84foxT

hey guys i just got my new lifters in this moring and i was wondering what would be the best oil to soak them in like a cheep oil you can buy at advanced or auto zone or just go with mobile 1 F/S???

projectresto83

Whatever oil you put into your motor works just fine.

mjr46

no need to soak them,,, why?? just prime the oil system and that'll purge them off air

84foxT

thankis you, i want to soak them cause i went to a high performance engine buliding skool so it just been a long *** time since i bulit an engine and i know its the right thing to do, i forgot some stuff lol i hate it

mjr46

do what ever you want but that's old school and not needed, what do you think priming the oil system does?? it pumps the lifters full of oil

84foxT

i like the old school style cause i dont want to take a chance and wipe out a lobe on my cam

Portmaster

Soak the lifters, While priming the lifter may pump it ful of oil the roller themselves can benifit from the oil in the bearings. They are not dry by any means but soaking them is a sure fire way of knowing the oil in in the roller bearing. They don't have forced fed bearings. I'll just drop them in some oil a few hours before assembly. Make sure to prime it just before you fire it off the first time. Rotate the engine a 1/4 turn every few mintues to get them all primed. Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

67mustang302

I don't really soak mine, but I submerge them and roll the roller around just to make sure the bearing is well lubed before I drop them in.