well i just bought a stock 2.4l from a junk yard and im pretty sure its been sitting there for sometime and all the oil has drained to the oil pan if theres any oil in there. any ways im installing the secret cams and well onces i put them on is it ok if i shower them with oil ? i dont want them making a knocking noise ? or just put them in dry and wait for the oil to come up ?
Definately lube all moving engine parts when installing them.
Rob
Sold 2/2/05
Get a tube/container of the moly-lube paste and slather the lobes before installing them. After you run it for a hour or so, change the oil. That will work well. I do it to all my motors i rebuild.
Don
would engine grease work ? and do i cover the lobes that hit the lifter with the grease ? can i put to much or is there never to much ?
You can get assembly lube.
Sask GM Performance (formerly SaskJbody) president
Any Autozone/Advance/NAPA..etc has the assembly lube/moly lube grease. It's only about $5 and the best insurance you can buy to do a fresh startup. I also slather my bearings rod/main, cam bearings, cam lobes, lifter bottoms..etc. Any metal to metal contact point that won't be lubed until the oil pump pressure comes up should be done.
Don
