# 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - Low oil caused this?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-oil-caused-this/176909>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-oil-caused-this/176909 "2021-05-18T14:35:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![tiger14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tiger14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tiger14)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-oil-caused-this/176909/1 "2021-05-18T14:35:16Z")

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would low oil cause all electric shut off

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-oil-caused-this/176909/2 "2021-05-18T20:20:49Z")

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no. even if the oil was so low that it caused the engine to lock up, you would still have power to your lights, radio ect.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-oil-caused-this/176909/3 "2021-05-18T21:15:08Z")

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> [@tiger14](#):
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> would low oil

How low is “low”?  
Does that mean… down by 2 qts… or does it mean almost no oil was left?

> [@tiger14](#):
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> all electric shut off

Are you referring to the electrical supply to the starter, or to the accessories, or to everything?

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-silverado-1500-low-oil-caused-this/176909/4 "2021-05-19T17:11:33Z")

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If my 07 Silverado goes even one quart low, it sets off a display warning on the odometer and rings a chime at start up, but it does not cut off power. So just how low did it go and how long did you ignore the display and chime.