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Old 05-25-2011, 07:56 PM
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driving back from my roadtrip, i notice oil pressure starts to fall down to the lower hashmark and its pegged there even under throttle. same symptoms as when i destroyed my last motor. im over due for an oil and filter change could it be my problem?
 
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Old 05-25-2011, 07:58 PM
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sure could. if that filter is all filled with crap... it would kill your oil pressure.
 
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dude, theres hardly any oil on the dipstick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
 
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Not again!!!!!
 
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heres the dipstick
 
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Didn't you text me while in school about a mail seal leak? Could still be leaking man.
 
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i ended up getting that fixed. it was the oil pan gasket, pan was warped
 
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Crap Winston. I would change the oil/filter and go back to wiping the block dry and looking for leaking oil. I will cry if you have another blown head gasket, lol.
 
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time to start covering the basics here. Wipe down the block, let it run for a bit, see if you can spot any fresh oil. If its getting burned up, then its time to do a leak down test and see if you can hear where the culprit might be.

Is there a pool of oil under the truck where you park? how long ago did you do an oil change/check the oil?
 
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