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Main Bearing Cap

CRANKSHAFT BEARING CAP BOLTS

HINT: If any one of the bearing cap bolts is broken or deformed, replace it.





Install and uniformly tighten the 20 crankshaft bearing cap bolts in several passes in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 27 Nm (275 kgf-cm, 20 ft-lbf)

If any of the bearing cap bolts cannot meet the torque specification, replace the bearing cap bolt.





Tighten the crankshaft bearing cap bolts another 90° as shown in the illustration.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.





Install a new seal washer to the crankshaft bearing cap bolt.
Install and uniformly tighten the 10 crankshaft bearing cap bolts.
Torque: 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft-lbf)