Crankshaft Installation

Crankshaft Installation

Special Tools Required

- Driver 07749-0010000
- Oil seal driver attachment 07ZAD-PNA0100
1. Check the connecting rod bearing clearance with plastigage. Connecting Rod Bearing Replacement

2. Check the main bearing clearance with plastigage. Crankshaft Main Bearing Replacement

3. Install the bearing halves in the engine block and the connecting rods.

4. Apply new engine oil to the inside of the main bearings and the rod bearings.

5. Hold the crankshaft so rod journal No. 2 and rod journal No. 3 are straight up, then lower the crankshaft into the engine block.

6. Apply new engine oil to the thrust washer surfaces. Install the thrust washers (A) in the No. 4 journal of the engine block.

7. Inspect the connecting rod bolts. Connecting Rod Bolt Inspection

8. Apply new engine oil to the threads of the connecting rod bolts.

9. Seat the rod journals into the connecting rod No. 1 and the connecting rod No. 4. Line up the mark (B) on the connecting rod and cap, then install the caps and bolts finger-tight.

10. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise, and seat the rod journals into the connecting rod No. 2 and the connecting rod No. 3. Line up the mark on the connecting rod and cap, then install the caps and bolts finger-tight.

11. Tighten the connecting rod bolts to 10 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 lbf-ft).






12. Tighten the connecting rod bolts an additional 90 °.
NOTE: Remove the connecting rod bolt if you tightened it beyond the specified angle, and go back to step 7 of the procedure. Do not loosen it back to the specified angle.

13. Remove all of the old liquid gasket from the bearing cap mating surfaces.

14. Clean and dry the bearing cap mating surfaces.






15. Apply a 1.5 mm wide bead of the liquid gasket, P/N 08717-0004, 08718-0001, 08718-0003, or 08718-0009, along the broken lines (A). Install the component within 5 minutes of applying the liquid gasket.
NOTE:

- If you apply liquid gasket P/N 08718-0012, the component must be installed within 4 minutes.

- If too much time has passed after applying the liquid gasket, remove the old liquid gasket and residue, then reapply new liquid gasket.

16. Put the bearing cap on the engine block.

17. Apply new engine oil to the threads of the bearing cap bolts.






18. Tighten the bearing cap bolts in sequence to 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 lbf-ft).






19. Tighten the bearing cap bolts an additional 40 °.

20. Clean the excess liquid gasket off the engine block.

21. Apply a light coat of new engine oil around the crankshaft oil seal.






22. Apply a light coat of new engine oil to the lip of the crankshaft oil seal.

23. Use the driver and the oil seal driver attachment to drive a new crankshaft oil seal squarely into the engine block to the specified installed height.






24. Measure the distance between the crankshaft (A) and the oil seal (B).










25. Install the dowel pins (A) and a new O-ring (B) on the oil pump (C), then align the inner rotor with the crankshaft, and install the oil pump.

26. Install the oil screen (D) with a new gasket (E).

27. Install the cylinder head. Cylinder Head Installation

28. Install the cam chain. Cam Chain Installation

29. Install the IMA motor housing. Removal and Replacement

30. Install the engine/IMA motor/transmission assembly. Engine Installation
NOTE: When any crankshaft or connecting rod bearing is replaced, run the engine at idle until it reaches normal operating temperature, then continue to run it for about 15 minutes.