THE BEST way to prime a LS ENGINE

this is the absolute BEST way to FULLY prime the oiling system in your LS engine and protect it from damage on its first startup. total cost was only 22 dollars, 9 for the cheap sprayer and 11 for the m16 1.5 to 3/8 hose barb adapter. I picked up both on Amazon and had them the next day.

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[YESHUASAVESYYY]

Would u happen to have links to the actual ones you bought thanks in advance

[myrondel]

Hey there, thank you for an excellent tip with the weed sprayer, I never thought of that plus bonus thanks for including the correct M16x1.5 to 3/8"barb fitting. Good job.

[davidpuente]

I've seen at least half a dozen of these DIY videos. This by far is the most direct and simplified one. I'm gonna do this for the new 408 LS I have. Thanks for sharing.

[georgioocean]

What I did was the hose by itself screws into the engine block without the fitting and it works great

[MattyXBuilds]

Excellent cost effective solution! Listed out the parts needed and showed what needed to be done clearly. Perfect video man! I’m in a similar boat, my first junkyard 5.3 spun a rod bearing after 700 miles in the swap, so this 6.0 I’m building is getting more attention, shimmed the oil pump, measured pushrods(glad I did) and now I can effectively prime this engine that’s been sitting for 3 years since we got it, no tellin how long it was in the junkyard. You’re the goat 🤘

[radioacela]

Man, thanks for sharing this. I was prepared to spend some serious bucks for a prime pump. I don't know why I didn't think of this. This process makes sure the cam, mains and rods also have a nice prime. My create long block arrived today. After dropping a few grand on an engine (5.3) I want to make sure everything is covered. My core had a DOD collapse and I parked the truck.Other than that I would have kept going with over 300k on it. Now, I'm off to surf the net picking up a new EGR, Pressure sensor, and anything else I can think of before I drop this thing in.
Thanks again,
Cheers from Louisiana.

[edogg]

This is the most simple n direct step to prime an ls. compared to several other ones I've watched that bshit around.this video worked for me.thnx guys

[NeilDunwoodie]

Hi I've been searching for a straightforward method of correctly priming my LS1 engine in an '03 VY Holden SS utility. The engine has not run for thirteen years as the vehicle was accident damaged and then stored out of the weather. Now I have the time to rebuild it properly.
Thank you for your input.😊

[robertvillarino]

Really like this method you have here-expands on the simple side fill way.I never feel safe till the lifters are showing oil, got my new method.thx

[chrispompano]

Excellent explanation regarding lifter fill vs. crank position that others never mentioned. Researching to prime the motor in my TPI 87 Vette L98 SBC, thats been in storage for 20yrs, due to health & life crisis. I just want to avoid having to prime it the old conventional way & pulling the distributor & using a priming tool to engage the oil pump.
I hope using the oil sending unit will work on this 350sbc, or a
( T ) it in, to use the sender to monitor oil pressure on the dash gauge.

[PeterBranco]

Thank you, so simple and straightforward.

[KillerRage]

Some good advice and good teaching. I'm currently building an LS engine for my Camaro I'll make sure to follow these steps.

[barryhebert]

Learn something new everyday first time iv ever seen someone prime an ls iv always wondered how or if it had to be done on a ls never see any engine builders doing this before cranking one up kool tip/trick

[elmarko]

Good stuff! I used the garden sprayer, cut the tube, and a barb-to-NPT, using the oil pressure sender port. GM 3100 V6 and a GM 3500 LX9 V6 within the last couple weeks...V6's need oil, too. I just did two quarts in the sprayer and concluded that is probably fine. Both engines fired right up, no oil pressure lights or anything.

[schussler]

Just unplug the coils so it won’t fire and crack til you have pressure. For no faster than it’s rotating and no longer than it takes to build pressure it’s not going to hurt anything at all. Parts won’t even have any heat in them at that point.

[joshhernandez]

Quick question is the oil pan empty while your priming or does it not matter.

[jasoncampgib.jujuujjh]

What would you do if the oil starts coming out of the oil line connecting spot on the engine

[BakirNinja]

awesome video, definitely gonna use this method for my ls1 thx

[bradleycrenshaw]

nice vid and thanks for sharing !! Quick question, if i have an assembled engine on the stand, and it's buttoned up, full of oil, can I remove the spark plugs, rotate the crank by hand, would i get the same results?

[Pyle]

I have to laugh, Because the manufacturer doesn't even do all these pre lube tricks that everyone has come up with. Just like balancing of the crank, rods, pistons and bearings. Ive hauled GAZILLIONS of LS engine parts into the engine assembly plant and stood there and watched them take container after container of pistons and rods and feed them into the robot that assembles them into the block and attaches them to the crank. There's NO balancing of ANYTHING. Yea, I get it. A factory OEM engine isn't going to be spinning at 8-K to 10-K RPM. But it shows how well the LS is designed and how forgiving it actually is.