| Description and Operation Since February 1996 modified big‐end bearing caps together with new big‐end bearing nuts and torque to yield bolts with reduced tensile strength have been installed in production. |  | NOTE: If one connecting rod needs to be renewed for engines in the old model, all the connecting rods must be renewed since the old style connecting rods are no longer available. | Identify the connecting rod bolts according to the diagram below: Old production connecting rod bolts (part no. 78TM‐6214‐A2A) | KX110 | Torque 30 Nm | '95 MY: FBC 9000, FLC 0034, FSC 0012. | 1100 ‐ 1300 N/mm2 | ‐ | New connecting rod bolts (part no. 97JM‐6214‐AB) | KX900 | Torque and angle 20 Nm and 90° | '95 MY: FBC 9000, FLC 0034, FSC 0012. | 900 ‐ 1050 N/mm2 | ‐ | Specially developed connecting rod bolts as replacement parts (not illustrated) (Part No. 78TM‐6214‐A2A) | White mark on head | Torque 30 Nm | '95 MY: FBC 9000, FLC 0034, FSC 0012. | 1100 ‐ 1300 N/mm2 | Available only as replacement parts | |
