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oil pressureasia 1 06-29-2007, 09:11 AM 2003 Tahoe oil pressure fluctuates then drops to zero 1/2 to 1 hour drive time. Replaced oil pressure sending unit and oil 5w30 with filter. Engine temp normal no knocking noises heard.:banghead: MT-2500 06-29-2007, 12:24 PM Welcome to AF. No noise is good. What mileage? What kind of oil filter are you using? First thing you need to do is to get a manual oil pressure test gauge on it and give us the readings. asia 1 06-30-2007, 01:55 PM Thanks for having me, My Tahoe has 85,200 miles and I use mobil 1 synthetic oil 5w30 suv and mobil 1 synthetic oil filter. Would it be o.k. to go back to conventional oil? By the way owners manual says use 5w30 or 10w30 why can't a thicker oil be used with higher mileage engines? Thanks.:banghead: MT-2500 06-30-2007, 05:16 PM Get a manual oil pressure gauge on it and see what the actual real oil pressure is. 85K is not high mileage. If the book says use 5W-30 use it. Why would you want to switch back to regular oil? A lot of people like the synthetic oil. And good engines just love it. It is good stuff. If you want to switch anything go to a AC Delco oil filter and see if it makes an difference in oil pressure. Switching oil or switching ships in the middle of the ocean can cause problems sometimes. vBulletin®, Copyright ©2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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