Hey i'm going to have my b20vtec all together by the end of today.

I'm wondering what the procedure for start up and break-in is...

Do i just set TDC, put everything together the way it should be, reconnect the battery/harness/everything and then just turn the key with the clutch in?

It's kinda scary, these components have been apart and separated for almost a year. Everything is lubed, torqued, connected, clicked, snapped, bolted etc.

As far as I can tell, everything will be back together perfectly just the way it was when it came apart. (apart from a b20 block in there...)

Is there anything I should know before turning that key for initial startup?

What are the recommended flush intervals for changing oil, coolant, bleeding brakes, powersteering, bleeding fuel lines etc? I have a magnetic drain plug, but there was dirty oil, some overspray paint on windage tray, and the scrap-yard guy doused the motor in ATF so it wouldn't rust coming over the ocean.

Playing things on the safe side here. Gimme some shouts HT.

Thanks much!

 

look in the how to build a reliable ls/b20v thread it tells you how you should break in your motor

 

Pull the ecu fuse and crank it ror a bit to build oil pressure

 

ive practically got that guide memorized. i've had it on paper for the past 9 months pickin my parts out.

thanks for the tip on oil pressure.

buuuummmp

 

bummmp