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Old 05-08-2017, 05:28 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by oldskool73 View Post
I normally wait for the oil level to display if the countdown is only a few seconds, but you don't have to. If you wait too long between turning on and starting it (it's about 60 seconds on mine, but a manual I saw for a later one said 90 I think) the ECU will prevent the engine starting, you then just need to turn the key back to off and start it again.
Okay, that must be what he was referring to. Noted!

With the dry oil sump, I was considering that it may need that time (30 secs or so) to pump the oil for starting.
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