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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Today I was driving on the express way when I came up the oil pressure dropped. Its usually at 40 or more ps1. When I revved the engine I could here the engine knock I drove it home and parked it .......... is my motor gone? Do I need a oil pump??????????....... Next as long as I was cruising foot slightly on the gas I herd no knock …….. only over a certain rpm like 3 or 4k...........

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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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u said ur oil press. dropped...i assume while u were still accelerating...sounds like u spun a bearing ....
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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i hope not ive done that befor
on a v6 and oil was everywhere .Theres no oil everywhere
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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ok i just went to start the car up after its been sitting ..... the oil pressure is almost back up when i revved the pressure went to about normal numbers still witha slight knock
whats going on
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Did you check your oil? Possibly very low?
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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its full
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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Personally i would ask in the more advanced sections they would really know. Honestly i have no idea but it could be 100 different things.
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Originally Posted by TheAntiRice
Today I was driving on the express way when I came up the oil pressure dropped. Its usually at 40 or more ps1. When I revved the engine I could here the engine knock I drove it home and parked it .......... is my motor gone? Do I need a oil pump??????????....... Next as long as I was cruising foot slightly on the gas I herd no knock …….. only over a certain rpm like 3 or 4k...........

WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Post this up in the LS1 LS6 internal engine forum. I bet someone would know. Im trying to think of all the possibilities right now. If you had pressure built back up after time that is weird, I would possibally say that it could be pump. You arent leaking oil right? Ill try to think but post this up in that section, its a few down from here.
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Could be the sending unit. there are a bunch of different possibilities.
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