I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I have owned my used (I'm the second owner) 2007 Avalanche for just over two years now and am just starting to have mechanical problems with it. It is the LT model and has 53,000 mile on it. And it's out of the manufacturer's and drive train warranty of course. The check engine light came on a few days ago and the dash text read "oil pressure low stop engine" along with warning chimes to get my attention. I pulled over and called my mechanic and he told me that as long as I did not hear any metal against metal sounds that the oil was indeed getting to the top of the engine. And that no damage would be done to the engine. So I drove it to him, he attached his snap-on code scanner and it did not throw any error codes for him, which he thought was very odd. He suggested that I change the oil pressure sending unit on the top rear right side of the engine. So the next day I did, but it made no difference. Now he thinks it may be the oil relief valve. My question is, has anyone else had this kind of problem or know more about it? If this is something I can do myself I will try in order to save some money, if not I will pay my mechanic to do the work. Thanks for any input I can get on this issue.
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Hello All,
I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I have owned my used (I'm the second owner) 2007 Avalanche for just over two years now and am just starting to have mechanical problems with it. It is the LT model and has 53,000 mile on it. And it's out of the manufacturer's and drive train warranty of course. The check engine light came on a few days ago and the dash text read "oil pressure low stop engine" along with warning chimes to get my attention. I pulled over and called my mechanic and he told me that as long as I did not hear any metal against metal sounds that the oil was indeed getting to the top of the engine. And that no damage would be done to the engine. So I drove it to him, he attached his snap-on code scanner and it did not throw any error codes for him, which he thought was very odd. He suggested that I change the oil pressure sending unit on the top rear right side of the engine. So the next day I did, but it made no difference. Now he thinks it may be the oil relief valve. My question is, has anyone else had this kind of problem or know more about it? If this is something I can do myself I will try in order to save some money, if not I will pay my mechanic to do the work. Thanks for any input I can get on this issue.
Mark
- sanchezm, Dewitt, MI, US