LS1 Pre-oil before start-up?

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Jan 27, 2003 | 08:12 PM

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LS1 Pre-oil before start-up?

What's the best method? Thanks, Ed <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Jan 28, 2003 | 02:45 PM

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Re: LS1 Pre-oil before start-up?

I would at least pull the plugs and turn the engine over fast until it builds oil pressure. reinstall the plugs and fire it up

Jan 29, 2003 | 12:58 AM

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Re: LS1 Pre-oil before start-up?

I don't know of any way to preoil the LS1. With the old distributor engines it was easy. Just use a drill and a preoiler tube thingy.

My engine had been sitting about 15 months with no oil in it. When I fired it up the first time, I squinched my eyes, turned my head, crossed my fingers and turned the key. The engine fired right up and I considered that my pre oiling.

I guess you could pull off the intake, heads and oilpan and coat everything you can see with oil, but that seems like a big pain in the ***.

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