Connecting rod SUZUKI SWIFT 2000 1.G SF310 Service User Guide

1. Rocker arm shaft
2. Rocker arm (EX)
3. Intake valve
4. Exhaust valve5. Rocker arm (IN)
6. Camshaft
7. Clip
8. PivotEx In
CYLINDER BLOCK
The cylinder block is made of cast aluminum alloy and
has 4 cylinders arranged “In-Line”. A cylindrical cast
iron sleeve is installed in each cylinder.
CRANKSHAFT AND MAIN
BEARINGS
A monoblock casting crankshaft is supported by
5 main bearings which are of precision insert type.
Four crank pins on the crankshaft are positioned 180
apart.
PISTONS, RINGS, PISTON PINS AND
CONNECTING RODS
The piston is cast aluminum alloy, and has two com-
pression rings and one oil ring.
Among two compression rings (top and 2nd rings),
the outer surface of the top ring is treated with hard
chromium for improvement in abrasion resistance.
The oil ring consists of two rails and one spacer. The
piston pin is offset 0.5 mm towards the major thrust
side.This allows a gradual change in thrust pressure
against the cylinder wall as the piston travels its path.
Pins, made of chromium steel, have a floating fit in the
pistons and in the connecting rods. The connecting
rods are made of forged steel, and the rod bearings
are of precision insert type.
CYLINDER HEAD AND VALVE TRAIN
The cylinder head is made of aluminum casting. The
supporting part of the camshaft is an independent cap
type. The combustion chamber has 4 valves and uses
the center plug type pent roof shape for higher intake
and exhaust efficiency.
As the intake side rocker arm is end pivot type, it
swings according to the camshaft movement to open
and close the intake valve.
On the other hand, the exhaust side rocker arm is see-
saw type. It swings with the rocker arm shaft as its
supporting point and according to the camshaft
movement to open and close the exhaust valve.
6A1-4 ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE)

1. Top ring
2. 2nd ring
3. Oil ring
4. Piston
5. Connecting rod
6. Connecting rod bearing cap
7. Connecting rod bearing
8. Piston pin
9. Piston pin circlip
10. connecting rod bearing cap nut
: Do not reuse
: Tightening Torque
: Apply engine oil to sliding
: surface of each part.
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6A1-54 ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE)
PISTON, PISTON RINGS, CONNECTING RODS AND CYLINDERS
REMOVAL
1) Remove cylinder head from cylinder block as previously out-
lined.
2) Drain engine oil.
3) Remove oil pan and oil pump strainer as previously outlined.
4) Mark cylinder number on all pistons, connecting rods and rod
bearing caps, using silver pencil or quick drying paint.
5) Remove rod bearing caps.
6) Install guide hose (1) over threads of rod bolts. This is to prevent
damage to bearing journal and rod bolt threads when removing
connecting rod.
7) Decarbon top of cylinder bore before removing piston from cylin-
der.
8) Push piston and connecting rod assembly out through the top of
cylinder bore.

ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-55
DISASSEMBLY
1) Using piston ring expander, remove two compression rings (Top
and 2nd) and oil ring from piston.
2) Remove piston pin from connecting rod.

Ease out piston pin circlips (1), as shown.

Force piston pin out.
CLEANING
Clean carbon from piston head and ring grooves, using a suitable
tool.

“a”: 23 mm (0.91 in.)
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Piston clearance:
Measure cylinder bore diameter and piston diameter to find their
difference which is piston clearance. Piston clearance should be
within specification as given below. If it is out of specification, re-
bore cylinder and use oversize piston.
Piston clearance: 0.02 – 0.04 mm (0.0008 – 0.0015 in.)
NOTE:
Cylinder bore diameters used here are measured in thrust
direction at two positions.

Ring groove clearance:
Before checking, piston grooves must be clean, dry and free of
carbon.
Fit new piston ring (1) into piston groove, and measure clearance
between ring and ring land by using thickness gauge (2).
If clearance is out of specification, replace piston.
Ring groove clearance:
Top: 0.03 – 0.07 mm (0.0012 – 0.0027 in.)
2nd: 0.02 – 0.06 mm (0.0008 – 0.0023 in.)
Piston Pin

Check piston pin, connecting rod small end bore and piston bore
for wear or damage, paying particular attention to condition of
small end bore bush. If pin, connecting rod small end bore or pis-
ton bore is badly worn or damaged, replace pin, connecting rod
or piston.

Piston pin clearance:
Check piston pin clearance in small end. Replace connecting rod
if its small end is badly worn or damaged or if measured clearance
exceeds limit.
Item
StandardLimit
Piston clearance in
small end0.003 – 0.016 mm
(0.0001 – 0.0006 in.)0.05 mm
(0.0020 in.)
Small-end bore:
19.003 – 19.011 mm (0.7482 – 0.7486 in.)
Piston pin dia.:
18.995 – 19.000 mm (0.7478 – 0.7480 in.)

1. Cylinder block
“a”: 120 mm (4.72 in.)
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Piston Rings
To measure end gap, insert piston ring (3) into cylinder bore and
then measure the gap by using thickness gauge (2).
If measured gap is out of specification, replace ring.
NOTE:
Decarbon and clean top of cylinder bore before inserting pis-
ton ring.
Item
StandardLimit
Piston
Top ring0.15 – 0.30 mm
(0.0059 – 0.0118 in.)0.7 mm
(0.0275 in.)
Piston
ring end
gap
2nd ring0.2 – 0.35 mm
(0.0079 – 0.0137 in.)0.7 mm
(0.0275 in.)
ga
Oil ring0.2 – 0.7 mm
(0.0079 – 0.0275 in.)1.7 mm
(0.0669 in.)
Connecting Rod

Big-end side clearance:
Check big-end of connecting rod for side clearance, with rod fitted
and connected to its crank pin in the normal manner. If measured
clearance is found to exceed its limit, replace connecting rod.
Item
StandardLimit
Big-end side
clearance0.10 – 0.20 mm
(0.0039 – 0.0078 in.)0.35 mm
(0.0137 in.)

Connecting rod alignment:
Mount connecting rod on aligner to check it for bow and twist and,
if limit is exceeded, replace it.
Limit on bow: 0.05 mm (0.0020 in.)
Limit on twist: 0.10 mm (0.0039 in.)

ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-59
Crank Pin and Connecting Rod Bearings

Inspect crank pin for uneven wear or damage. Measure crank pin
for out-of-round or taper with a micrometer. If crank pin is dam-
aged, or out-of-round or taper is out of limit, replace crankshaft or
regrind crank pin to undersize and use undersize bearing.
Connecting rod bearing size
Crank pin diameter
Standard41.982 – 42.000 mm
(1.6528 – 1.6535 in.)
0.25 mm (0.0098 in.)41.732 – 41.750 mm
(1.6430 – 1.6437 in.)
Out-of-round and taper limit: 0.01 mm (0.0004 in.)

Rod bearing:
Inspect bearing shells for signs of fusion, pitting, burn or flaking
and observe contact pattern. Bearing shells found in defective
condition must be replaced.
Two kinds of rod bearing are available; standard size bearing and
0.25 mm undersize bearing. To distinguish them, 0. 25 mm under-
size bearing has the stamped number (US025) on its backside as
indicated in figure, but standard size one has no number.

Rod bearing clearance:
1) Before checking bearing clearance, clean bearing and crank
pin.
2) Install bearing in connecting rod and bearing cap.
3) Place a piece of gaging plastic (1) to full width of crankpin as
contacted by bearing (parallel to crankshaft), avoiding oil hole.
4) Install rod bearing cap (1) to connecting rod.
When installing cap, be sure to point arrow mark (2) on cap to
crankshaft pulley side (3), as shown in figure. After applying
engine oil to rod bolts, tighten cap nuts to specified torque. DO
NOT turn crankshaft with gaging plastic installed.
Tightening Torque
(a): 35 N
.m (3.5 kg-m, 25.5 lb-ft)

2. Arrow mark
4. Oil hole
The oil hole should
come on intake side
1. Arrow mark
2. 1st ring end
gap
3. 2nd ring end
gap and oil ring
spacer gap
4. Oil ring upper
rail gap
5. Oil ring lower
rail gap
6. Intake side
7. Exhaust side Crankshaft
pulley side
Circlip
or
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c) Stamped number on piston and that on cylinder block should
correspond. That is, install number 2 stamped piston to cylinder
which is identified with number 2 and a number 1 piston to cylin-
der with number 1.
PistonCylinder
Number
at the
top
(mark)
Outer diameterNumber
(mark)Bore diameter
Piston-to-cylinder
clearance
1
73.98 – 73.99 mm
(2.9126 –
2.9130 in.)
1
74.01 – 74.02 mm
(2.9138 –
2.9141 in.)0.02 – 0.04 mm
(0.0008 –
0.0015 in.)
2
73.97 – 73.98 mm
(2.9122 –
2.9126 in.)
2
74.00 – 74.01 mm
(2.9134 –
2.9138 in.)0.02 – 0.04 mm
(0.0008 –
0.0015 in.)
Also, a letter A, B or C is stamped on piston head but ordinarily
it is not necessary to discriminate each piston by this letter.
1) Install piston pin to piston (1) and connecting rod (3):
After applying engine oil to piston pin and piston pin holes in pis-
ton and connecting rod, fit connecting rod to piston as shown in
figure and insert piston pin to piston and connecting rod, and
install piston pin circlips.
NOTE:
Circlip should be installed with its cut part facing either up
or down as shown in figure.
2) Install piston rings to piston:

As indicated in figure, 1st and 2nd rings have “RN” or “R” mark
respectively. When installing these piston rings to piston, di-
rect marked side of each ring toward top of piston.

1st ring (1) difffers from 2nd ring (2) in thickness, shape and
color of surface contacting cylinder wall.
Distinguish 1st ring from 2nd ring by referring to figure.

When installing oil ring (3), install spacer first and then two
rails.
3) After installing three rings (1st, 2nd and oil rings), distribute their
end gaps as shown in figure.

A: Crankshaft pulley side
B: Flywheel side
6A1-62 ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE)
INSTALLATION OR CONNECTION
1) Apply engine oil to pistons, rings, cylinder walls, connecting rod
bearings and crankpins.
NOTE:
Do not apply oil between connecting rod and bearing or be-
tween bearing cap and bearing.
2) Install guide hoses over connecting rod bolts.
These guide hoses protect crankpin and threads of rod bolt from
damage during installation of connecting rod and piston assem-
bly.
3) When installing piston and connecting rod assembly into cylin-
der bore, point arrow mark on piston head to crankshaft pulley
side.
4) Install piston and connecting rod assembly into cylinder bore.
Use special tool (Piston ring compressor) to compress rings.
Guide connecting rod into place on crankshaft.
Using a hammer handle, tap piston head to install piston into
bore. Hold ring compressor firmly against cylinder block until all
piston rings have entered cylinder bore.
Special Tool
(A): 09916-77310
5) Install bearing cap (1):
Point arrow mark (2) on cap to crankshaft pulley side (3).
Tighten cap nuts to specification.
Tightening Torque
(a): 35 N
.m (3.5 kg-m, 25.5 lb-ft)

1. Flywheel bolt
2. Bolt
ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-69
REMOVAL
1) Remove engine assembly from body as previously outlined.
2) Remove clutch cover, clutch disc and flywheel (drive plate for
A / T).
Special Tool
(A): 09924-17810
3) Remove crankshaft pulley, timing belt and crankshaft timing
pulley.
4) Remove cylinder head assembly.
5) Remove oil pan and oil pump strainer.
6) Remove oil pump (1).
7) Remove oil seal housing.
8) Remove connecting rod bearing caps.
9) Loosen crankshaft bearing cap bolts in such order as indicated
in figure a little at a time and remove bearing caps.
10) Remove crankshaft from cylinder block.

ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-77
5) Rebore and hone cylinder to calculated dimension.
NOTE:
Before reboring, install all main bearing caps in place and
tighten to specification to avoid distortion of bearing bores.
6) Measure piston clearance after honing.
INSTALLATION
NOTE:

All parts to be installed must be perfectly clean.

Be sure to oil crankshaft journals, journal bearings, thrust
bearings, crankpins, connecting rod bearings, pistons, pis-
ton rings and cylinder bores.

Journal bearings, bearing caps, connecting rods, rod bear-
ings, rod bearing caps, pistons and piston rings are in com-
bination sets. Do not disturb such combination and make
sure that each part goes back to where it came from, when
installing.
1) Install main bearings to cylinder block.
One of two halves of main bearing (2), has an oil groove (3).
Install it to cylinder block (1), and the other half without oil groove
to bearing cap.
Make sure that two halves are painted in the same color.
2) Install thrust bearings (1) to cylinder block between No.2 and
No.3 cylinders. Face oil groove (2) sides to crank webs.