Crankshaft Main Bearing
INSTALL CRANKSHAFTa. Apply engine oil to upper bearing and install the crankshaft on the cylinder block.
b. Examine the front marks and numbers and install the bearing caps on the cylinder block.
c. Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the head of bearing cap bolts.
d. Temporarily install the 8 main bearing cap bolts to the inside positions.
e. Insert the main bearing cap with hand until the clearance between the main bearing cap and the cylinder block will become less than 6 mm (0.23 inch) by making the 2 internal bearing cap bolts as a guide.
f. Using a plastic-faced hammer, lightly tap the bearing cap to ensure a proper fit.
g. Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the head of main bearing cap bolts.
h. Install and uniformly tighten the 16 main bearing cap bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Torque: 22 Nm (224 kgf-cm, 16 ft. lbs.)
i. Mark the front side of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
j. Retighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° in the sequence shown.
k. Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
l. Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.
m. Install and uniformly tighten the 8 main bearing cap bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Torque: 27 Nm (275 kgf-cm, 20 ft. lbs.)
HINT: Use a short bolt for the marked position (an arrow)