Need some GM 5.7 help
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Make and model of car please. Sounds like FP is to low. Monitor the pressure and see if it climes then starts. Also does it pre prime while keyed and time out. Try cycling the key a few times. If this makes it easier to start either the bypass timeout pump circuit is defective or the pump is shot. The FP relay can also be shot and the engine is running on the oil pressure bypass ckt. Some were wired this way. Also some of those 5.7 use the oil pressure switch for shut down safety and when the relay fails you get long cranking times till the oil pressure builds and activated the pump. That is why i need the make and model of the vehicle!! Make sure the pump PRE PRIMES and the FP is correct. Good luck