Component Overview
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Piston, connecting rod
| 1 | Piston-ring set; oil with engine oil; TOP marking facing upwards; oil scraper ring down; ring gaps offset by 120° |
| 2 | Piston; different on naturally aspirated and turbo engines; combustion chamber recess facing centre of engine; left and right different; arrow in direction of travel |
| 3 | Piston-pin circlip (positioned at 6 o'clock or 11 o'clock) |
| 4 | Piston pin; oil |
| 5 | Connecting rod |
| 6 | Connecting rod bolt; replace as it must be tightened in the plastic area; oil screw |
| 7 | Connecting rod bearing shells; oil with engine oil |
Connecting-rod assembly, bearing shells
| A | View A (identification area for connecting-rod number; fit connecting rod with identification area facing exhaust side; marking on rod and lid must be on the same side) |
| B | View B (fit bearing shells flush and press in by hand) |
| C | View C (fit bearing shells flush and press in by hand) |
Piston classification, naturally aspirated engine
| 1 | Marking for dimension group (just one permitted per engine, in this case x) |
| 2 | Porsche short numeric code without main or middle number |
| 3 | Short numeric code (supplier) |
| 4 | Marking area for weight group (just one permitted per engine, + or -) |
| 5 | Cylinder bank identification (V6 1-3 and 4-6) (V8 1-4 and 5-8) |
| 6 | Barcode 128 (short numeric code without main group or weight group) |
| 7 | Arrow marking in direction of travel |
| 8 | Identification for dimension group |
| 9 | Arrow marking in direction of travel |
| 10 | Inspection stamp (supplier) |
Piston classification, turbo engine
| 1 | Arrow marking in direction of travel |
| 2 | Porsche short numeric code without main or middle number |
| 3 | Short numeric code (supplier) |
| 4 | Cylinder bank identification (V8 1-4 and 5-8) |
| 5 | Marking area for weight group (just one permitted per engine, + or -) |
| 6 | Barcode 128 (short numeric code without main group or weight group) |
| 7 | Arrow marking in direction of travel |
| 8 | Marking for dimension group (just one permitted per engine, in this case x) |
| 9 | Marking area for weight group (just one permitted per engine, + or -) |
| 10 | Inspection stamp (supplier) |
Crankshaft
| 1 | Crankshaft |
| 2 | Straight pin, 6 x 20 |
| 3 | Spring, 5 x 6.5 |
| 4 | Thrust washer (grooves facing out) |
| 5 | Main bearing shell, upper |
| 6 | Main bearing shell, lower |
| 7 | Shaft sealing ring => Do not touch sealing ring lip! Clean crankshaft flange and oil lightly |
| 8 | View of crankshaft flange |
| 9 | Allocation of main bearing |
| 10 | Allocation of connecting-rod bearing |
| A | Direction of travel (main bearing 1 is the first in direction of travel against output) |
| B | Bearing shell with blue colour marking |
| G | Bearing shell with yellow colour marking |
| N | Bearing shell with green colour marking |
| R | Bearing shell with red colour marking |