Connecting Rod, Engine
CONNECTING ROD4.6L (Hydraulic Valve Adjuster / Camshaft / Cylinder Block / Crankshaft / Piston And Connecting Rod):
4.6L (Piston And Connecting Rod / Accessory Drive Belt):
a Time required for the plunger to leak down 1.6 mm of travel with 222 N force and leak-down fluid in the lash adjuster.
b The pin bore and crank bearing bore must be parallel and in the same vertical plane within the specified total difference when measured at the ends of a 203 mm bar, 105.5 mm on each side of rod centerline.
ROD BEARING CAP
Tighten the 16 bolts in 3 stages, in the sequence shown.
Stage 1: Tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).
Stage 2: Tighten to 43 Nm (32 lb-ft).
Stage 3: Tighten an additional 105 degrees.
