how to prime oil when cars been sitting?

[Spector5]

well my car has been stored for the winter in a not heated garage.

With it sitting for so long I figured I might want to prime the engine at least for a
bit before starting it in about 3 months. any suggestions on how to accomplish this the easiest way?

I've done it before on small block 350's but obviously it does not have a distributor.

 

[1G Eclipse94928]

well my car has been stored for the winter in a not heated garage.

With it sitting for so long I figured I might want to prime the engine at least for a
bit before starting it in about 3 months. any suggestions on how to accomplish this the easiest way?

I've done it before on small block 350's but obviously it does not have a distributor.

Not necessary, even when replacing a turbo after cars been sitting it will pressurize quickly.

 

[Ghost_92TSi]

Remove the MPI fuse. Its located on the the terminal (+) at the battery. When you turn the key it will crank without fuel and spark. Do this about 3 times for 15 seconds.
You should be able to see pressure on your oil gauge.


Plug the fuse back in, and start the car.

 

[lasershark]

if you're really worried about you could pull the mpi fuse and crank it till the little oil light on the dash goes away but the above post is correct they do pressurize quickly

beat me to it

 

[DogWhistle]

I gather that the OP would prefer to have oil film present in the engine BEFORE he cranks it.

These instructions are for a 6 bolt, but the principle is the same for all our engines. There are detailed threads on here with photos, but basically, you use an extra power brake manifold fitting (or temporarily remove the one you have since you won't be starting the engine). Remove the oil warning light switch and thread in the manifold fitting on the oil filter housing.

Next, you remove the banjo bolt for the turbo feed, near the thermostat housing, and leave enough room for a small cup under the head hole.

Next, attach a hose, from a hand pump, to the manifold fitting on the oil filter housing. Have it filled with at least a quart of oil. As you pump, oil will begin filling all the passages. Pump until you have oil running into the cup with at least 3 consecutive pumps so that you will know the air is out of the system.

Remove/reinstall manifold fitting, oil warning switch, and your turbo banjo connection.

Your question said "easily". I'm not sure this is "easily", but this way oil is present from second #1 when you go to fire up. We do it whenever we have a fresh engine and make sure we move about a quart through the engine. We have removed occasional interesting specks of stuff that made it into the passages.

Hope this helps.