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