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General

Lower cylinder block bolts and studs Refer to the procedure
Displacement 3.0L 4V
Number of cylinders 6
Bore and stroke 3.5 x 3.13 inch
Combustion chamber Volume 52 cc (3.17 CI)
Crankshaft pulley bolt 74 ft.lbs.
Piston Diameter Coated grade 1 3.5035-3.5043 inch
Coated grade 2 3.5039-3.5048 inch
Coated grade 3 3.5043-3.5051 inch
Uncoated grade 1 3.50275-3.50314 inch
Uncoated grade 2 3.5030~3.50362 inch
Uncoated grade 3 3.50432-3.50511 inch
Piston-to-bore clearance 0.0005-0.0009 inch
Piston bore diameter piston 0.8270-0.8272 inch
Ring groove width Compression (top) 0.0484-0.0490 inch
Compression (bottom) 0.0602-0.0608 inch
Oil ring 0.1192-0.0120 inch
Piston pin Length 2.382-2.365 inch
Diameter 0.0013 inch
Pin-to-piston clearance 0.0001-0.00003 inch
Pin-to-rod clearance Standard 0.0001-0.0007 inch
Service limit 0.0013 inch
Side clearance Compression (top) 0.0015-0.0029 inch
Compression (bottom) 0.0015-0.0033 inch
Oil ring Snug fit
Service limit 0.0039 inch
Piston ring gap
Specification 82.4 mm (3.2441 inch) diameter gauge.
Compression (top)-gauge diameter 0.0039-0.0098 inch
Compression (bottom)-gauge diameter 0.0106-0.0165 inch
Oil ring (steel rail) - gauge diameter 0.0059-0.0255 inch
Compression (top) - service limit 0.0196 inch
Compression (bottom) - service limit 0.0255 inch
Oil ring (steel rail) - service limit 0.0354 inch
Cylinder block Head gasket thickness 0.40 inch
Head gasket surface finish RA maximum (microns)
Main bearing bore diameter 2.677-2.6780 inch
Cylinder bore Diameter See Note
Cylinder bore diameter Grade 1: 3.50393-3.504323 inch Grade 2: 3.504323-3.504717 inch Grade 3: 3.504717-3.50511 inch
Surface finish (RMS) 0.2-0.6 microns
Out-of-round limit .0005 inch
Out-of-round service limit .0007 inch
Taper service limit 0.008 inch
Crankshaft Main bearing journal diameter 2.467-2.479 inch
Connecting rod journal Diameter 1.967-1.968 inch
Crankshaft free end play 0.005-.010 inch
Crankshaft runout-to-rear face of cylinder block 0.001 inch
Connecting rod bearings Clearance-to-crankshaft 0.001-0.0025 inch
Bearing wall thickness (std)
0.250 mm undersize-add 0.125 mm to standard or grade 2 thickness.
0.059 inch
Main bearings Clearance-to-crankshaft Desired 0.0009-0.0001 inch
Allowable 0.0009-0.0019 inch
Bearing wall thickness Grade 1 0.0983 inch
Grade 2
Measured at 50 mm (1.9685 inch) from outer perimeter top of piston to the pin axis.
0.0985 inch
Grade 3 0.0986 inch
Connecting rod Piston pin bore diameter 0.827-0.828 in.
Crankshaft bearing bore diameter 2.0872-2.0879 in.
Length Center-to-Center 5.435-5.38 in.
Alignment (bore-to-bore max diff.)e
Pin bore and crank bearing bore must be parallel and in same vertical plane within the specified total difference when measured at the ends of a 203 mm bar, 101.5 mm on each side of rod centerline.
Twist 0.0019 per 0.984 inch
Bend 0.0014 per 0.984 inch
Side clearance (assembled to crank) Standard 0.0039-0.0118 inch
Service limit 0.0137 inch MAX