Crankshaft Pin Oil Clearance (PLASTIGAGE Method)
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Wipe oil off the crankshaft pin and connecting rod bearing.
- Place a Plastigage in length equal to the bearing width on the pin shaft straight in alignment with the shaft center.
- Carefully install the connecting rod cap.
- Apply engine oil to the threaded portion and seat surface of the bolt before installing it.
- After installing each bolt and tightening it by fingers, tighten bolts alternately to properly assemble the cap.
- Tighten the bolt in several steps until the torque reaches 5.0 N.m (44 in-lb).
- Tighten the bolt in several steps until the torque reaches 20 N.m (15 ft-lb).
- Put a paint mark on the bolt head as illustrated.
- Put a paint mark on the connecting rod at 90° position in the tightening direction of the bolt with reference to the paint mark position of the bolt.
CAUTION:
- When the tightening angle is smaller than the specified tightening angle, the appropriate tightening capacity cannot be secured.
- When the tightening angle is larger than the specified tightening angle, remove the bolt to start from the beginning again according to the procedure.
- Tighten the bolt 90°, and make sure that the paint mark of the connecting rod is aligned with that of the bolt.
- Remove bolts and gently remove the connecting rod cap.
- Measure the crushed Plastigage width (area most widely crushed) using a scale printed on the Plastigage bag.
Standard value: 0.018 - 0.045 mm (0.0007 - 0.0018 inch)
Limit: 0.1 mm (0.004 inch)