I'd try an AC Delco brand on it. Only other thing it could really be is the stepper motor behind the gauge is failing. Pretty common actually, but more common is the pressure sensor. I don't recall seeing any screens on mine (just did mine for the same symptoms). You sure you're not talking about the VVT? That has screens on it.

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