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Best way to prime a Oil Pump after its been installed in a LS1 ..5.7

kangaaa

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Hi All
Have just put a Mellings Oil Pump into my Car ( VU ute ) and have whacked it all back together..
let it turn a few times without fuel Relay in..
then kicked it over..
but turned back off after 5 secs as no oil Preasure and top was noisy...
Just been reading that you need to prime it..
just wanted to know the best way to do it without having to rip it all apart again. if Possible

Thanks ...
 

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pull plugs and turn over with starter

if no pressure might be a problem, O ring
 

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Melling actually have a YouTube video on this very subject...


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Thanks ... Never had to prime one .... i will give it a go...:)
 

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if ur going to be cranking it for a bit then take out the fuse for the injectors also so ur not flooding it, think coils have a fuse also to make it easier
 

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Wouldn't that throw a heap of trouble codes, which would then need to be cleared?
 

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yea they will clear themselves when its started and plugged back in only minor codes for the injectors o/c, u will get alot of fuel in for cold start and each start has a prime pulse also
 

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using a tool like this will prime most engines if no gallery plug remove oil pressure switch and prime from there , just don't be like my old boss trying to run 100+ psi air pressure to prime the system and then leave the bottle connect and wonder why the oil pan is over full 29+ litres of oil later and the truck smoking like BBQ up the road later ...
 

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got a Pic up..... Have primed it without using Preasure... will start it tommorow... will post an update

Jost gotta claen motor once finished


Thankyou for the Help....

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LOL... I never knew they made an NPT adapter for a Coke bottle thread?

Love yer work kangaaa!
 
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