WheeliePro Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) On my way to work this morning, luckily very close to work, I looked down and my oil pressure guage was max'ed out! No warning lights came on, all other gauges were normal. I stopped and pulled the dipstick, the level and color was perfectly fine for having 2500 miles since last oil change. There were no leaks. Could it be a faulty pressure gauge? I'll probably go out and check on it at lunch. What else should I look for? Thanks. Edit: My truck is a '06 Sierra Performace Edition Vortec Max 2WD with 92k miles. Edited August 31, 2009 by WheeliePro (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild2003ss Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Both of my SSS did that to me i had to get new clusters. Thankfully they where under warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheeliePro Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 The dash display went bad? You just plugged in a new one and it was fine? Huh, never would have thought of that. I figured the pressure sensor in the engine would fail before a guage. Is there a way to test for this without just buying a new gauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSR Mike Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 The ENTIRE Cluster will ge replaced, It ain't just a single gauge anymore. The stepper motors used by GM in the gauge clusters are noted to be junk....but you get to pay $600 for a new one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheeliePro Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Awesome!!! How sure are you guys that it is just the gauges? I have a 20 mile drive home and would rather not blow anything up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96vteccd5 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 When my gauge cluster goes, I am going to go with this guy: Gauge cluster repair He as 100% positive feedback and he will responds back to email promptly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCountry Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) I snagged an old cluster out of a JY with a cracked face and desoldered one of the stepper motors and replaced the bad on in my truck (my 03 Sierra) It took 20 minutes and it worked like a champ. Total cost 15 bucks. You can also buy the motors on ebay for cheap. Edited August 31, 2009 by BigCountry (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red454 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 On my way to work this morning, luckily very close to work, I looked down and my oil pressure guage was max'ed out! No warning lights came on, all other gauges were normal. This happened to my truck a couple of weeks ago and it was just the oil pressure switch. To check it just unplug the oil pressure switch at the back driver's side of the intake and the gauge should zero out. Its an easy five minute job to replace if you have the right socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheeliePro Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 This happened to my truck a couple of weeks ago and it was just the oil pressure switch. To check it just unplug the oil pressure switch at the back driver's side of the intake and the gauge should zero out. Its an easy five minute job to replace if you have the right socket. Cool, I'll check that out tonight. I was debating how long I was willing to leave the gauge broken so that I wouldn't have to shell out for a new cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bowtie Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Cool, I'll check that out tonight. I was debating how long I was willing to leave the gauge broken so that I wouldn't have to shell out for a new cluster. If it ends up being a bad stepper motor (replacement cluster), that would be the PERFECT time to add the trans temp guage & get the white face Silverado SS gauge cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrtbeat1 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 If it turns out being the cluster check with your dealership. My speedo went out and I ws debating getting a new cluster or fixing it myself. Took it by the dealership, they ran a test on it (yes it was the cluster), and replaced it for free, even though I was over the 70K miles for the recall/repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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