Oasis LS L4-2156cc 2.2L SOHC MFI F22B6 (1997)
Crankshaft: Service and Repair
Installation
NOTE: Before installing the crankshaft, apply a coat of engine oil to the main bearings, rod bearings and balancer shaft bearings.
1. Install the thrust washers in the No. 4 journal of the cylinder block.
2. Insert the bearing halves in the cylinder block and connecting rods.
3. Hold the crankshaft so the rod journals for cylinders No. 2 and No. 3 are straight up.
4. Lower the crankshaft into the block, seating the rod journals into connecting rods No. 1 and No. 4.
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Install the rod caps and nuts finger-tight.
5. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise, seat the journals into connecting rods No. 2 and No. 3, and install the rod caps and nuts finger-tight.
NOTE: Install the caps so the bearing recess is on the same side as the recess in the rod.
6. Check rod bearing clearance with plastigage, then torque the capnuts to 46 Nm (34 ft. lbs.).
NOTE: Reference numbers on the connecting rod are for big-end bore tolerance and do not indicate the position of the piston in the engine.
7. Install the main bearing caps and bearing cap bridge.
8. Check clearance with plastigage, then tighten the bearing cap bolts in 2 steps.
