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    navy blue metallic
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    low oil pressure..help!

    oil pressure is just above the red line at idle then goes up if I rev the motor. Some history is I just got the car back from a heads/cam install. The guy put a used SS oil pump in there WITHOUT ME KNOWING till after he finished buttoning it up. So it has new port and polished ls6 heads and a mild cam. The pressure was fine when I gave it to him.
    Im hoping that its just an oil pump and me and a buddy can throw a new one in but thats in a few days. How safe is it to drive till then if I keep the pressure out of the red area? Thanks guys

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    Are you willing to drive it ill get it fix ASAP. Dont want to hurt it.
    If your running that low you may damage the top end.

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    navy blue metallic
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    where is the sending unit and how hard is it to replace? some of the threads on here say I should check that too.

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    If its my car ill tell him to fix it if not ill put my foot up his ass,
    But thats just me.
    GOOD LUCK!!!

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    navy blue metallic
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    they have a three strikes law here in California.......Ive already had my two, I hate not driving my car but shit, I dont wanna ruin a new head job so...does this sound like a pump though or what?

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    Engine oil level sensor is in the left side of the oil pan.
    If you can get an oil pressure gauge tools required
    J21867 pressure gauge and hose assembly
    J42907 oil pressure testing tool
    take oil filter off and use J42907 this test will let you no if pumps dead.
    Its a filter plug start engine, run engine briefly (10-15) seconds and verify low or no oil pressure on the vehicle gauge or light.
    I have the GM F-platform books all 4 GOOD LUCK>>

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    navy blue metallic
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    Ive got no access to that stuff, I thought the sending unit was somewhere on the TOP of the motor.

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    Sensor around oil filter the book saying you will need to look for it some years they used a long plug but also a short.
    THAT OIL PRESSURE SENSOR IS LEFT REAR TOP BACK SIDR
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    HAVE FUN SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A KICKASS RIDE.

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    navy blue metallic
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    so is the sending unit behind the intake manifold on top of the motor? drivers side?

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    I'd go ahead and change the oil pump.... or send it back to whoever did it the first time.... I'd NEVER use a used oil pump.... there's just certain parts I'd prefer to have new... I kno my oil pressure is good, but when I do my head/cam swap I'm changing the pump for sure with a new upgraded one...

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    navy blue metallic
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    yeah, were gonna put a melling in there in a few days, but figured I do the sending unit too first.

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    I definitely wouldn't be driving it until you get it fixed....don't wanna spin a bearing. The sending unit is on the drivers side behind the intake. He might have pinched the o-ring for the oil pump too as that will cause low pressure. I would yank that oil pump out of there and put a known good one in there myself, on his dime.

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    navy blue metallic
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    "I would yank that oil pump out of there and put a known good one in there myself, on his dime."
    Thats the plan, gonna swap it next week, Im so mad at this dude for doing that, I mean, who puts a USED pump in a new build? He says now that the pump is new from the dealership but thats BS cause he didnt even charge me for the pump, he knew I wouldnt pay for a used one.

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