Main Bearing Cap

CRANKSHAFT

Step 1





Install and uniformly tighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Torque 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft-lbf)




Further tighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 30 ft-lbf)

Step 2





Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Further tighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° in the numerical order shown in the previous illustration.
Check that the paint mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.