engine reassembly - tips and techniques?

[hoolio]

Yeap, good advice. Did all of those things too.
My engine bearings lasted 600klm from new.

Oil pressure is your friend - so too are good engine builders.

[escortman]

After building a motor you should turn it over on the starter with no plugs in to build up oil pressure anyway

i never did that after building mine, builder just said on 1st start up rev it up and float between 2000-3500rpm for ten then just start driving

[tsoob]

clean everything, dont use lint rags to wipe parts as bits stick to them

you can buy microfibre cloths that are really good for this job as they actually attract any fine dust to them

[gtpornstar]

true, thats a new one ... know who sells these ?

[pureadrenalin]

What do you guys use to clean everything?
I pulled an old engine apart over the last few weeks, and finally decided to get round to cleaning everything. I’ve found that my latex gloves don’t mix with petrol very well.
And do you use anything different if it is an old part and you are removing 10 years of crud build up, to new parts that you are just making sure are clean before install?

[Crampy]

I just chuck all my old dirty as bits in the kero bath at work.
It leaves a residue though, so before reassembly, I'd say clean bits with something else.

[IH8TEC]

After building a motor you should turn it over on the starter with no plugs in to build up oil pressure anyway

i never did that after building mine, builder just said on 1st start up rev it up and float between 2000-3500rpm for ten then just start driving

and the turbo bearings run dry for a bit at a higher speed than if you were cranking it with the starter motor. hmm.

each to their own - just like with "run-in procedures kms etc etc"

[xsspeed]

true, thats a new one ... know who sells these ?

I just bought some from the warehouse last week. Same stuff you buy from repco, albeit I got them for washing my cars not for engine parts cleaning.

Don't know if there are 'grades' of quality for them, if so you would want something towards the "good end" no doubt

[escortman]

After building a motor you should turn it over on the starter with no plugs in to build up oil pressure anyway

i never did that after building mine, builder just said on 1st start up rev it up and float between 2000-3500rpm for ten then just start driving

and the turbo bearings run dry for a bit at a higher speed than if you were cranking it with the starter motor. hmm.

each to their own - just like with "run-in procedures kms etc etc"

o i ment the bit bout takin plugs out i just disconnected coil packs and took oil return off and cranked til i had oil coming out drain and then for 30secs longer