Prelube options

[Boiler Ben]

Has anyone installed an accumulator or electric prelube pump. Looking for a way to prelube without removing the distributor.

[egchewy79]

Just make a mark with a sharpie before removing the distributor and line it back up when reinserting. Remember to spin counter clockwise and obverse oil coming out of all the rocker arms

[Jim1855]

I run an Accusump but still prelube with a drill motor and removing the distributor for a first start. A friend plumbed in an external pump that drives with a drill and a socket. This seems to be a great option but doesn't really replace the Acccusump.
Jim

[Mike.Bray]

Don't try to prelube with a cordless drill, you need some oomph to drive that oil pump.

I put a pressure gauge where the oil pressure sender goes to check pressure while prelubing.

[Dgc333]

For those with a Coyote, LS or Hemi that does not have a distributor you can use a garden sprayer to prelube the engine. The one I got at lowes was rated for 45 psi and cost about $20.

[gbranham]

Just mark the distributor, and use a corded drill. Pretty simple. No need to overcomplicate it. Pull valve covers to watch oil come up through the rockers. Simple.

Greg

[BUDFIVE]

In addition to requiring oomph, if it’s a small block Ford, you spin the drill Counter-clockwise. I found a drill with an old fashioned chuck with a key to be best. Tightening a keyless chuck spins the wrong direction and many of the keyless chucks don’t hold as well in reverse. X2 on using a manual OP gauge in the sending unit port. BTW when priming the pump on a new engine that was not run on the Dyno, it’s best to run the drill until the OP comes up then just a few seconds—the old sage at my machine shop told me not to wash all the assembly lube off the bearings by priming too long after the pressure comes up. If it was run on the Dyno the assembly lube is long gone. Good luck with first start-may the HP gods be with you :)

[Redstang69]

What exactly is the concern? If you bought the engine from someone like BPE, it's probably already been ran so no need to prelube.
If you built it yourself I would think removing the distributor wouldn't be a big deal. Cordless drill will work. Worked on my sbf, brought pressure right up and watched it come out at the rockers.

[Boiler Ben]

My thought was to give it a quick prelube before starting, potentially each time I drive but especially after sitting a while. I read a bit about accumulators and thought the concept sounded good. I’m just starting on my MK4 but it seems there may not be a ton of extra space. I’m using a Ford FE engine.