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Cylinder Head > < OHC and DOHC Petrol Engines - Flywheel

OHC and DOHC Petrol Engines

 

Cylinder Bore

 

 

 

Reboring cylinder

 

12 ST, 13 N, 13 S,

13 NB, C 13 N, 14 NV,

C 14 NZ,

 

16 SH, 18 E, C 18 NT,

C 18 NE

 

18 SE, E 18 NV, 20 NE,

20 SEH, C 20 NE,

C 20 XE, 20 XE,

20 XEJ

 

E 16 NZ, C 16 NZ,

16 SV, C 16 LZ,

Permissible Oversize to

0.5 mm (see Parts microfiche)

 

After reboring, destroy the original index on the crankcase and stamp in the new oversize index.

Bore

Permissible out-of-round: 0.013 mm

Permissible taper: 0.013 mm

Measure out-of-round at 4 different levels of the bore

Piston projection above upper

edge of cylinder block

 

0 mm

for 1.6 Ltr. = 0.4 mm

 

0.33 mm

 

0.4 mm

Piston

 

 

Type

12 ST, 13 N, 13 S,

13 NB, C 13 N,

E 16 NZ, C 16 NZ,

16 SV, C 16 LZ

16 SH, 18 E, C 18 NT,

C 18 NE

 

Recessed piston

18 SE, E 18 NV, 20 NE,

20 SEH, C 20 NE

Clearance

In short blocks and cylinder blocks with complete pistons, the piston clearance is:

 

0.02 mm

0.01 mm to 0.03 mm*)

 

In rebuilding (oversize), depending upon the piston available, clearances of

 

0.01 to 0.03 mm

0.02 to 0.04 mm

0.01 to 0.03 mm*)

 

 

are permissible

 

 

 

*     On C 20 XE, 20 XE and 20 XEJ 0.02 to 0.04 mm

 

 

Cylinder Head > < OHC and DOHC Petrol Engines - Flywheel