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Where is the oil level sensor located? oil guage wiggles between 40 & 60 at idle and stays on 60 on the road.

1999 GMC Sierra 5.3 V8 -- Where is the oil level sensor located? My oil guage wiggles between 40 and 60 on the guage. On the road it stays on 60.

  • ron116 May 28, 2009

    Thanks, but should it bounce between 40 and 60 psi/

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That's not oil level you see on the gauge -- that is oil pressure in pounds per square inch (PSI). It is normal for the pressure to fluctuate when the engine RPM goes down. If it stays on 60 PSI on the road, you are very lucky -- that is excellent oil pressure!

  • Anonymous May 28, 2009

    The gauge will flucturate as engine RPM varies -- that is normal.

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