re: You can always fall back on the "take the plugs out and crank it until the light goes out" routine.
That was going to be my method. I really wanted to get the oil flowing prior to the cranking (even with the plugs out), but I would have had to take off a bunch of stuff to free up the intermediate sprocket first... and that is before even putting the engine in the car. I used assembly lube on all bearings so I am not too concerned about cranking with the plug removed. Do I need to fill anywhere with oil prior to cranking? I didn't fill the pump from the top but I did dump some assembly lube in the gears. Also I didn't fill up the oil filter because I felt I may need to remove it at some point... and I have had to remove it a couple times already :) I usually don't prefill the oil filter anymore but I used to do this all the time. On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Jack Simon <[email protected]> wrote: > Prime the oil pump until you see the light go out before you start it. IF it > were an 8V that would mean pulling the distributor and putting a tool down on > top of the pump. Unfortunately, I cannot find any specific tools listed for > the 16V because the top of the oil pump is different, no little rectangle on > it for the tool to mesh with. If the sump is full (including enough to fill > the filter once it starts pumping) it might well prime itself just sitting > with the pickup tube submerged. You can always fall back on the "take the > plugs out and crank it until the light goes out" routine. > > On 28 Sep 2011, at 14:46, Chad Rebuck wrote: > > I'll be starting the car in a few more days I think. Are there any > rituals I should follow for the first start? I put oil in the car > already so I don't forget this sort of important step :) > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
