i got an ls swap at my house right now. timing belt is a little loose and **** like that. there is no oil/coolant in the motor, and the motor is out of the car. if i want to manually turn it over, can i do that with the oil not full? is there a proper proceedure to do this(besides fill it with oil?) i want to get this situated, cause when the motor goes in the car, i cant get my torque wrench anywhere down on the camgear side.

 

Can't you just use a breaker bar or torque wrench at the crank to rotate?

 

you'll be fine rotating it a few times dry. Don't forget to take the spark plugs out

 

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oh ****! hahaha. i put a socket on the crankpulley, and wedged it so that the motor wouldnt rotate. overall it might have moved 1/4 crank turn, so like no where near a full cam rotation. that was for me taking off the clutch and flywheel. ill def take the spark plugs out when i tighten the timing belt again.