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System Specifications

Cylinder Block
Cylinder bore diameter 100.4 mm (3.953 inch)
Cylinder bore maximum taper 0.025 mm (0.001 inch)
Cylinder bore maximum out-of-round 0.025 mm (0.001 inch)
Main bearing bore inside diameter 60.620-60.634 mm (2.387-2.387 inch)
Head gasket surface flatness 0.1 mm (0.004 inch) overall
Crankshaft Pulley and Crankshaft Seal-Early Build
Crankshaft Pulley Bolt
Tighten the bolt in two stages:
Tighten 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.)
Tighten an additional 85 degrees
Crankshaft Pulley and Crankshaft Seal-Late Build
Crankshaft Pulley Bolt
Tighten the bolt in two stages:
Tighten 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.)
Tighten an additional 85 degrees.
Main bearing cap bolts 97 Nm (72 ft. lbs.)
Connecting rod side clearance 0.092-0.268 mm (0.0036-0.0106 inch)
Connecting rod bearing-to-crankshaft clearance 0.008-0.061 mm (0.0003-0.0024 inch)
Piston diameter-coded standard 100.380-100.400 mm (3.952-3.9528 inch)
Piston diameter-coded 0.5 100.880-100.900 mm (3.971-3.972 inch)
Piston diameter-coded 1.0 101.350-101.370 mm (3.990-3.991 inch)
Piston-to-cylinder bore clearance 0.030-0.050 mm (0.0012-0.002 inch)
Piston ring end gap-top 0.200-0.450 mm (0.008-0.018 inch)
Piston ring end gap-bottom 0.40-0.60 mm (0.015-0.024 inch)
Piston ring groove width-top 1.23-1.25 mm (0.0484-0.0492 inch)
Piston ring groove width-bottom 1.52-1.54 mm (0.0598-0.0606 inch)
Piston ring groove width-oil ring 3.01-3.03 mm (0.1185-0.1193 inch) Piston ring width-top 1.175-1.190 mm (0.0463-0.0469 inch)
Piston ring width-bottom 1.475-1.490 mm (0.0581-0.0587 inch)
Piston ring-to-groove clearance-top 0.040-0.075 mm (0.0016-0.0030 inch)
Piston ring-to-groove clearance-bottom 0.030-0.065 mm (0.0012-0.0026 inch)