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Low idle oil pressure

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What would be the cause for low oil pressure at idle. Its went from 20lbs to 7-10lbs gradually over the course of a few weeks. I still have good pressure(40 lbs) at cruise and around town. The engine only has about 3000 miles on it so I dont think it's a wear issue. I will ad that when cold it has 20+ idling.

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