Bit of an epic day really. After a huge amount of work I finally got to crank the engine for the first time! Thanks to Dan and Kezza for the help!
Theres a good forum post about things to consider before going for a first start, but here’s my check list, it might just help someone else out:
- Get fire extinguisher
- Wire in fan relay
- Connect heater to coolant pipes
- Fill coolant with Evans PowerCool
- Fill power steering reservoir
- Remove spark plugs
- Earth engine block to chassis with earth straps on both sides
- Earth Omex to block
- Check dashboard has a decent earth (I temporarily connected it to the engine block earth)
- Drain 1l oil from sump and the top fill 1l oil
- Disconnect ecu
- Remove fuel pump relay
- Connect main wiring loom Earth
- Connect omex ecu to main loom sw. 12v and permanent 12v
- Connect dash to loom
- Connect battery
- Turnover engine until oil pressure is registered on gauge
- Check for oil leaks especially around oil pressure sender
- Check coolant level
- Check steering fluid level
- Put fuel into tank
- Prime fuel pump with fuel
- Check all fuel lines are secure
- Replace spark plugs
- Fit exhaust and headers
- Seal exhaust onto headers
- Fit lambda sensors
- Connect ecu
- Ignition on
- Connect omex to laptop and run first start procedure to Check throttle positions
- Ignition off
- Connect fuel pump relay
- Ignition on
- Check fuel pump activates
- Purge air from fuel rail via Schrader valve. This might take a few goes of ignition on, purge, ignition off, on, purge, off… etc until you get fuel through the Schrader valve
- Check for leaks
- Ignition on
- Start button
- Big smile…
- Turn steering lock to lock
- Check power steering fluid level