So, how're you guys doing it? Please don't tell me to install engine without plugs and rotate it over. That answer is unacceptable. What combinations of fittings and pumps are you using to tap into an oil galley and prelube the engine?

 

I filled the oil filter, filled the oil pan and fired it up. Done it this way for years, never had an issue.

 

What about the fact that this motor is essentially bone dry on the inside? It's a LQ4 that's been sitting for 4 years without running. Can I fill the engine up with 12 quarts until the crank and rods are submursed in oil? I am not going to break loose the con rod bolts or main caps.

 

+1 Ive never had a issue either.......

 

+2 just fill her up

 

the only would really be to just make it so it couldn't get fuel or spark then crank it for a while, IMO that would be the only "safe" way.

Dustin

 

It only takes a second for oil to launch thru the engine. If your worried about it just take the valve covers off and pour some oil over the lifters.
I've seen 9 second cars fill em up and crank em over without problems.

 

I don't like these recommendations, Even without the spark plugs in (compression) and fuel being added, I don't like the idea of dry bearings on the crankshaft. What does GM do when the engines are new or a service tech replaces a motor? I thought I read somewhere there's a GM oil priming tool for the ls1 engines?

 

Moregrip had a pump he used, heres what you can do, get an A/N Oil adapter plate, figure out what fittings you need to get to a fluid pump like a hand sprayer, attach to the pressure side and start pumping to your hearsts delight till you get all the oil in there you want

 

Plugs Out And Injectors And Coils Disconnected. Spin It Over With The Starter Till Oil Comes Out Of All Of The Pushrods. Never Had A Problem.