As I was driving to work a the other day in my 2011 F250 a chime sounded and a warning message appeared on the dash "low oil pressure stop safely". It wasnt knocking and I wasnt in the best neighborhood and the sun hadn't come up yet so I hoped it would make it to my work or at least to a well lit area.No such luck. It began downshifting and the accelerator wouldnt respond. I pulled off the road and called for a tow. A quick clance under the truck showed no puddles or dripping fluids and the dipstick showed normal oil level.
Once back home I took another vehicle to work and picked up a replacement oil pressure sensor from the dealer on my way home. The truck started right up and ran as smoothly as a powerstroke does with no warning messages until I was 10 miles into my test drive. Same thing. Once stopped turning the key does nothing. Wont let you turn it over at all. I tried to reset the ecm by disconnecting the batteries but still nothing. Another tow truck ride.
The next day I drained the Mobil 1 TDT 5w40 (that had only seen 3000 miles of use) and refilled with Traveller 15w40 and pulled the carquest blue filter to cut it open to check for abnormalities. Everything looked fine in the filter.
It started fine and ran smooth so I drove it 15 miles to the dealer hoping they'd find an electrical problem. They drove it 50 miles and could not duplicate the issue. I picked it up and have driven it another 200 miles since.
I pulled a sample from the used oil for analysis but find it hard to believe an oil change has solved my problem.
Once back home I took another vehicle to work and picked up a replacement oil pressure sensor from the dealer on my way home. The truck started right up and ran as smoothly as a powerstroke does with no warning messages until I was 10 miles into my test drive. Same thing. Once stopped turning the key does nothing. Wont let you turn it over at all. I tried to reset the ecm by disconnecting the batteries but still nothing. Another tow truck ride.
The next day I drained the Mobil 1 TDT 5w40 (that had only seen 3000 miles of use) and refilled with Traveller 15w40 and pulled the carquest blue filter to cut it open to check for abnormalities. Everything looked fine in the filter.
It started fine and ran smooth so I drove it 15 miles to the dealer hoping they'd find an electrical problem. They drove it 50 miles and could not duplicate the issue. I picked it up and have driven it another 200 miles since.
I pulled a sample from the used oil for analysis but find it hard to believe an oil change has solved my problem.
