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Engine: Specifications

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS





DRIVE BELT





INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR, INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD





SPARK PLUG





CAMSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT BEARING





Valve Seal





Valve Lifter





Valve Clearance





Available Valve Lifter

VQ40DE





CYLINDER HEAD





Valve Dimensions





Valve Guide





Valve Seat





Valve Spring





Spark Plug Tube





CYLINDER BLOCK








PISTON, PISTON RING AND PISTON PIN

Available Piston





Piston Ring





Piston Pin





CONNECTING ROD





CRANKSHAFT





MAIN BEARING








Undersize





Main Bearing Oil Clearance





CONNECTING ROD BEARING





Undersize





Connecting Rod Bearing Oil Clearance









Camshaft bracket bolts
Step 1 (bolts 7 - 10) :1.96 N-m (0.2 kg-m, 17 in-lb)
Step 2 (bolts 1 - 6) :1.96 N-m (0.2 kg-m, 17 in-lb)
Step 3 :5.88 N-m (0.6 kg-m, 52 in-lb)
Step 4 :10.4 N-m (1.1 kg-m, 92 in-lb)





Cylinder Head bolt
If cylinder head bolts re-used, check their outer diameters before installation.

Step a :98 N-m (10 kg-m, 72 ft-lb)
Step b :Loosen to 0 N-m in the reverse order of tightening.
Step c :39.2 N-m (4.0 kg-m, 29 ft-lb)





Intake manifold bolt and nuts
1st step :7.4 N-m (0.75 kg-m, 65 in-lb)
2nd step and after :29.0 Nm (3.0 kg-m, 21 ft-lb)

Oil pan upper 22.0 N-m (2.2 kg-m, 16 in-lb)
Oil pan lower 9.0 N-m (0.92 kg-m, 80 in-lb)

Oil pump 6.9 N-m (0.7 kg-m, 61 in-lb)

Tighten lower cylinder block as follows:
Tighten M8 bolts in numerical order as shown from No. 17 to 24.





Bolts 17- 24 :22.1 N-m (2.3 kg-m, 16 ft-lb)

Step 1: Tighten M10 bolts in numerical order.





Bolts 1 - 16: 35.3 N-m (3.6 kg-m, 26 ft-lb)

Step 2: Turn M10 bolts 90° clockwise in numerical order.

Connecting rod bolt: 19.6 N-m (2.0 kg-m, 14 ft-lb)
Then tighten all connecting rod bolts 90° clockwise.

Water Pump bolt 9.6 N-m (0.98 kg-m, 85 ft-lb)
Tighten bolts alternately and evenly

Tighten crankshaft pulley bolt in two steps.
Step 1 : 44.1 N-m (4.5 kg-m, 33 ft-lb)
Step 2 : 84 - 90 degrees clockwise

Drive plate 88.0 N-m (9.0 kg-m, 65 ft-lb)
Tighten bolts in a diagonal pattern in two steps