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Username Post: oil pressure        (Topic#310561)
houndhunter22mag 
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Reg: 04-12-14
04-16-14 06:45 PM - Post#2445241    

real quick question. I have an 05 2500 duramax and im curious what my oil pressure should be at idle when the engine is hot. i just bought the truck and the pressure seems a bit low but im not sure. thanks guys.



 
Suburbazine 
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04-26-14 11:39 AM - Post#2447803    
    In response to houndhunter22mag

FYI, the gauge cluster reading is not an accurate measure of pressure. Only way to tell is to get a physical pressure gauge on a pressure port, usually there's one on the filter housing.

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evhfan2000 
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04-26-14 04:40 PM - Post#2447853    
    In response to houndhunter22mag

What's the gauge say?

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