*EASY* How To Fix Low Oil Pressure/Replace Pickup Tube O-Ring | 5 3L Chevy Silverado
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- Опубліковано 26 бер 2019
- Having an issue with your 5.3L Silverado/Sierra with low oil pressure? Try this! To replace the oil pan gasket and the pickup tube o-ring it took approximately 5-6 hours.
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So today we dropped the oil pan and replaced the O ring. We went from hardly any oil pressure to 50#. The lifters sounded awful, now all quiet. My estimates were $1900 to $3800. I fixed it for $54 and 5 hours under the truck. My husband is 68 years old. You can do this!! Thanks for the video.
SWEEEET! that’s a crazy estimate too haha! Over a year later my truck has 210k miles and after doing the o-ring it’s holding 50-60psi on cold starts :) glad the video helped!!!
Hey Shirley, I'm in the middle of doing mine thanks for the encouragement... It's really not that bad
Shirley Newberry - did your husband have to drop the axle as well?
@@joshuapotter1869 I had to drop mine
It's even easier for 2WD! Now I'm confident I can do the 4WD in my suburban. Thanks for this video. 👌🏾👌🏾
Me and the wife decided to go ahead and do the repair yesterday on our Yukon.
Oil pressure before HOT was 10-15 lbs and maybe 35-40 cold.
Now it’s 50 cold and 40 hot. Just here to say this is a confirmed fix. Thank you guys so much for the video!
What a world. I'm the guy that bought your Mazda3 off you years ago. Was having oil pressure issues in my 04 Silverado and stumbled across this. My issue was 2in of sludge in the pan but this video was still very helpful. Only thing I'd add is make sure the pick up is actually seated into the oil pump. Mine wouldn't go in and I ended up having to tear it back apart. Good video!
No kidding haha that’s a small world!!! Do you still have the car?
@@TomCanino It got super rusty so I sold it to a coworker and bought BRZ. He only just got rid of it last year
Great video guys! Did 06 today. Went really fast! Was gonna pop the steering linkages but didn't even need to! Helped my pressure quite a bit! Went really fast to! No more ticking on starter! THX!
Man you saved me money I notice my oil pressure was dropping below 40 and than the truck made a ticking sound at cold start but once I drove it it would go away went to like 3 different shops all told me different things lifters, need a new transmission, pistons are bad , a friend finally came back from out the country and helped me change the o ring no ticking since and oil pressure back to normal :)
I did this Sunday on my 99 Sierra 5.3L , sludge was unbielievable ,250,000 +miles.. 40+pressure all the way to work today,THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO AWESOME HELP.
Thanks for the video. I got mine fixed today. Running close to 60 psi down the highway now with 320k miles.
Just did this job.Oil pan was leaking bad.Probably would not have thought to replace the o ring had l not watched your video. Your tip on the zip ties to hold gasket in place worked awesome.Great video,l wish l had a hoist like you rather than lay under the truck but the work is done and saved a ton of money.
Thanks
Did this today. Truck was fine until the weather turned cold. The oil pressure gauge would go to 40 on initial start up. after the idle would settle to base idle the oil pressure would drop to what the electric gauge showed was zero. Confirmation with a manual gauge showed 13-15. i found that after the truck was fully up to operating temp for enough time to get the oil warm to the trucks oil pressure was 40psi at cruising, speed say, 1700 RPM and 60 psi at 3000 if you kicked it down. the results were consistent for several warm ups during 25 degree weather. The diagnosis in this video made sense. The variable being how thick the oil was at lower temp. There had to be a problem on the suction side of the pump. Either a sludge up pickup screen or a brittle none effective pickup tube oring. Dropping the pan confirmed no sludge. The oring was brittle like hard plastic, it was not cracked or broken. I followed the video instructions and completed the job in about 4 hours. The results were instant. 45 psi in initial start, and still 60 max. Execellent job Tom Canino!!
I finally did this and my oil pressure went from 20lbs or less to over 40lbs at start up and is holding around 45lbs + as I roll down the highway. very happy and it was quite simple on a 2WD.
there is a red and a black o-ring available. make sure you go back with the same one.
Thank you. Saved me a lot of money. The o ring was the issue over 40 psi all the time instead of 0.👍👍👍👍👍
All the time?
3 for 3 over the years. Ready to do number 4. Watched this for a refresher...good vid. Like the humor.
Are you using dealer o-ring?
I believe the part i used was AC Delco
Dude ur simple repair saved my dixie roses life and u made the repair so easy and simple for me it went so smoothly ty so much now if I can only figure out the passanger factory valve cover and y no matter wat I do i can't get it to seal even before this repair
I want to thank you for the video. I just followed your advice and bought a $3 red oil pickup seal, deflector and oil pan gasket.
GMC Dealership quoted 2500 for this work plus another 2500 for wheel bearing and ball joint replacent and passenger side upgraded valve cover + gasket replacement.
Well there was no deflector installed so that was definitely part of the problem. They also said there may be an oil pump issue, then the oil pressure switch. well pressure switch and the filter was changed in 2019
so cleaned the oil pressure valve blew it out using air compressor because I couldn't get a new one. I put it back in and put the truck together and I got over 40 pounds of pressure. the truck runs so much better register is 24 miles per gallon on the highway doing less than 70 mph study cruise control All the way 3-hour drive from North Virginia down to North Carolina just shy of a quarter of a tank.
it runs like when I first got it. A big difference from 32lbs pressure to 40lbs. of pressure and it goes up now when I get on it. functioning properly.
I didn't want to change out the oil pump because it was too much work and a GMC has a lot more work than what you had in this video. there are two covers to remove there's a plastic front cover and a oil pan cover deflector sheet whatever you call it deflector cover and then I had to take out the gearbox totally disconnected from the U-joints drop it all they all the way out and I have to drop down the steering stabilizer type of thing I don't even know what it's called, but it had to drop down because the lines were intentionally put in too high up they were in in the way obstructing the pan from dropping down low enough so that it can be removed.
I could do it a lot faster now that I know what exactly needs to get done but it cost me less than $60 and a truck is running excellent now.
I appreciate it. it's better than me spending a hundred something dollars for an oil pump and then buying the gasket and buying all this other stuff would have cost me over 200 something dollars.
have a good day
I have a 2010 silverado 5.3. LT and I’m running into the same problem with the clearance and all the line clips.😅
Just did mine today, my 2005 Silverado 5.3 (212,000 miles) was dropping to around 16 lbs. in traffic and idle, fluctuating like crazy. Then on the highway only peaking at around 40 lbs. Now idles at 38 lbs. and peaks at 61 lbs. on highway. The old o-ring was not damaged but obviously lost its Integrity.
Changing out my oil pump this weekend and I can’t wait! Said no one ever!!! I know it’s going to be a huge pain in the ass considering that I also have a all wheel drive Yukon Denali. But it needs to be done. Tired of dealing with this low oil pressure issue.
Did the pump fix the low oil pressure light from staying on
It would definitely be the first thing i would do
Maynard's View have you fixed this issue? My 2001 5.3 Silverado does the same thing
GOOD JOB!
My truck having exact same problem!
Great informational video man.
Also sharing ur vid on my fb cuz u deserve the credit 100%
Great vid dude, earned a subscriber👍
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Good blessed you !
An excellent video!
Thank you so much!
Man the under side looks great !!
Great video. Thank you. This will help on both my 02 and 09 Chevy Avalanches.
Hey I have an avalanche with pressure issues, did this work for you ?
@@mathieuchateauneuf3670 I have been so busy ive been getting by with approx 20 psi. But every single video I have researched has shown the pickup tube O ring is a significant psi gain if you are under or around 20 psi. I plan to change mine when the weather gets back to normal this spring. Hope this helps your concerns. 👍
@@autoxtacy I have a 2008 avy, I had crap oil pressure so I got it to the shop and they changed the sending unit switch and the little filter which fixed it for about a week. Now when the oil is hot it sits at about 25 psi no matter how fast I’m going and 20 at or a bit lower at idle. The shop is telling me to replace the oil pump or start looking for a new motor.
Thanks Tom Canino for this information
Nice video. My low oil pressure light went out when I changed my oil filter to am AC Delco oil filter. Other filters would not work.. I also Replaced the oil pressure sensor at fist, but the light came on again.
I love reading the comments of people telling you what you did wrong. My momma always says, if you can't say anything nice, STFU! Great video... thanks
Be sure to check the oil pressure sensor and the wiring and the pre-screen located under the oil pressure
Jeep liberty light on and off
Thanks for sharing!!
Hey man thanks for the vid super helpful I couldnt hear what you said on how to remvod the clip harness on the front of the oil pan i know you said something about slide
Probably to late but slide it to the driver side 😉
im replacing the oil pump on a 05 4.0L nissan pathfinder and having difficulty finding the 2 o rings. none of the auto part store have them. any suggestions?
Was there a clicking noise when you would drive your truck
Its been below freezing where I'm at and my My 03 sierra 6.0 on a cold start says 0 pressure for about 10 seconds.
I hear it still had that knocking noise.
Awesome video.
Can anyone tell me how much the front differential weighs? I don’t have a proper lift and want to make sure I can get the diff down and back up again. Thanks in advance!
My brother in law's oil pressure was suddenly only reading about 26PSI (verified with my OBDII scanner) after a cylinder head and valve lifter replacement. When he put the dipstick tube and dipstick back in during reassembly, the end of the dipstick broke off and was making a loud clacking sound when the dipstick was pushed in all the way. My suspicion is that it got tweaked and wedged itself into the windage tray somehow and was getting hit by the crankshaft. So a new dipstick and tube, and I'll be pulling his pan for him next week to do the o-ring after making sure the problem isn't in the electrical circuit (once I find my mechanical gauge to plug into the oil pressure sender port on the block).
This is going to suck in 105 degree weather.....
Was that the problem and did it work? Also, did you faint in the heat? 😂
How far did you have to put the tube with the o ring into the oil pump
I am currently going through this issue with my 01 GMC Sonoma and in order to do this I'll have to veriily nearly pull the entire engine just to get to the oil pan, since the adapter plug were you check for codes was broken when I got my truck I have no idea if it's electrical or if it's in the oil pan changed the oil pressure sensor my oil is still like new and we just put a rebuilt engine in it like a little over a year ago so I'm not sure what it is.I've put 2 used engines in it in the last 4 years and I don't drive it all crazy so I'm hoping for a bad oil Gage or something simple because I don't have the skill the knowledge the equipment or the place to work on a vehicle and the guy I did have helped me he can't do it no more his health is shot...
Think this would fix an issue where I get no oil pressure on start until I revv to 3500 rpms and then it idles around 35-40 psi? I've already replaced the oil pressure switch and connector with no luck on fixing this issue
I cant do this without jack?or without dropping axle
Has anyone replaced their oil pump and it stopped engine knocking noise?
I'd like to hear more about having to drill out the OEM gasket. Was not aware of that
It was tapped in to be held together If I remember correctly
There are a few pop rivets that hold the gasket on. All you do is drill out the center, take the pieces out. Then when you install the new gasket, install new pop rivets in those holes. Simple. If you don't have a pop rivet gun, they're available anywhere, and they are really inexpensive, like less than $15.
Good job brother
I did mine today off jack stands lol took me 6 hours taking my time.
I was below 10psi at idle triggering the low pressure alarm and 40psi going down the highway. Now I'm at 40psi at idle and 55-70psi going down the road with 55psi doing regular speed and 70psi getting in to it.
Truck is an 05 Silverado 1500 5.3 with 215k miles
I am in the same boat with my 06 Suburban. At idle is 10 to 20psi and have been getting the low oil pressure alarm and running down the hwy around 40. At idle in traffic or sitting still I get a lifter tap on the right side of the motor. It goes away running. I guess ill be rolling around on the ground under it soon.
@@markloyd7 I was gassing it alittle at lights so the lifters wouldn't tap. I'm happy those days are gone now 🤣
Still gotta do this to my 04 suburban. Got the gasket just need the o ring..
I've noticed the pressure in my 2000 5.7 1500 express is rather low. I'm at 159k miles. I think I'll consult my mechanic and see if this will bring the pressure back up
Wish I knew where you lived. I do have a fix mine. Same year 2005 Chevy Silverado.
Cannot do mine without pulling the engine on my 02' Blazer ZR2 4x4. I deleted the oil cooler lines & my pressure went up. It runs past the 1/2 mark on my gauge but below at idle. I don't have ticks or knocking either. She runs better than my Wifes new car! Looks almost as good also
How long has it been does the oil overheat since it's not being cooled?
Nice job! Anyone know the Torque for the pan bolts? Also I see couple videos where guys use RTV at 4 corners on the block... I know my pan leaks like a MOFO...
18ft lbs
I will try this, hopefully it fixes mine 🤞
Did it fix it
@@aaroncurry5071 the oil pressure went up just a little bit not 3/4, I think is normal for the miles my van has 200k
Thank you, mine drops to 25 going down the road warmed up with a pronounced lifter tick but quiets down after putting around a few minutes. I’ll update after I do this.
Did changing your O-ring fix the problem?
@@PanchoAcevedo213 sorry, I haven’t done it yet, I’m waiting until I freshen up the whole engine. I did however start running 15/40 oil in , and that seemed to help.
Great video. Thanks! I have a 2007 Tahoe 5.3. OIl pressure at idle is about 30lbs. Driving the pressure goes up to 40-50 lbs depending on RPM. I feel this is too low.
I replaced the Sending unit and filter. Also did a Motor flush and replaced with new oil and filter. Changing this $3.00 pickup tube O-ring might be my next step. Do you think its' possible to get to the underside of the pump from the outside? so I do not have to drop the pan? Also, do you think it could be the pump itself? Perhaps a stuck plunger?
Thanks!
As someone who has replaced the sensor the little filter and a oil pump. I still can go only 2k to 3k miles until I do an oil change and fix the problem of low oil pressure so hopeing this finnaly fixes it
Did you change it? My trucks going in tmrw!
Any luck?
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Typical pressure for that generation
My oil pressure is intermittent. Most of the time it’s good, even at idle. Once in a while it drops to 0 at idle and comes back up with some throttle. 2006 Sierra 4x4 5.3. Gonna try this, and I’m not excited about it lol
Loki the Siberian [Steve Weston] I had this exact exact same issue. It was the oil pressure sensor behind manifold. I now have low pressure all the time so I think I have a worn oring.
Craig L it’s probably a bad pump. Been there....
Did the o ring fix your problem?
Where is the swaybar, did that solve the oil pressure problem?
My truck says low oil for about 10-15 seconds, it does the same after being off 2 minutes or 8 hours. It's 55 cold and 35 hot when at the red lights. O ring bad?
I hope this will fix my low oil pressure
Am I supposed to drain all the oil out before starting this? Trying to figure out why I got 5 quarts of 3w-30 all over my head...
Ur an idiot 😂
Jack O'Rourke lmfao no wonder
You big dummy!! In my Fred G Sanford voice lol
LOL
No sir you don't want to ruin the motor. Drain it when you finish the job and start the motor.
How much is the labor on this job? And how long did it it took you?
I just got this done today lol
How much?
I use teflon floss to hold the gasket on
I have a 2014 chevy express 6.0 that sometimes has no oil pressure at startup until i rev the motor a little then its fine. I'm assuming I have a bad o ring. It seems I can easily drop the pan on this van. Anything I should look out for?
put 20w 50 oil in it and drive it. these motors dont need much oil pressure to run fine..
Mine idles a little less then 40 after doing the o ring when warm
Weres the pump?behind timing cover?is that why not change that to
@Angelo Guzman that is crazy it is big job though helped friend do one lots work gotta pull the pan and timing cover think front pumpkin gotta come down of I remember right radiator comes out yeah pump not to expensive though but yeah I can see were the garage would charge that
So first overfill your oil. Jack up the rear of the vehicle to have oil over the O-ring area. If oil pressure goes up . Then you know the problem.
What you means by over filling the engine putting a extra qut of oil?
@@mrhighway lol he's saying over fill it to the point of the o ring completely submerged. If the o p goes up, then that's your problem. Don't run it like that.
That's actually a really damn smart idea.... An idea how much? 1 extra quart? 2?
That is a terrible idea... you could build up way too much crank case pressure and literally blow up the engine.. or hydrolock.. do not over fill the oil..
Good video brother, who was the older gentleman with the hat working underneath the vehicle?
Bad idea to use superglue to have the oring stick to the block?
Use grease instead
My Silverado with 5.3L oil pressure is around the 40 mark but it makes an intermittent ticking sound. I wonder if this would fix its issue. 215k miles
Did it fix it?
Did it help?
Question my oil pressure was dropping so some one had told me to change my oil pressure sensors and I did but still dropping do I need to change the oil pick up tube on my 2007 Yukon xl
Just the o-ring on the top of it.
@@laurieslaathaug4600 is it still drivable
If your oil pressure is 7 at idle, and you can move crank shaft in and out sideways an inch, like my last engine, o- ring not going to help! Had to find low mileage engine, 63k, and install! Now I'm doing fine. Used engine $815 shipped from Oregon to Phoenix, my door step. Not bad...
Mine sits around 7 to 10 and my crank shaft doesn't go in out. But 63k for $815 can't beat that.
I have had low oil pressure on my 2005 Sierra when the engine at idle checked pick up tube screen replace oil pressure sensor but unfortunately non of that help I end up replacing the oil pump and that sort it out oil pressure was like when I bought my truck I strongly recommend to go for pump and safe time and money
Cheaper to pump oil from drain plug to oil filter, bypassing internal oil pump? Use an electric pump, add a fitting at base of oil filter? Could be a 'Kit'.
You said you had to lower the don't diff some more, did you have to unbolt it from the drive shafts? Or does it just hang down enough?
Martin Fowler just lower it enough
Would this be the same in a 4.8L?
Does the 4.3 v6 have this same issue ?
Was it knocking before I have a Tahoe and it’s knocking and went into protection mode any tips
I think there was a slight knock when it was cold but once it warmed up the knock went away. After replacing the o-ring knock hasn’t come back at all
Tom Canino thank you
My 2005 envoy 5.3 v8. Startup pressure okay. Within 1min pressure at 40 steadily drops to 0-5 with slight tick if I don’t rev idle. It continues to do this UNTIL coolant temp reaches 200 degrees… oil pressure stabilizes 20-25 always. Which is opposite for many. Parking the vehicle on a downhill slope seems to fix the issue so it’s seeming like o ring on the tube? If anyone has insight or similar prob? I’m all ears!
Do you have to replace the oil pan gasket since you take it down? Or you can put it back up like that
Change the gasket
Hello I d the same in my 2007 GMC Yukon XL but once I turn it on Knocking sound is on any suggestions any one
I have the Knock on mine oil pressure was low but sometimes it would be normal at 4 should I still replace o ring ?
Tip I learned the hard way, always remove the dip sticks of any pans you are removing. Often when put back on the sticks will get caught in pan or whatever and then be stuck or broken.
Damn so I got do all that to change that 😢🤦🏽♂️
Juan Moreno
The guy at the parts store gave some cheap little flimsy one.. put it all back together and filled... zero pressure, even the filter bone dry.. I get to do it all over again now
Marak Lia cheap flimsy what o-ring?
Kyle Lott
Yeah.. he gave a pack of O rings from the aisle instead of the correct one specific to the pick up tube.
Marak Lia just parked mine right now to start
Marak Lia well it fixed my truck, the o ring is in and no more knocking noise just the standard Chevy tick.
I have a 2013 sierra 1500. Has a tic and low oil pressure. Wish I had a lift cus I can't afford 2k
thanks
your one hot mechanic
Did you replace the rivets in the new gasket?
The ring that you replaced is it considered a oil filler tube grommet?
Oil tube seal also known as pick up tube oring
Sweet name
Was the oil pressure switch replaced before this repair like was that your first diagnosis?
Nope didn’t replace the switch
Did mine today and did the neighbors daughter too
All that in one day? Hope you used protection with the neighbor's daughter lol!
Lmfao thats a bonus.
grngs1 did you find out she was a he lol
😂😂😂😂
Has anyone done this on a 2011 5.3 LS motor in a Chevy truck
What’s the name of the O-ring ?
So i replaced the pickup tube o ring, the oil pressure is better but at idle it still drops low enough for the warning chime to come on. Does this mean the oil pump has damage to it? Or is there something else i should also replace? I read somewhere to replace the oil filter check valve? Could that cause lower oil pressures? Thanks for any help!
SEA CAWK hey man! Sounds to me like it’s that filter. That thing gets clogged periodically. I’d check that and then come back with an update for us! Good luck bro!
SEA CAWK did you clean the pickup tube screen filter??
Thanks for the reply Tom! Yes i cleaned the oil pickup screen. It didn't have much stuck to it. I read that the oil pump pressure valve on these motors are faulty also, i think that may be the issue. I think im gonna run a thicker oil and see if the pressure goes up. If it does than theres def some wear and tear or the pressure relief valve is bad, slightly stuck open.
SEA CAWK what did you use to clean the filter?
@@Jrios33 as funny as it sounds i used a shop vac to get whatever was in the screen out. There really wasnt much there.
got my oil pressure warning after using blue devil sealer, hoping to fix the issue with sending unit replacement and oil change.. if doesn't help O-Ring is my next step..
Did that fix your problem?
@@marcowens3522 yes, replaced the sensor myself. 15 minutes fix for me. The old one was not original either. Same cheap one from autozone
Do you know the torque sequence and specs?
U always go crossed but but I'm guessing is not that important as a headgasket order
What was clogged up ,was it just the o ring ?
The o-ring on the pickup tube was no longer sealing causing it to suck air where is mounts to the pump.
Cold start means nothing when at operating temp what is the reading
I have a friend with a Silverado 1500 4.8. It had fluctuating oil pressure and it eventually lost all oil pressure. Anybody have zero oil pressure?
You got a new follower and a like 👍 very good video please if you can response my question, how much it’ll cost me for labor on this ,
some around thanks
Hmm not sure on labor. Took me like 5 hours. So maybe around $600?
I heard someone say there was a filter to this too? That can be changed??
I’m sure you can change the filter but i only cleaned it
There’s a little oil filter under the pressure sending unit on the intake manifold.
After driving for a while my oil pressure goes down when idling. Do you think this could be the issue?
Yes
Sending unit try that first.