2002 NISSAN TERRANO Service Repair Manual

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual Disassembly
PISTON AND CRANKSHAFT
1. Remove oil filter.
2. Place engine on work stand.
3. Drain coolant and oil.
4. Remove drive belts.
5. Remove cylinder head. Refer to ªCYLINDER HEADº.
6. Remove o

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual 11. Remove injection pump gear.
12. Remove injection pump.
13. Remove idler gear and idler shaft.
14. Remove valve lifters, camshaft gear and camshaft.
15. Remove vacuum pump assembly.
16. Remove oil

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual 23. Remove bearing cap and crankshaft. Loosen bearing cap nuts
in numerical order, as shown at left.
Place the bearings and caps in their proper order.
Inspection
CYLINDER BLOCK DISTORTION
1. Clean up

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual PISTON RING SIDE CLEARANCE
Side clearance:
Top ring
0.00 - 0.05 mm (0.0 - 0.0020 in)
2nd ring
0.04 - 0.072 mm (0.0016 - 0.0028 in)
Oil ring
0.035 - 0.040 mm (0.0014 - 0.0016 in)
Max. limit of side cle

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual 5. Calculate main bearing clearance.
Main bearing clearance = A þ Dm
Standard
0.035 - 0.087 mm (0.0014 - 0.0034 in)
Limit
Less than 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)
CONNECTING ROD BEARING (Big end)
1. Install con

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual 2. Measure outside diameter ªDº of piston pin.
3. Calculate connecting rod small end bushing clearance.
Connecting rod small end bushing clearance = A þ D
Standard
0.025 - 0.045 mm (0.0010 - 0.0018

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual RESURFACING OF CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL AND
CRANK PIN
When using undersize main bearings and connecting rod bearings,
the crankshaft journals or crank pins must be finished to match the
bearings.
R: Crank j

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NISSAN TERRANO 2002  Service Repair Manual GEAR TRAIN
Camshaft drive gear, injection pump drive gear, oil pump gear,
idler gear, crankshaft gear and vacuum pump gear.
1. If gear tooth and key have scratches or are excessively worn,
replace gea