Quote Originally Posted by PerthDisco View Post
Are these comments applicable to any rebuild or just LR? I’m putting together an engine now and have the oil pump in bits wondering how to prime it but also told you don’t need to prime it will just pump.
I think most landy engines that I have seen have the oil pump above the level of the sump so priming the pump provides the suction to draw the oil up to the pump and get it going. The Isuzu 4J series engine I have just reassembled has the pump in the bottom of the sump, below the oil level, so I don't think priming will be an issue for it. I have left the injectors out ATM and intend to run it on the starter to get oil distributed through the engine, before I attempt to start it for real.