2005 GMC Yukon AWD 5.3. Long story short. Oil pressure reads zero at startup but if you stab the throttle comes up to normal. Replaced sending unit same thing. Replaced the pickup tube and o-ring same thing. Manual pressure gauge indicates zero pressure until stabbing the throttle, at which...
I typically try to do all of my own work as well, but having a hernia and it being very cold right now makes that a tough ask. We are going to have some below zero Temps this week.
The big deal with this shop is telling me it was ready, taking my money, knowing I was picking it up after hours...
This is a necessity or it will leak at the seams where the parts bolt to the block. Additionally, I would recommend purchasing the auxiliary clamp for the pickup tube. Here is a link to a Melling branded unit...
That's easier said than done. The shop owner has communicated to me he has no interest in doing the right thing. My only recourse at this time is to get it repaired, video or photograph and document the findings, and pursue legal action to try to get my money back.
It's the principle of the...
What I'm saying is, I think it is possible the pickup tube is cracked at the underside of the flange where the clamp at the bolt secures it to the oil pump inlet.
I am not saying they did or didn't replace the o-ring, at this point only the mechanic knows that, especially since they did not...
The one in the oil cap is. I'm aware of the extra clamp that can be used to even out the pressure and I'm definitely going to have one installed during reassembly.
At this point I'm kind of wondering if the clamp was overtighened and the edge that contacts the bulge in the tube has cracked or pierced it? Judging by the o-ring deformation, I think it's a possibility.
If you look closely, the flange in the tube is really deformed nearest the bolt, and the...
I'm posting another view of the o-ring before removal. Does anything look out of the norm here? Is it typical for the side nearest the bolt to retain more of its shape than the side opposite?
Here's some pics from the mechanic that just did the job. He did not send a pic of the pickup tube with the new seal on it? Notice the picture of the oil pan pre cleanup. Looks pretty good for 207k miles. Not much in the way of sludge or build up. Speaks well of full synthetic oil and timely oil...
I understand your perspective, but telling the customer it is ready, taking payment, knowing I was picking it up after hours, in 20 degree weather, and NOT telling me it had zero oil pressure is the real issue here.
There is a problem with something they did. The only thing between the pump and...
He mentioned it in a phone call today. Not yesterday. Not before I picked up the truck, and not before telling me it had zero oil pressure, because he never told me that. That in itself should be enough to show that the shop is not on the up and up. What? Did they think I wouldn't notice the...
I took the truck home because it's a ****** part of town and I still wanted it to have the rims and tires on it and still have the stuff in it and not stolen. The shop was closed. Everyone was gone. No way to get in touch with them.
I have been nothing but nice to these people even though I had...
The owner of the shop is telling me he bets it is the stepper motor in the gauge. I can replace that to eliminate it as a possibility.
Just tell me this. With 7 quarts of oil in the truck, I can point the nose downhill and it immediately has proper oil pressure at startup. If I just point it...
Here is more info. I hired them to change the oring in the pickup tube. Before doing this it had zero oil pressure with a new ACDelco oil pressure sensor. It was full at 6 quarts and no oil pressure at startup. At the recommendation of a mechanic, I added 2 quarts of oil and jacked the rear of...
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