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Old 07-28-2009, 11:45 AM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by JimmiDean View Post
You have what you first noticed and over heating problem, once the engine gets hot enough the engine oil will lose its viscosity and thin out to the point you will have little to no oil pressure.
I've had an oil pressure alarm a couple of times when idling at a red light on a very hot day. Putting the trans into neutral and pushing the accel slightly clears the alarm almost immediately. (This was just a reflex to try to get the oil circulating, and it happened to work)

If it's happening frequently then obviously there's a more serious issue, of course...
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