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Allocation And Marking Of Bearing Shells On Crankshaft

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The bearing shell for the cylinder block (top bearing shell) must always be inserted in the yellow color.

Letter On The Cylinder Block Letter On The Crankshaft Web Color Identification Of The Bearing Shell For Bearing Cover Color Identification Of The Bearing Shell For Cylinder Block
A, B, C, D, E R Red Yellow
A, B, C, D, E G Red Yellow
A, B, C, D, E B Yellow Yellow
A, B, C, D, E V Blue Yellow
G, H, I R Red Yellow
G, H, I G Red Yellow
G, H, I B Yellow Yellow
G, H, I V Blue Yellow
K, L, M R Red Yellow
K, L, M G Yellow Yellow
K, L, M B Blue Yellow
K, L, M V Violet Yellow
Bearing Cover 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Letters On The Cylinder Block G H H H G E G
Letters On The Crankshaft Web G B B V B B G
Color Identification Of The Bearing Shell For Bearing Cover Red Yellow Yellow Blue Yellow Yellow Red

The first letter is for bearing cover one, the second for bearing cover two, and so on.

Marking On Cylinder Block: 

Letters are shown on the sealing face of the oil pan.

Fig 1: Identifying Cylinder Block Marking
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