Low oil pressure at start

Asked by Adrian Jun 07, 2016 at 04:54 AM about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Extended Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Live in California have 320,000 miles on truck am
getting 20 lbs at cold start looking for a reason.

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Auto_Centric answered 7 years ago

320,000 miles of wear all tolerances have enlarged, in addtion the oil pump has worn that's why only 20Lbs of PSI.

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GuruL987N answered 5 years ago

My friend got a Chevy silver Silverado 1500 he put a brand new starter on it and won't crank but I know also he got a little leak in the oil will that prevent the truck from starting if the oil is too low

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