HELP!! No oil Pressure
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HELP!! No oil Pressure Hey,
I have an 04 CTS-V, I recently installed a Cam in it. I noticed when I was finished on it's first start with the new Cam my oil pressure was at 16lbs. when I drove it around the block It never built more then 24lbs. of pressure. I drove it further and the oil pressure dropped to 6lbs. at 2600 RPM and then went to 0 and has been there ever since. I am new to these engines and have no idea where to begin looking. I've read of the oil pump or pick-up being the culprit at times but I didn't do anything to either during the install. I started reading about the dumbbell thing, the cam retainer plate, and cam bearings walking. ( My number 1 bearing looked pretty bad and so did the cam, I used a scotch brite to clean it up and installed the new cam, the oil holes didn't match up either so i pulled the bearing and reinserted it so the wholes lined up you think this could be it.
Thank you in advance,
I have an 04 CTS-V, I recently installed a Cam in it. I noticed when I was finished on it's first start with the new Cam my oil pressure was at 16lbs. when I drove it around the block It never built more then 24lbs. of pressure. I drove it further and the oil pressure dropped to 6lbs. at 2600 RPM and then went to 0 and has been there ever since. I am new to these engines and have no idea where to begin looking. I've read of the oil pump or pick-up being the culprit at times but I didn't do anything to either during the install. I started reading about the dumbbell thing, the cam retainer plate, and cam bearings walking. ( My number 1 bearing looked pretty bad and so did the cam, I used a scotch brite to clean it up and installed the new cam, the oil holes didn't match up either so i pulled the bearing and reinserted it so the wholes lined up you think this could be it.
Thank you in advance,
As I mentioned in the other post, check the oil pressure switch first.
The dumbell is not your problem.
If you didnt remove the oil pump, thats not your problem either. I would suspect the cam retaining place as well as your bearing. You say you scotched brite the cam bearings???
The dumbell is not your problem.
If you didnt remove the oil pump, thats not your problem either. I would suspect the cam retaining place as well as your bearing. You say you scotched brite the cam bearings???
