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Crankshaft Main Bearing

Main bearing cap





Step 1 27 Nm (275 kgf-cm, 20 ft-lbf)
Step 2 90°





Uniformly tighten the 10 crankshaft bearing cap bolts

Torque 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft-lbf)

Standard clearance
No. 1 and No. 5 0.017 to 0.033 mm (0.0007 to 0.0013 in.)
Others 0.029 to 0.045 mm (0.0011 to 0.0018 in.)

Maximum clearance
No. 1 and No. 5 0.043 mm (0.0017 in.)
Others 0.055 mm (0.0022 in.)