badkittie
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- Ram Year
- 2010
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7l
I have a 2010 Ram 1500 Hemi 5.7L V8
I have to admit to not changing my oil on time recently, but...I use full synthetic and should have been ok.
On to the issue, about 2 months ago my truck would randomly die at stops. It seems to happen when the engine is cold, and when it dies the oil pressure will drop from around 50 down to 0 and the Oil Pressure light comes on.
We used our OBDII tester and it showed a P1521 code, and after searching determined that is related to:
Wrong engine oil type
Wrong engine oil viscosity
Dirty oil
So we changed the oil, the issue stopped for a bit, but then came back.
Checked online again and found a forum that stated you may have to change the oil twice to resolve this issue.
So changed the oil again. Yes I'm using the correct type and viscosity.
Since the second oil change the issue is still occurring.
Next step - swapped out the oil pressure sensor.
This seemed to stop it for 1 week, then it died twice in 1 day.
Now, purchased a new oil pump and will swap it out tomorrow as well as changing the oil a 3rd time...
Any thoughts?
I have to admit to not changing my oil on time recently, but...I use full synthetic and should have been ok.
On to the issue, about 2 months ago my truck would randomly die at stops. It seems to happen when the engine is cold, and when it dies the oil pressure will drop from around 50 down to 0 and the Oil Pressure light comes on.
We used our OBDII tester and it showed a P1521 code, and after searching determined that is related to:
Wrong engine oil type
Wrong engine oil viscosity
Dirty oil
So we changed the oil, the issue stopped for a bit, but then came back.
Checked online again and found a forum that stated you may have to change the oil twice to resolve this issue.
So changed the oil again. Yes I'm using the correct type and viscosity.
Since the second oil change the issue is still occurring.
Next step - swapped out the oil pressure sensor.
This seemed to stop it for 1 week, then it died twice in 1 day.
Now, purchased a new oil pump and will swap it out tomorrow as well as changing the oil a 3rd time...
Any thoughts?