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Engine Block

MEASUREMENT SPECIFICATION

Item Measurement Qualification Standard or New Service Limit
Block Warpage of deck   0.07 mm (0.003 in.) 0.10 mm (0.004 in.)
Bore diameter   72.000-72.020 mm (2.8346-2.8354 in.) 72.07 mm (2.837 in.)
Bore taper   - 0.05 mm (0.002 in.)
Reboring limit   - 0.25 mm (0.010 in.)
Piston Skirt O.D. at 11 mm (0.4 in.) from bottom of skirt   71.977-71.995 mm (2.8337-2.8344 in.) 71.97 mm (2.833 in.)
Clearance in cylinder   0.005-0.043 mm (0.0002-0.0017 in.) 0.05 mm (0.002 in.)
Ring groove width Top 1.040-1.050 mm (0.0409-0.0413 in.) 1.07 mm (0.042 in.)
Second 1.220-1.230 mm (0.0480-0.0484 in.) 1.25 mm (0.049 in.)
Oil 2.005-2.020 mm (0.0789-0.0795 in.) 2.04 mm (0.080 in.)
Piston ring Ring-to-groove clearance Top 0.055-0.080 mm (0.0022-0.0031 in.) 0.15 mm (0.006 in.)
Second 0.030-0.055 mm (0.0012-0.0022 in.) 0 13 mm (0.005 in.)
Ring end gap Top 0.15-0.30 mm (0.006-0.012 in.) 0.50 mm (0.020 in.)
Second 0.35-0.50 mm (0.014-0.020 in.) 0.70 mm (0.028 in.)
Oil 0.20-0.70 mm (0.008-0.028 in.) 0.80 mm (0.031 in.)
Piston pin O.D.   16.961-16.965 mm (0.6678-0.6679 in.) 16.953 mm (0.6674 in.)
Pin-to-piston clearance   -0.0050 to +0.0020 mm
(-0.00020 to +0.000080 in.)
0.006 mm (0.0002 in.)
Connecting rod Pin-to-rod clearance   0.016-0.033 mm (0.0006-0.0013 in.) 0.038 mm (0.0015 in.)
Small-end bore diameter   16.981-16.994 mm (0.6685-0.6691 in.) -
Large-end diameter   39.0 mm (1.54 in.) -
End play installed on crankshaft   0.15-0.30 mm (0.006-0.012 in.) 0.40 mm (0.016 in.)
Crankshaft Main journal diameter No. 1, 4 journal 39.982-40.006 mm (1.5741-1.5750 in.) -
No. 2, 3 journal 39.976-40.000 mm (1.5739-1.5748 in.) -
Rod journal diameter   35.976-36.000 mm (1.4164-1.4173 in.) -
Rod/main journal taper   0.0025 mm (0.000098 in.) max. 0.006 mm (0.0002 in.)
Rod/main journal out-of-round   0.0040 mm (0.00016 in.) max. 0.010 mm (0.0004 in.)
End play   0.10-0.35 mm (0.004-0.014 in.) 0.45 mm (0.018 in.)
Runout   0.03 mm (0.001 in.) max. 0.04 mm (0.002 in.)
Crankshaft
bearing
Main bearing-to-journal clearance No. 1, 4journal 0.014-0.032 mm (0.0006-0.0013 in.) 0.045 mm (0.0018 in.)
No. 2, 3 journal 0.020-0.038 mm (0.0008-0.0015 in.) 0.050 mm (0.0020 in.)
Rod bearing oil clearance   0.020-0.038 mm (0.0008-0.0015 in.) 0.050 mm (0.0020 in.)