Diesel engines
Cylinder block
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Cast iron cylinder block with cylinder bores machined directly into the block.
It has 5 crankshaft main bearings.
CYLINDER BORE
Pistons are marked relative to the cylinder block with letters A, X or B (Fig.2).
Fig. 2
- Standard nominal size: 83.009 mm.
- Group A: 83.000 to 83.006 mm.
- Group X: 83.006 to 83.012 mm.
- Group B: 83.012 to 83.018 mm.
- 1st oversize: 83.05 mm.
- 2nd oversize: 83.10 mm.
Wear limit: 0.2 mm.
Permissible out-of-round of the cylinder (new): 0 to 0.007 mm.
CYLINDER LEAKAGE (%)
- Permissible total leakage: ≤ 25.
- Permissible leakage (valves and cylinder head gasket): ≤ 10.
- Permissible leakage (piston rings): ≤ 20.
COMPRESSION PRESSURE (BAR)
- Reference value: 27 to 32.
- Permissible difference between cylinders: 3.
CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS
Ø of basic bore: 59 to 59.019 mm.
Width of basic bore at thrust bearing: 23.6 to 24 mm.
Maximum out-of-round and taper of original bore: 0.04 mm.
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