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Priming Pathfinder Oil Pump

flapper1flapper1 Member Posts: 5
edited September 2014 in Nissan
have installed another engine in my pathfinder
91 vg30E.......is there a way to prime the oil pump and get oil to the cams and other internals without starting engine......did not replace oil pump and just trying to ensure everything has a little oil before i start it up.... any ideas....

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  • 99accent99accent Member Posts: 237
    use a light weight oil at first like 5w20 start it but dont rev it let the oil come up slow shut it off fer 3 seconds ,repeat this several times and it should be ok
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