Started car for first time Need Help

Onefast99gsx · 05-23-2005

Well late last night i finally started my '99 GSX up after being down since late Oct. Had head ported, HKS 272's installed, 50trim, 780cc injectors among other things upgraded.

I saved the valve cover for last because i wanted to add the oil directly onto the valves,springs,etc. That way she wasn't starting dry. Since the lash adjusters were dry i knew she was going to 'clack' for a little while. Fastened the valve cover down.

So with the fuel pump fuse out, i turn it over 3 times with a duration of 10-15 seconds each time to prime it some. I put the fuse back in and started it and she fired right away. Just as i thought she clacked pretty good. I let it run for about 4-5 minutes and the clack still continued so i looked in the car and the oil dummy light is on. So my first impression was she's not getting oil but i never monkeyed with the bottom end of the motor to change anything that would make that stop. So in the front of the head on the passenger side is a little 1/8" plug for oil pressure gauge. I took the plug out and set a rag near it. I started car for about 5 seconds and oil gushed out of the plug. Definately oil getting to the head. I pulled the return line off the turbo and oil is definately going through the turbo.

#1 At an idle speed, how long would a motor clack for, or take for the lash adjusters to fill up?

#2 Any ideas on why the oil dummy light would be on? The sending unit was fine before the project.

Thanks for your help.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 05-23-2005

Is the wiring for the oil dummy light hooked up?

Is the oil distribution block in the head?

Onefast99gsx · 05-23-2005

Yes, that one little wire that connected to the sender IS on. However it has fallen off at times. I think the connector is worn out. I might try hard wiring it for test purposes.

I did put the distribution block back on when assembling, I believe it was a cover with 3 or 4 10mm bolts. I think there was only one way of putting it on too.

Thoughts???

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 05-23-2005

Are both senders hooked up? There is one for the gauge on the dash and one for the dummy light.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 05-23-2005

Does the lifter noise continue when you rev the car up a bit? Are you sure the noise isn't from the PCV valve?

Onefast99gsx · 05-23-2005

I'm gonna have to look at the wires again. If i told you, i'd be just guessing at it. I know what you mean, there is the sending unit and the switch and each has it's own wire. I will check.

When reving, the ticking just seems to get faster the higher the rpms get. I have my PCV valve in but no hose is attached to it because i'm waiting my my catch can to come in. What would you say is the longest it's taken for the lashes to adjust after a rebuild?

Onefast99gsx · 05-23-2005

Update: Went home for lunch, fiddled with the wires that goes to the sender and switch(what a poor design). Started car up and i bet it wasn't a minute and the tick that i described above was gone. Popped the oil cap and the cams were nice and oily so if i would have just waited a little more last night i would have been fine but when i think something isn't right, I always STOP. There still is a nice tick coming from the behind the head. I had to be the injectors. Are PTE 780 style injectors pretty noisy??? The only way i can describe the tick is like a electric bug zapper in high speed.

Thanks...

**JET** · 05-23-2005

Yep, that should be your injectors.

Onefast99gsx · 05-23-2005

Thanks Jet for you input on this. It was an exciting night lats night to start it for the first time in months. The idle sound of the 272's is sweet!

Enes · 05-23-2005

yeah, i have same damn loud mouth injectors... they are louder than my engine

they must be female injectors

Onefast99gsx · 05-23-2005

Haha! A laugh out of that one. boy! painting the exhaust manifold and 02 housing with high temp 1200 deg paint was a mistake. That stuff won't hold up for nothing. Looked pretty but now it's starting to burn off. I thought for sure it would hold up longer than that.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 05-23-2005

The electric zapping noise is probably your PCV valve. Cams make the ball in it bounce back and forth at idle.

1slowdsm · 05-23-2005

sorry to interrupt, but that zapping noise is the injectors then? I thought it was my lifters! It ticks really slow sometimes and when I rev up it ticks quickly. Sometimes it just ticks quickly at normal idle.

I'd like to hear how those cams sound like. I gotta try them out sometime in the far future! Does it have the mean idle to it?