Q: No Oil Pressure Sensor light is on.

asked by on January 09, 2017

I recently completed changing out the oil pan seal on the truck and now I get an error when I try to start her. She doesn't stay running for very long afterwards.

My 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 (5.3l V8) has 200000 miles.
My truck has an automatic transmission.

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