Removal and Installation

REMOVAL

Crankshaft And Cylinder Block:

Oil Pump:

1. Remove front mounted oil pump assembly.

Rear Seal Assembly:

2. Remove rear oil seal retainer and seal as assembly.
3. Release monoblock main bearing cap bolts evenly. Remove lower bearing shells and identify for reassembly.
4. Lift out crankshaft and remove upper thrust washers from each side of number three main bearing in the crankcase.

INSTALLATION

Main Bearing Installation:

1. Install upper main bearing shells making certain oil holes are in alignment, and bearing tabs seat in block tabs. All upper bearings have oil grooves.
2. THRUST BEARINGS. Crankshaft thrust bearings (washers) are installed at journal #3 separately from the radial bearings. Thrust bearings are different, one has end positioning tabs, while the other is plain. One pair of each thrust washers are installed into the block and one pair into the main bearing cap.
3. Apply a thin film of grease to plain side of thrust washers and position them on each side of number three main bearing. Grooved surface towards crankshaft.
4. Oil the bearings and journals and install crankshaft.
5. Install lower main bearing shells without oil grooves in monoblock cap.
6. Install one pair of thrust washers in cap.

Crankshaft Main Bearing Cap:

7. Carefully install bearing cap with arrows toward timing belt end.
8. Oil the bearing cap bolt threads, install and tighten bolts progressively in sequence shown in to 94 Nm (69 ft. lbs.) torque.

CHECKING CRANKSHAFT END PLAY

Crankshaft End Play-Typical:

1. Mount a dial indicator to front of engine, locating probe on nose of crankshaft.
2. Move crankshaft all the way to the rear of its travel.
3. Zero the dial indicator.





4. Move crankshaft all the way to the front and read the dial indicator. Refer to Crankshaft Specification Chart.