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Crankshaft > < Balancer Shaft Unit (Differential), Remove and Install

Piston with Con-rod, Remove and Install

  Remove

For vehicles up to MY '98:

Remove oil pan – see operation "Oil Pan (One-piece), Remove and Install" or "Upper Part of Oil Pan, Remove and Install"

For version with single-piece oil pan: Remove oil intake pipe (1) from oil pump and cylinder block. Remove oil baffle plate.

For version with dual-piece oil pan: Remove oil intake pipe (2) from crankshaft bearing bridge and from oil pump. Remove oil baffle plate (3) from crankshaft bearing bridge. Remove crankshaft bearing bridge (4) from cylinder block.

For vehicles as of MY '98:

Remove engine – see operation "Engine, Remove and Install (up to MY 2001)" and "Engine, Remove and Install (as of MY 2001)".

Install engine on Assembly Stands KM-412 with Adapters KM-412-8-A – remove attaching parts as required.

Remove balancer shaft unit – see operation "Balancer Shaft Unit (Differential) Remove and Install".

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Remove cylinder head – see operation "Cylinder Head, Remove and Install".

Mark order of con-rod bearing caps (1) – bead (2) of con-rod bearing caps points to transmission side.

Remove con-rod bearing cap from con-rod.

Remove combustion residue from upper part of cylinder bore.

Push piston with con-rod upwards from cylinder bore.

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  Install

Piston ring position – piston rings (I) every 120°.

Oil scraper rings (II) – offset 25 to 50 mm from gap of the intermediate ring to the left and right.

Coat piston rings with engine oil and compress with commercially available piston ring compressor.

Push piston into cylinder bore with hammer shaft.

Caution

Installation position: Arrow (1) on piston head points to engine timing side – bead on con-rod points to transmission side.

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Note sequence of con-rod bearing caps (1). Attach con-rod bearing cap to con-rod with new bolts – con-rod bearing cap bead (2) points to transmission side – tightening torque 35 Nm / 26 lbf. ft. + 45° + 15°.

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  Install

Install cylinder head – see operation "Cylinder Head, Remove and Install".

For vehicles as of MY '98:

Install balancer shaft unit – see operation "Balancer Shaft Unit (Differential), Remove and Install".

Remove engine from Assembly Stands KM-412, remove Adapter KM-412-8-A from engine.

Install engine – see operation "Engine, Remove and Install (up to MY 2001)" or "Engine, Remove and Install (as of MY 2001)".

For vehicles up to MY '98:

For version with dual-piece oil pan:

Attach crankshaft bearing bridge to cylinder block – tightening torque 20 Nm / 15 lbf. ft. + 45°.

Attach oil baffle plate to crankshaft bearing bridge – tightening torque 20 Nm / 15 lbf. ft. + 45°.

Attach oil intake pipe with new seal ring to oil pump – tightening torque 8 Nm / 5.9 lbf. ft. 1) .

Connect oil intake tube to crankshaft bearing bridge – tightening torque 20 Nm / 15 lbf. ft.

For version with single-piece oil pan:

Insert oil baffle plate and attach oil intake pipe with new seal ring to oil pump – tightening torque 8 Nm / 6 lbf. ft. 1)   .

Attach oil intake pipe bracket to cylinder block – tightening torque 6 Nm / 4 lbf. ft.

Remove oil pan – see operation "Oil Pan (One-piece), Remove and Install" or "Upper Part of Oil Pan, Remove and Install"


1 ) Re-cut thread before re-use and insert bolts with bolt locking compound (red). The installation time including torque checking is max. 10 min.

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Crankshaft > < Balancer Shaft Unit (Differential), Remove and Install