I will be installing a newer engine over Christmas break w/ 32k on it. The thing is that I will not know how long this engine has been sitting in the salvage yard.

After installation, what sort of precautions should I take? Like flushing the motor oil? Any special procedures to start it up for the first time?

 

Refill it with 5w-30 Castrol GTX and install a new oil filter. Put about 100-250 miles on it and change the oil and filter again.

 

is it smart to do an engine flush or seafoam the enigne during the 250 miles first oil change or shoudl it be doen at a later time?

 

I am still not convinced of the whole seafoam ordeal. You can clean an engine just fine with a premature oil change interval.

 

Seafoam is ****. I said a while back that it was great when I first used it. I don't know why I said it, it makes no difference whatsoever. I do like the ATF in the spark plug holes though. Nasty black smoke came out the first time I did it.

 

Can you elaborate on the ATF in the spark plugs holes?

 

Yeah Id like to hear this spark plug ordieal thingy to, sounds cool!

 

I know some people use ATF instad of motor flush. Since ATF has so many detergents it's like a mild motor flush. You'd use it the same way as a motor flush. The other thing is using deisel as motor flush, but unlike running the motor for 5mins, you shouldn't use it for no more than 1 minute, cus that's some strong stuff.

I too like the idea of pouring a little ATF down the spark plug tubes.

 

Ok how much atf do you poor down though, can someone give us an All Mighty Write Up pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease

 

A writeup on that? omg...