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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 11:41 AM
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I have the 5.7; and when truck is at idle the oil pressure guage goes to "0"...... upon driving the guage is where it should be at normal pressures.....what is going on.... clogged screen or oil pump problem??
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 11:54 AM
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Based on the age of the 350, I'd safely assume its got high miles. You are probably looking at a complete rebuild. When the cam and cam bearings wear out, the oil pressure will be high cold, but when the engine gets heat soaked, the oil pressure drops. Mine did the same thing.
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 02:11 PM
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I would screw in a manual gauge to confirm its low oil pressure and not a bad sending unit.
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 08:25 PM
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88-95 gauges suck, i would recommend that too, verify your reading before you get too far.
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 11:54 PM
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As others have mentioned, check your pressure at the sensor.
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