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hi jp is that with or without the plugs in ive just tried it with no joy. i also put a bit down each barrel to lubricate them a bit. when i got the engine it was running and had good oil pressure. it was then drained and flushed and has stood for 9 months outside but i have been turning it over by h...

There's a quite simple trick that does the job within a minute. Just trie and see: Just overfill your engine with about two litres of fresh engine oil above maximum on your dipstick. With this the oil level gets above the oilpump. Now prime your engine without an oilfilter fitted and when the oil i...

hi all
ive tried priming the oil pump by taking the plugs out and spinning the engine over after 2-3 mins no joy the oil is just aboive the low mark does it need to be full to work
its all the oil i had and with it being sat outside at the minute i didnt want it to seize up
can anyone help
plz
cheers

thanks chris

hi i have a 1986 rr 3.5 efi ring gear flex plate annd spacers and a sd1 gm180 auto box,torque converter. the problem is the torque converter is 3 bolt but the rr plate is 4 do i have the wrong bits and will the this gearbox work with this engine???? i am new at this and as much info i can get the be...