Connecting Rod, Engine

Connecting Rod Cap Bolts
Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the heads of the connecting rod cap bolts.





Step 1:
- Install the connecting rod cap bolts.
HINT: If any one of the connecting rod cap bolts is broken or deformed, replace it.
- Install and alternately tighten the 2 connecting rod cap bolts in several passes.
Torque: 25 Nm (255 kgf-cm, 18 ft-lbf)
- If any of the connecting rod cap bolts cannot meet the torque specification, replace the connecting rod cap bolts.





Step 2:
- Mark the front of the connecting cap bolt with paint.
- Tighten the cap bolts an additional 90° as shown in the illustration.
- Check that the painted marks are now at a 90° angle to the front.
- Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.