Oil pressure
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Asked by JH3654 Jan 19, 2016 at 11:28 PM about the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2004 dodge RAM 1500 5.7 hemi, I just replaced
lifters, push rods, and rocker arms flushed oil
system and changed oil now after engine warms
up and about 45 minutes of driving the oil pressure
drops, shut off engine let sit about a minute then
start engine and oil pressure returns to normal
happened three times before I reached my
destination any ideas would be greatly appreciated

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JH3654 answered 8 years ago

Drove truck home from work with no issues drove all day today with no issues could this be caused by sludge in the oil pan and not a bad pump

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