2001 Dodge Truck no oil pressure

2001 DODGE TRUCK
141,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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GUILDERSTERN
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truck starts and runs but no oil pressure is showing and it seems that it is not pumping any oil. This was all of a sudden and I'm wondering what could cause this. I'm thinking possibly oil pump or blocked uptake tube or filter
Jan 17, 2009 at 3:23 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
When there is no pressure, are you hearing noise from the engine (knocking, ticking...)? If you are, it sounds like the oil pump, or yes it could be a plugged pick-up. The only way to tell is remove the oil pan.

If you have no knocking or tricking when the gage drops, have it checked with a pressure gauge. It hooks to the engine where the sending unit is. If this is the case, most likely you have a bad oil sending unit.

Joe
Jan 21, 2009 at 2:46 AM
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