natallica Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 I've read "Dad's basic rebuild thread" and searched for several other answers, but I'd like to find out for sure... without having to buy special equipment, what would be the proper way to prime a fresh rebuild with oil, so that initial startup is "successful"? What port in the block do I use?, what should be capped off?, how can I jerry-rig something to properly fill it?... yada, yada, yada. So far I feel that I've done things right, and I'd really hate to screw up now... pics would also be helpful (if possible) Thx in advance guys! N8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hschwartz3 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) Here's what I use. It's an old garden sprayer, some 1/8 vinyl hose, and a plastic 1/8-27 npt hose barb adapter. The metal adapter screwed into the side of the block is a 1/8-28 BSPT to 1/8-27 NPT adapter for my aftermarket oil pressure gauge. No need to go hog wild pumping up the pressure and aerating the oil, 4 to 5 pumps will do. If you dont want to tear up a garden sprayer, go to your nearest marine supply store, and buy an outdrive gear lube pump. It screws to the top of a 1qt. oil bottle, and will run you under $10. It will have a different adapter ziptied on the end of the vinyl hose, but a trip to lowe's to get the right one easily fixes that. I have a boat, so i use my sprayer to change my lower unit oil too. Unless you have some plugs for where the oil cooler lines attach or the turbo feed line, i wouldn't reccomend doing it while the engine is on the stand. Wait till it's in the car and all hooked up. As you can see it by the puddle on the floor it starts coming out there. Once the engine was in the car, I filled the oil this way. http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/hschwartz3/1987%20Mitsubishi%20Starion/Engine/8%20to%201%20motor/oilprime2.jpg http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/hschwartz3/1987%20Mitsubishi%20Starion/Engine/8%20to%201%20motor/oilprime1.jpg http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp121/hschwartz3/1987%20Mitsubishi%20Starion/Engine/8%20to%201%20motor/oilfilterassyandauxsender.jpg Once the motor was filled with oil, I disconnected the neg. and pos. coil wires, disconnected the injectors and cycled the motor a couple seconds with the starter to verify i had pressure. Edited October 11, 2010 by hschwartz3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Thanks a million Dude...this is "exactly" what I was looking for. And yet another reason why this club ROCKS!!!!!!!! \m/> <\m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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