General
| Displacement | 2.3L | |
| No. of cylinders | 4 | |
| Bore/stroke | 87.5/94.0 | |
| Firing order | 1-3-4-2 | |
| Oil pressure (hot @ 2000 rpm) | 200 - 268 kPa | |
| Belt tension | Refer to Accessory Drive. | |
| Oil capacity | 3.5 qts. + 0.5 qt. with filter | |
| Cylinder Block | Cylinder Bore Diameter | 3.444 - 3.445 inch |
| Out of round | 0.0003 inch | |
| Main Bearing Bore Diameter | 2.244 - 2.245 inch | |
| Head Face Flatness | 0.0003 inch | |
| Piston | Diameter (1) | 3.444 - 3.445 inch |
| Diameter (2) | 3.4452 - 3.4456 inch | |
| Diameter (3) | 3.444 - 3.446 inch | |
| Piston to bore clearance | 0.0009 - 0.0017 inch | |
| Ring groove width-top | 0.00473 - 0.0474 inch | |
| Ring groove width-2nd | 0.0.460 - 0.0468 inch | |
| Ring groove width-oil | 0.0984 - 0.0985 inch | |
| Piston Skirt Coating Thickness | 0.0003 - 0.0007 inch | |
| Piston Pin | Diameter | 0.8266 - 0.8268 inch |
| Length | 2.346 - 2.377 inch | |
| Piston to pin clearance | 0.0003 - 0.0006 inch | |
| Pin to rod clearance | Press fit | |
| Cylinder Head | Exhaust valve lift (in @ zero lash) | 7.4 mm |
| Intake valve lift (in @ zero lash) | 7.9 mm | |
| Valve Guide Diameter | 0.216 - 0.218 inch | |
| Valve Seat Width intake/Exhaust | 0.038 - 0.072 inch | |
| Valve Seat Angle | 45 degrees | |
| Valve Seat Runout | 0.0029 inch | |
| Valve Lash Adjustor Bore Diameter | 1.220 - 1.221 inch | |
| Cam Bore Diameter | 0.984 - 0.985 inch | |
| Valve | Valve Head Diameter-Intake | 1.372 - 1.383 inch |
| Valve Head Diameter Exhaust | 1.175 - 1.187 inch | |
| Valve stem diameter- Intake | 0.2153 - 0.2159 inch | |
| Valve stem diameter-exhaust | 0.2151 - 0.2157 inch | |
| Valve Stem To Guide Clearance-Intake | 0.0009 inch | |
| Valve Stem To Guide Clearancer-Exhaust | 0.0011 inch | |
| Valve Face Runout | 0.001 inch | |
| Valve Face Angle | 45 degrees | |
| Valve Spring-Compression Pressure | Intake And Exhaust (Installed) | 38.667 lbs. |
| Intake (valve open)8.9 mm (0.35 inch) of lift | 97.032 lbs. | |
| Exhaust (valve open) 7.4 mm of lift | 93.338 lbs. | |
| Free Length | 1.768 inch | |
| Assembled Height | 1.492 inch | |
| Crankshaft | Main Bearing Journal Diameter | 2.046 - 2.047 inch |
| Production Repair | 2.036 - 2.037 inch | |
| Main Bearing Clearance | 0.0007 - 0.0013 inch | |
| Connecting Rod Journal Diameter | 1.967 - 1.968 inch | |
| Production Repair | 1.957 - 1.958 inch | |
| End play | 0.008 - 0.016 inch | |
| Rings | Width-top | 0.0460 - 0.0466 inch |
| Width-2nd | 0.0471 - 0.0472 inch | |
| Width-oil | 0.093 - 0.096 inch | |
| Ring gap (in bore)-top | 0.006 - 0.012 inch | |
| Ring gap (in bore)-2nd | 0.012 - 0.018 inch | |
| Ring gap (in bore)-oil | 0.007 - 0.027 inch | |
| Valve Tappet | Diameter | 1.2192 - 1.2196 inch |
| Tappet To Valve Clearance- Intake | 0.008 inch | |
| Tappet To Valve Clearance-Exhaust | 0.010 inch | |
| Tappet To Bore Clearance | 0.0007 - 0.0023 inch | |
| Camshaft | Lobe Lift-Intake | 0.324 inch |
| Lobe Lift-Exhaust | 0.307 inch | |
| Runout (1) No .3 Journal-Supported by No. 1 and No .5 Journals. | 0.001 inch | |
| Thrust clearance | 0.003 - 0.009 inch | |
| Journal diameter | 0.982 - 0.983 inch | |
| Journal to bore clearance | 0.001 - 0.003 inch | |
| Connecting Rod | Bearing Clearance | 0.001 - 0.002 inch |
| Bearing Thickness | 0.058 - 0.059 inch | |
| Crank Bore Diameter | 2.087 - 2.088 inch | |
| Pin Bore Diameter | 0.825 - 0.826 inch | |
| Length (center to center) | 6.094 inch | |
| Side clearance | 0.076 - 0.120 inch | |
| Axial clearance | 0.005 - 0.014 inch |