GM has been known to use two separate devices for oil pressure monitoring. A sensor for showing oil pressure on a gauge and a switch for input to the ECU to identify critical loss of pressure. The gauge sensor port is where you would install the diagnostic gauge. Likely, he was having trouble understanding the mechanism used by the ECU to flag the low oil pressure. Hard to believe a dealer mech wouldn’t have access to that information…
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