So today we dropped the oil pan and replaced the O ring. We went from hardly any oil pressure to 50#. The lifters sounded awful, now all quiet. My estimates were $1900 to $3800. I fixed it for $54 and 5 hours under the truck. My husband is 68 years old. You can do this!! Thanks for the video.

Me and the wife decided to go ahead and do the repair yesterday on our Yukon. Oil pressure before HOT was 10-15 lbs and maybe 35-40 cold. Now it’s 50 cold and 40 hot. Just here to say this is a confirmed fix. Thank you guys so much for the video!

What a world. I'm the guy that bought your Mazda3 off you years ago. Was having oil pressure issues in my 04 Silverado and stumbled across this. My issue was 2in of sludge in the pan but this video was still very helpful. Only thing I'd add is make sure the pick up is actually seated into the oil pump. Mine wouldn't go in and I ended up having to tear it back apart. Good video!

Man you saved me money I notice my oil pressure was dropping below 40 and than the truck made a ticking sound at cold start but once I drove it it would go away went to like 3 different shops all told me different things lifters, need a new transmission, pistons are bad , a friend finally came back from out the country and helped me change the o ring no ticking since and oil pressure back to normal :)

Thanks for the video. I got mine fixed today. Running close to 60 psi down the highway now with 320k miles.

Did this today. Truck was fine until the weather turned cold. The oil pressure gauge would go to 40 on initial start up. after the idle would settle to base idle the oil pressure would drop to what the electric gauge showed was zero. Confirmation with a manual gauge showed 13-15. i found that after the truck was fully up to operating temp for enough time to get the oil warm to the trucks oil pressure was 40psi at cruising, speed say, 1700 RPM and 60 psi at 3000 if you kicked it down. the results were consistent for several warm ups during 25 degree weather. The diagnosis in this video made sense. The variable being how thick the oil was at lower temp. There had to be a problem on the suction side of the pump. Either a sludge up pickup screen or a brittle none effective pickup tube oring. Dropping the pan confirmed no sludge. The oring was brittle like hard plastic, it was not cracked or broken. I followed the video instructions and completed the job in about 4 hours. The results were instant. 45 psi in initial start, and still 60 max. Execellent job Tom Canino!!

Great video guys! Did 06 today. Went really fast! Was gonna pop the steering linkages but didn't even need to! Helped my pressure quite a bit! Went really fast to! No more ticking on starter! THX!

I did this Sunday on my 99 Sierra 5.3L , sludge was unbielievable ,250,000 +miles.. 40+pressure all the way to work today,THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO AWESOME HELP.

I finally did this and my oil pressure went from 20lbs or less to over 40lbs at start up and is holding around 45lbs + as I roll down the highway. very happy and it was quite simple on a 2WD. there is a red and a black o-ring available. make sure you go back with the same one.

Just did this job.Oil pan was leaking bad.Probably would not have thought to replace the o ring had l not watched your video. Your tip on the zip ties to hold gasket in place worked awesome.Great video,l wish l had a hoist like you rather than lay under the truck but the work is done and saved a ton of money. Thanks

3 for 3 over the years. Ready to do number 4. Watched this for a refresher...good vid. Like the humor.

Thank you. Saved me a lot of money. The o ring was the issue over 40 psi all the time instead of 0.👍👍👍👍👍

Just did mine today, my 2005 Silverado 5.3 (212,000 miles) was dropping to around 16 lbs. in traffic and idle, fluctuating like crazy. Then on the highway only peaking at around 40 lbs. Now idles at 38 lbs. and peaks at 61 lbs. on highway. The old o-ring was not damaged but obviously lost its Integrity.

Dude ur simple repair saved my dixie roses life and u made the repair so easy and simple for me it went so smoothly ty so much now if I can only figure out the passanger factory valve cover and y no matter wat I do i can't get it to seal even before this repair

Great informational video man.

I want to thank you for the video. I just followed your advice and bought a $3 red oil pickup seal, deflector and oil pan gasket. GMC Dealership quoted 2500 for this work plus another 2500 for wheel bearing and ball joint replacent and passenger side upgraded valve cover + gasket replacement. Well there was no deflector installed so that was definitely part of the problem. They also said there may be an oil pump issue, then the oil pressure switch. well pressure switch and the filter was changed in 2019 so cleaned the oil pressure valve blew it out using air compressor because I couldn't get a new one. I put it back in and put the truck together and I got over 40 pounds of pressure. the truck runs so much better register is 24 miles per gallon on the highway doing less than 70 mph study cruise control All the way 3-hour drive from North Virginia down to North Carolina just shy of a quarter of a tank. it runs like when I first got it. A big difference from 32lbs pressure to 40lbs. of pressure and it goes up now when I get on it. functioning properly. I didn't want to change out the oil pump because it was too much work and a GMC has a lot more work than what you had in this video. there are two covers to remove there's a plastic front cover and a oil pan cover deflector sheet whatever you call it deflector cover and then I had to take out the gearbox totally disconnected from the U-joints drop it all they all the way out and I have to drop down the steering stabilizer type of thing I don't even know what it's called, but it had to drop down because the lines were intentionally put in too high up they were in in the way obstructing the pan from dropping down low enough so that it can be removed. I could do it a lot faster now that I know what exactly needs to get done but it cost me less than $60 and a truck is running excellent now. I appreciate it. it's better than me spending a hundred something dollars for an oil pump and then buying the gasket and buying all this other stuff would have cost me over 200 something dollars. have a good day

Great vid dude, earned a subscriber👍

Also sharing ur vid on my fb cuz u deserve the credit 100%

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Good blessed you !

GOOD JOB! My truck having exact same problem!

An excellent video! Thank you so much!

I love reading the comments of people telling you what you did wrong. My momma always says, if you can't say anything nice, STFU! Great video... thanks

Man the under side looks great !!

Great video. Thank you. This will help on both my 02 and 09 Chevy Avalanches.

Hey man thanks for the vid super helpful I couldnt hear what you said on how to remvod the clip harness on the front of the oil pan i know you said something about slide

Changing out my oil pump this weekend and I can’t wait! Said no one ever!!! I know it’s going to be a huge pain in the ass considering that I also have a all wheel drive Yukon Denali. But it needs to be done. Tired of dealing with this low oil pressure issue.

Thanks for sharing!!

Awesome video.

im replacing the oil pump on a 05 4.0L nissan pathfinder and having difficulty finding the 2 o rings. none of the auto part store have them. any suggestions?

Nice job! Anyone know the Torque for the pan bolts? Also I see couple videos where guys use RTV at 4 corners on the block... I know my pan leaks like a MOFO...

How far did you have to put the tube with the o ring into the oil pump

Good job brother

Was there a clicking noise when you would drive your truck

Thanks Tom Canino for this information

Can anyone tell me how much the front differential weighs? I don’t have a proper lift and want to make sure I can get the diff down and back up again. Thanks in advance!

Nice video. My low oil pressure light went out when I changed my oil filter to am AC Delco oil filter. Other filters would not work.. I also Replaced the oil pressure sensor at fist, but the light came on again.

Think this would fix an issue where I get no oil pressure on start until I revv to 3500 rpms and then it idles around 35-40 psi? I've already replaced the oil pressure switch and connector with no luck on fixing this issue

Great video. Thanks! I have a 2007 Tahoe 5.3. OIl pressure at idle is about 30lbs. Driving the pressure goes up to 40-50 lbs depending on RPM. I feel this is too low. I replaced the Sending unit and filter. Also did a Motor flush and replaced with new oil and filter. Changing this $3.00 pickup tube O-ring might be my next step. Do you think its' possible to get to the underside of the pump from the outside? so I do not have to drop the pan? Also, do you think it could be the pump itself? Perhaps a stuck plunger? Thanks!

How much is the labor on this job? And how long did it it took you?

Its been below freezing where I'm at and my My 03 sierra 6.0 on a cold start says 0 pressure for about 10 seconds.

I cant do this without jack?or without dropping axle

You said you had to lower the don't diff some more, did you have to unbolt it from the drive shafts? Or does it just hang down enough?

I hear it still had that knocking noise.

Where is the swaybar, did that solve the oil pressure problem?

My brother in law's oil pressure was suddenly only reading about 26PSI (verified with my OBDII scanner) after a cylinder head and valve lifter replacement. When he put the dipstick tube and dipstick back in during reassembly, the end of the dipstick broke off and was making a loud clacking sound when the dipstick was pushed in all the way. My suspicion is that it got tweaked and wedged itself into the windage tray somehow and was getting hit by the crankshaft. So a new dipstick and tube, and I'll be pulling his pan for him next week to do the o-ring after making sure the problem isn't in the electrical circuit (once I find my mechanical gauge to plug into the oil pressure sender port on the block). This is going to suck in 105 degree weather.....

I did mine today off jack stands lol took me 6 hours taking my time. I was below 10psi at idle triggering the low pressure alarm and 40psi going down the highway. Now I'm at 40psi at idle and 55-70psi going down the road with 55psi doing regular speed and 70psi getting in to it. Truck is an 05 Silverado 1500 5.3 with 215k miles

I am currently going through this issue with my 01 GMC Sonoma and in order to do this I'll have to veriily nearly pull the entire engine just to get to the oil pan, since the adapter plug were you check for codes was broken when I got my truck I have no idea if it's electrical or if it's in the oil pan changed the oil pressure sensor my oil is still like new and we just put a rebuilt engine in it like a little over a year ago so I'm not sure what it is.I've put 2 used engines in it in the last 4 years and I don't drive it all crazy so I'm hoping for a bad oil Gage or something simple because I don't have the skill the knowledge the equipment or the place to work on a vehicle and the guy I did have helped me he can't do it no more his health is shot...

My truck says low oil for about 10-15 seconds, it does the same after being off 2 minutes or 8 hours. It's 55 cold and 35 hot when at the red lights. O ring bad?

Has anyone replaced their oil pump and it stopped engine knocking noise?

Does the 4.3 v6 have this same issue ?

Be sure to check the oil pressure sensor and the wiring and the pre-screen located under the oil pressure

Do you have to replace the oil pan gasket since you take it down? Or you can put it back up like that

Wish I knew where you lived. I do have a fix mine. Same year 2005 Chevy Silverado.

I have a 2014 chevy express 6.0 that sometimes has no oil pressure at startup until i rev the motor a little then its fine. I'm assuming I have a bad o ring. It seems I can easily drop the pan on this van. Anything I should look out for?

Tip I learned the hard way, always remove the dip sticks of any pans you are removing. Often when put back on the sticks will get caught in pan or whatever and then be stuck or broken.

Would this be the same in a 4.8L?

Cannot do mine without pulling the engine on my 02' Blazer ZR2 4x4. I deleted the oil cooler lines & my pressure went up. It runs past the 1/2 mark on my gauge but below at idle. I don't have ticks or knocking either. She runs better than my Wifes new car! Looks almost as good also

Was the oil pressure switch replaced before this repair like was that your first diagnosis?

My oil pressure is intermittent. Most of the time it’s good, even at idle. Once in a while it drops to 0 at idle and comes back up with some throttle. 2006 Sierra 4x4 5.3. Gonna try this, and I’m not excited about it lol

I just got this done today lol

If your oil pressure is 7 at idle, and you can move crank shaft in and out sideways an inch, like my last engine, o- ring not going to help! Had to find low mileage engine, 63k, and install! Now I'm doing fine. Used engine $815 shipped from Oregon to Phoenix, my door step. Not bad...

I've noticed the pressure in my 2000 5.7 1500 express is rather low. I'm at 159k miles. I think I'll consult my mechanic and see if this will bring the pressure back up

I will try this, hopefully it fixes mine 🤞

Question my oil pressure was dropping so some one had told me to change my oil pressure sensors and I did but still dropping do I need to change the oil pick up tube on my 2007 Yukon xl

My Silverado with 5.3L oil pressure is around the 40 mark but it makes an intermittent ticking sound. I wonder if this would fix its issue. 215k miles

Was it knocking before I have a Tahoe and it’s knocking and went into protection mode any tips

So first overfill your oil. Jack up the rear of the vehicle to have oil over the O-ring area. If oil pressure goes up . Then you know the problem.

Thank you, mine drops to 25 going down the road warmed up with a pronounced lifter tick but quiets down after putting around a few minutes. I’ll update after I do this.

My 2005 envoy 5.3 v8. Startup pressure okay. Within 1min pressure at 40 steadily drops to 0-5 with slight tick if I don’t rev idle. It continues to do this UNTIL coolant temp reaches 200 degrees… oil pressure stabilizes 20-25 always. Which is opposite for many. Parking the vehicle on a downhill slope seems to fix the issue so it’s seeming like o ring on the tube? If anyone has insight or similar prob? I’m all ears!

Am I supposed to drain all the oil out before starting this? Trying to figure out why I got 5 quarts of 3w-30 all over my head...

Good video brother, who was the older gentleman with the hat working underneath the vehicle?

I'd like to hear more about having to drill out the OEM gasket. Was not aware of that

Bad idea to use superglue to have the oring stick to the block?

Still gotta do this to my 04 suburban. Got the gasket just need the o ring..

Weres the pump?behind timing cover?is that why not change that to

your one hot mechanic

So i replaced the pickup tube o ring, the oil pressure is better but at idle it still drops low enough for the warning chime to come on. Does this mean the oil pump has damage to it? Or is there something else i should also replace? I read somewhere to replace the oil filter check valve? Could that cause lower oil pressures? Thanks for any help!

thanks

I hope this will fix my low oil pressure

Hello I d the same in my 2007 GMC Yukon XL but once I turn it on Knocking sound is on any suggestions any one

Would this be alot easier on a 2wd? Because I need to do this on my 05 Silverado

How long will the new o-ring last before it has to be changed again?

Mine idles a little less then 40 after doing the o ring when warm

Cheaper to pump oil from drain plug to oil filter, bypassing internal oil pump? Use an electric pump, add a fitting at base of oil filter? Could be a 'Kit'.

After driving for a while my oil pressure goes down when idling. Do you think this could be the issue?

I have a 2003 Silverado 5.3 , turned it on and turned on good then 20 seconds later” oil pressure low “ and some ticking nose like the lifters . No oil pressure marking on the gauge it’s at 0 . No engine light on so I know it’s not the engine oil pump cause it would give me the check engine . I had the truck sitting for about 5 months without turning it on and it started to leak oil from the right side under the passenger side I assume it’s from the O ring on the pick up tube , ima try to replace it the O ring and the engine oil sensor and filter with gasket hopefully that’ll do the trick

Oh, this is so easy. All I need to do is install a lift in my garage. Sure, I can afford one of those. Oh, darn. I need about 3 or 4 more feet of ceiling clearance. Typically, it would be wise to replace the sender and the sender filter before going here. From my point of view. If you think your o-ring is bad on the pickup. Your engine has been sucking air and you may have starved your engine of oil. You should be looking for more trouble. I would check my mains while in there and if it still ticks after all this. That would be your hydraulic lifters not pressurizing.

The ring that you replaced is it considered a oil filler tube grommet?

I use teflon floss to hold the gasket on

You got a new follower and a like 👍 very good video please if you can response my question, how much it’ll cost me for labor on this , some around thanks

What’s the name of the O-ring ?

MAN I GOTTA TEAR THAT DAMN PAN OUT AGAAAIIIN 🥲🥲🥲🥲

Should you change the oil pan gasket if it isn’t leaking?

I have a 2013 sierra 1500. Has a tic and low oil pressure. Wish I had a lift cus I can't afford 2k

What was clogged up ,was it just the o ring ?

Do you know the torque sequence and specs?

Has anyone done this on a 2011 5.3 LS motor in a Chevy truck

Did mine today and did the neighbors daughter too

Will low oil pressure cause the lifters to tap?