Help lost oil pressure with new 6.0

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Nov 6, 2009 | 11:16 PM

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silverado2000

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There was valve train noise about 5 seconds after I started the truck. I shut it off immeditly after that I've checked all the wires everything looks good.

Nov 7, 2009 | 07:17 AM

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Happened to me twice. Guess I should have bought a lottery ticket.

Yea, I've read of this happening more than once myself...

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:55 AM

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Got it all figured out it turned out to be a bad oil pump. When I got the taken apart it was scared up all around the inside.

Nov 19, 2009 | 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by silverado2000

Got it all figured out it turned out to be a bad oil pump. When I got the taken apart it was scared up all around the inside.

Glad that you got it figured out...haven't heard of too many oil pump failures, but obviously it happens. Would you be able to post some pics of the inside of the pump? Curious to see how it wore.