LB7: 04 lb7 low oil psi

1chevy02

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Friend of mine has an 04 lb7 with close to 300k on it. The motor was replaced att about 100k due to dealer screw up. The low oil psi dinger keeps coming on. I hooked up my efi live and it showed about 7 psi at hot idle, but once I rev it up it goes right to 50 psi. I'm going to put a maual guage in it, but I can't seem to find the right fitting. It has been serviced regularly and just had a small bullydog tune in it. I don't think the pump is slipping on the shaft because the oil psi comes right up when I increase the idle speed. Any Ideas? Is it possible that the main bearings are wore out at 200k enough to cause this?
 

addelo6

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this may be a dumb question on my behalf but did you check the oil for fuel in it
 

1chevy02

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I just seen your thread. This is the second motor I seen do this, the other had well over 300k on it and now spun a bearing. I was run HARD so it made sense that the mais were wore out.