low oil pressue

[NR92]

hey guys,
driving home today i came off the highway and took a turn then got into it a little, then my car dinged and said that i had low oil pressure, i thought weird then it went away, i punched it to see if it would do it again and it didn't, after that the car sat for most of the day.
just a little while ago i left to go someplace, as i was getting onto a road that has a 55mph speed limit i gave it some gas and the low oil pressure thing popped back on so as i was looking for a place to pull over it went away, now it seems every time i give it some gas the car digs at me and it says that i have low oil pressure, turned around and brought it back to my house and checked the oil and the oil level is right were it should be, the oil has about 3k miles on it and other then looking a little dirty it doesn't have anything in it nor does it look like it has coolant in it

anyway the oil i have been using in it is Valvoline full synthetic 5w30
any ideas, i dont really feel like putting a new engine in this car!

[Explicit_Spade]

First thing first, I would stop getting on it until this is fixed. You can do some serious damage with low oil pressure.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/low-o...ght-53641.html

[NR92]

yes sir, the car is now parked, the first time it did it i thought it had something to do with going around that corner, when i drove the car tonight i realized something was up so i pretty much babied it and turned around and took it back to my house since i was only about a mile or two away

[matt5112]

have you checked the level yet?

Hard left turn when it dipped?

[AmericanSoldier]

oil sending unit

[NR92]

have you checked the level yet?

Hard left turn when it dipped?

The level is right below the max line, and it was a somewhat hard right if it changes anything

[NR92]

oil sending unit

Do you mean oil pressure sending unit or the oil pump?

[buickman104]

Probably the sending unit. The oil pump never goes on these motors.

[TheOtherNick]

Check the oil pressure and see what it really is

[NR92]

ok guys i changed the oil/filter as well as the sending unit and she seems happy now! that makes me happy!!

[NR92]

ok its been doing it again, now its more or less just doing it at random times, its done it once when the cruise was on and was on a flat highway, it has done it when its warm, its does it when its cold, but it has no loss of power, no funny noises, oil has no bearing matter/glitter, it shows no signs of an issue, i have convinced myself that it is not anything inside the engine, i have yet to do an oil pressure check as i am wait for a buddy to get me his, i am strongly thinking about disconnecting the sensor because i am confident that it doesnt have oil pressure issues!!

[BillBoost37]

Check your oil pressure. I was waiting for my buddy to bring his mechanical gauge home when I saw 0 on a gauge, no noise. Drove another mile or two, went to pull into a parking spot when it stalled. Then that "faulty gauge" knocked pretty loudly. Odd the sound seemed to come from the motor and not the gauge though.

Lesson... get a gauge on it.

[NR92]

Check your oil pressure. I was waiting for my buddy to bring his mechanical gauge home when I saw 0 on a gauge, no noise. Drove another mile or two, went to pull into a parking spot when it stalled. Then that "faulty gauge" knocked pretty loudly. Odd the sound seemed to come from the motor and not the gauge though.

Lesson... get a gauge on it.

she popped tonight... should have listened... but then again im sure the damage has been done.... now to find a 3800 series 3 replacement

pictures to come, my whole engine is covered in oil, most of the underside of my hood as well

[boostedcompg]

Ahh man! Too bad I didn't see this. My oil pump went at around 100k miles. Everyone told me sending unit yada yada. But it in fact was the pump. I wwent through the same symptoms...sad to hear man...upgrade time though!

[JoRoW99]

This is why im glad i have an oil pressure gauge.

[NR92]

i got my eye on a 06 gt (s/c) engine with 4,700 miles on it but i dont know if the guy still has it he only wants $950 and it even has the s/c with it

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Hopefully you can get it, then you can make half your money back selling the blower and stuff off your blown up motor.

[NR92]

all i can is wow, the pictures don't do the oil justice. its everywhere its also coming out the exhaust is such mass amounts it's not completely burning up so its splattered all over the back of my car as well

[Bio248]

how is it on the hood? what exactly broke here?

[NR92]

not really sure... its like 18* right now here so im in no rush to get under the hood

update on the replacement motor, the guy still has it and its still in the car so i can get proof of miles, plan to go up early next week to pick her up