Will low oil cause over heating

Tiny
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Will low oil cause over heating
Sunday, November 4th, 2012 AT 6:27 PM

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Will low oil pressure cause overheating, yes. If it is bad enough, the engine will sieze. You should be able to use an analog pressure gage in place of oil pressure sending unit, to double check oil pressure.
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