Main Bearings - Honda Civic Service Manual

Main Bearings
4 .
Glearance
1 . T o c h e c k m a i n b e a r i n g - t o - j o u r n a l o i l c l e a r a n c e .
remove the main caps and bearing halves.
C l e a n e a c h m a i n j o u r n a l a n d b e a r i n g h a l f w i t h a
clean shop towel.
Place one strip of plastigage across each main jour-
n a l .
NOTE: lf the engine is still in the car when you bolt
the main cap down to check clearance, the weight
of the crankshaft and flvwheel will flaften the plasti-
gage further than just the torque on the cap bolt.
and give you an incorrect reading. For an accurate
r e a d i n g , s u p p o r t t h e c r a n k w i t h a j a c k u n d e r t h e
c o u n t e r w e i g h t s a n d c h e c k o n l y o n e b e a r i n g a t a
t i m e ,
R e i n s t a l l t h e b e a r i n g s a n d c a p s , t h e n t o r q u e t h e
bolts.
lst step: 25 N'm (2.5 kgl'm. 18 lbf'ft)
FinalsteD:
B16A2 engine:
76 N.m (7.8 kgf.m, 56 lbf'ft)
D16Y5, Dl6Y7, D16Y8 engines:
51 N.m (5.2 kgf'm, 38 lbf'ft)
NOTE: Do not rotate the crankshaft during inspec-
t r o n .
Remove the cap and bearing again, and measure the
widest part ot the plastigage.
Main Boaring-toJournal Oil Clearance:
816A2 engine:
Standald {New}:
No. l, 2, 4, 5 Journals:
O.O2,l - 0.042 mm 10'00(B - 0.0017 in)
No. 3 Journals:
0.030 - 0.048 mm {0'0012 - 0'0019 in)
Servico Limit: 0.06 mm {0.002 in,
Dl6Y5, Dl6\rr, Dl6Y8 engines:
Standard (Nsw):
No. 1,5 Journals:
0.018 - 0.035 mm {0.0007 - 0'001'[ in)
No. 2. 3, 4 Journals:
0.02,1 - 0.0,(2 mm {0'0009 - 0.0017 in}
Service Limit: 0.05 mm (0.002 in)
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lf the plastigage measures too wide or too narrow,
(remove the engine if it's still in the car), remove the
crankshaft, and remove the upper half of the bear-
ing. Install a new. complete bearing with the same
color code {select the color as shown on the next
page), and rechsck the clearance.
CAUTION: Do nol fil€, shim, or scrape the bearings
or tho cap3 to adiust cleatanc€.
lf the plastigage shows the clearance is still incor-
rect, try the next larger or smaller bearing (the color
listed above or below that one), and check again
NOTE: lf the proper clearance cannot be obtained
by using the appropriate larger or smaller bearings,
replace the crankshaft and start over.