Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:49:08 +0100 From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos.removeme.nospamee.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Suggestions for C900T oil change
Charles wrote: > I have been driving and changing oil in C900 Turbos since 1994. They > recommend disabling the ignition and cranking the engine until the oil > pressure comes up before enabling the engine to start in order to > prevent damaging the turbo. It seems to take quite a while to get that > pressure up, but it is not unbearable. > > Last oil change before today was on my Dodge Cummins TD pickup (11 > qts!). They recommend filling the oil filter before installing it. Maybe > because diesels don't have an ignition to disable! > > So today I tried that "old Indian trick" on my wife's 93 900T ragtop. > > Normally, you unplug the distributor hall effect connector and crank > until the oil light goes out, then reconnect it and start the engine. > Oil light never came on. Worked like a charm. > > Futhermore, after filling the filter and putting exactly 4 qts in the > crankase, the dipstick read exactly full! > > I highly recommend it! > > Charles ... remove the fuse for the fuel pump another option? -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply.
