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Thanks for the feedback guys! I didn’t mean to start a war about the oil priming in the process 😀. Obviously my main concern was that the chain was installed correctly, and I believe that you guys answered my question. I really appreciate it!

That’s good to know. I may do it anyway just to be safe. Can anyone else confirm that the time chain can appear to be that loose in certain positions until the engine is up to oil pressure? It seems kind of odd.

I have never primed the engine with oil as Sheepdog pointed out and showed the video for. I have only just assembled everything with assembly lube and let the motor do the rest once it was started.

I did do the oil pump gear. Stuck with oem timing sprocket. I don’t plan to race it or anything. Just using her for every day driving for me and my son.

Thanks for the quick reply! I had no idea the oil pressure could make such a difference on those tensioners and phasers. Everything seem to be tight and spring loaded, but this is my first go around at this type of engine. Furthermore, I have never primed an engine before but I will definitely...

Hi everybody. I am a new member here but I appreciate all of the information I have received so far. I am just finishing up putting together a new engine for my 2015 GT. Based on availability, I bought a gen 3 lower end from Ford, and was able to get my hands on a brand new set of, GEN 2 heads...