raverx3m

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the engine is all together with starter and everything else attached to it.

since the started is already there i can jump it directly from teh battery and crank the engine

im gonna secure it of course


id like to check everything for leaks or any kind of noises and make sure it builds up oil pressure before its in the car. so in case theres something wrong i dont have to do all the extra labor of pulling it back out cuz im doing it all by myself...

there wont be anything connected to it besides battery for starter so i thought it would be safe just to crank it few times

or does it have to have pressure in coolant lines to build up the oil pressure?
also should i have spark plugs in or not?

please leave the comments such as "why would you do that" out of this thread.

ivan93egreppin210

how will you secure it? you need the tranny housing. doing a compression test?

tales sol

should be fine!

Does not need coolant to build oil pressure!

Leave the spark plugs out so it will spin easier!

Dont spin it for too long if its not building pressure, just short spins of a few seconds each!

Fill the filter with oil first too it will help it get oil to things a little quicker!

GhostAccord

To add to the above mentioned, keep the time that you have the starter engaged to short bursts. 15-30 second intervals would be good enough to get the oil flowing. You don't want to burn out the starter doing this.

Also, after you remove all the spark plugs, squirt a little bit of oil down to help lubricate the piston rings/cylinder walls.

I love the SBC way... Take an old distributor housing/shaft, hook it up to a drill, stick it in the block and wind up the oil pump. No need to crank the engine over to get the oil pressure up.

ivan93egreppin210

if its lsvtec, i like to unplugg the vtec hose going to the head and put it in a plastic soda bottle while i crank it.

raverx3m

iTrader: (1)

Cool thanks everyone. Tranny is already mounted.

raverx3m

iTrader: (1)

here it is spinning lol
is pressure normal or too high? (36 psi)
its supposed to be 10psi at idle and 50 psi at 3k rpm for gsr engine

negusjuda

10 and 50 are minimum numbers if i remember correctly anything under 10 and 50 would indicate a problem so being over some is good at idle im at 20 on my b20vtec