need help and tips for replacing lifters?

[slider85]

on monday I am going to spend the day replacing the lifters on my 2.0L. Anyways, I printed off the instructions from vfaq and I have the Chilton's manual so everything should go smoothly. I just wanted to clarify a few things. Now, when I rotate the crank in order to turn the camshafts(by the way, I am not removing the camshafts to do this) should I turn from the crank pulley or from the camshaft sprocket? I should also remove the MPI fuse, correct? And lastly, I am going to change the oil at the same time, should I do that after I put the new lifters in and before I put the valve cover back on or when? Any other tips or or helpful info would be appreciated. thanks

Someone should really make a detailed tech article on this because I think it would help a lot of people.

 

[oldman]

Best to turn it at the crank and never CCW.

 

[slider85]

cool, thanks. what about the oil change part? and, also should I "prime" the new lifters before installation and how do you do that? The ones I bought are individually wrapped in shrink wrap with oil in with them but the guy at the auto store said they probably aren't primed yet.

 

[oldman]

You can change the oil however you want, doesn't really make that much of a difference. As for priming them, the vfaq article describes it in detail, perhaps you should try reading it after you print it. The most important is to pump out all the oil before install.

 

[slider85]

yeah I read it. sorry about that I just wasn't sure if that was priming them or cleaning them. so basically you just depress the lifter, fill it with oil then drain it out.

 

[oldman]

so basically you just depress the lifter, fill it with oil then drain it out.

You got it.