I haven’t started my car in over a year or more. I don’t want to start it as I am afraid of damaging the motor due to oil starvation upon start up. What is available at a reasonable price to pre prime the motor before start up ?
I haven’t started my car in over a year or more. I don’t want to start it as I am afraid of damaging the motor due to oil starvation upon start up. What is available at a reasonable price to pre prime the motor before start up ?
2004 marauder black purchased new. Sold 9/16 at 297,000 miles. Still ran strong didn't burn a drop of oil.
2003 marauder black 28,000 miles all stock. Garage Queen.
2004 marauder red daily driver.
Push the gas pedal to the floor and crank it over for a bit, this'll cut the fuel injectors and not start the car.
Price = free
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1996 Ford Bronco - 4" lift, 35" BFG A/T's, Punisher Valve Body, MH1 Projectors
Canton products and moroso and others make them, but they are not cheap. So do what is recommended and hold gas pedal to floor while cranking, it won't fire the injectors
Use an oil anti drain back filter. Like motor craft FL820s
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I had the same concern when I was to 1st start up my 03 MM rebuilt engine. After consulting with others on this forum I did the following:
Removed the auxiliary threaded port plug from the oil filter adapter. Purchased at home depot a threaded barb fitting ( threads go in the port, the other end is a cone shaped barb).
Thread the barbed fitting into port.
Put new oil into a hand pump container/dispenser ( like what you use to spray weed killer).
Attach a plastic line from the dispenser to the barb.
I pumped the engines oil capacity ( 5 qts I think ) from the dispenser into the engine.
I believe this pushed oil everywhere in the engine, as I could hear the oil working up into the heads.
After ~1hr the oil pan dipstick showed full.
If you dont want to change the oil , you could drain it and push it back in as described above.
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'03 Silver Birch. Rebuilt 4.L 32V DOHC, V7-JT blower w/ADTR racing supercharger kit, Shift kit in transmission, stainless works long pipes and cat backs, Ridetech coil-overs front, shocks in back (ADTR kit). Rebuilt calipers, upgraded front rotors, OEM Mercury wheels, [boost, oil P, WB fuel/air, and fuel pressure] gauges. Build duration was Dec 2019 to Mar 2022. Upgraded to 8 rib belt to reduce slip, July-Nov '23. Car broke during tune with Marty Feb '24. Running again May '24. Still needs tune.
This is just what I am looking to avoid. Rotation of the engine with probably no oil on the bearings or though out the motor. Even with an oil filter with anti drain back scared to death of oil starvation and causing damage.
2004 marauder black purchased new. Sold 9/16 at 297,000 miles. Still ran strong didn't burn a drop of oil.
2003 marauder black 28,000 miles all stock. Garage Queen.
2004 marauder red daily driver.
I promise you even sitting for a year if you pulled the motor apart you'd find a layer of oil on the bearings. If you want to go above and beyond you can get some fogging oil to spray down each of the spark plug holes before you start it.
I've started engines from vehicles that sat abandoned outside in fields for 5-10 years and never an issue with wiping a bearing out. You'll be fine priming the system on the starter, it doesn't take all that long to get oil going.
2016 Ford Mustang GT PP - Lund nGauge, BMR vertical links, MGW Shifter, BMR CB005
2004 Mercury Marauder - Eaton M112, Billetflow 3.4, Accufab SBTB + Plenum, T-56 Magnum, 4.10s, Stainless Works LTs, 2.5" Exhaust, Borla Stingers, Ridetech Coilovers + Adj rear shocks, FX-R projectors, Wilwood 13" BNSL6 + FNSL4 BBKs, S55 Gauge Cluster
440rwhp & 406rwtq Tuned by Adam @ Revolution Automotive
2063/3214
(Sold) 2003 Mercury Marauder - Stainless Works LT's, Stainless Works 2.5" Catback, JLT Intake, Mo's Xcal4 Tune
5377/7838
2000 BMW M5 - Evolve Intake, Evolve Alpha-N tune, Stoptech ST-40 BBK, UUC SSK, Dinan front STB, Dinan RSB
1996 Ford Bronco - 4" lift, 35" BFG A/T's, Punisher Valve Body, MH1 Projectors
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