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Repair Procedures: Reassembly

  1. Install the oil jets (A).

    Tightening torque: 

    27.5 - 31.3 N.m (2.8 - 3.2 kgf.m, 20.2 - 23.1 lb.ft)

    G13309492Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  2. Install the crankshaft.

    (Refer to Cylinder Block - "CRANKSHAFT ")

  3. Install the crankshaft main bearing cap and check oil clearance.

    (Refer to Cylinder Block - "CRANKSHAFT ")

  4. Check the crankshaft end play.

    (Refer to Cylinder Block - "CRANKSHAFT ")

  5. Install the piston and connecting rod assemblies.

    (Refer to Cylinder Block - "PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ")

  6. Check the connecting rod end play.

    (Refer to "Cylinder Block - "PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD ")

  7. Install the baffle plate.

    Install and uniformly tighten the baffle plate bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown.

    Tightening torque: 

    9.8 - 11.8 N.m (1.0 - 1.2 kgf.m, 7.2 - 8.7 lb.ft)

    Fig 1: Baffle Plate Bolts (Tightening Sequence)
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  8. Install the upper oil pan.

    (Refer to Lubrication System - "OIL PAN ")

  9. Install the knock sensor (A).

    Tightening torque: 

    15.7 - 23.5 N.m (1.6 - 2.4 kgf.m, 11.6 - 17.3 lb.ft)

    G13309494Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  10. Install the water jacket separator.

    (Refer to Cylinder Block - "WATER JACKET SEPARATOR ")

  11. Remove the oil cover (A) and gasket (B).

    Tightening torque: 

    9.8 - 11.8 N.m (1.0 - 1.2 kgf.m, 7.2 - 8.7 lb.ft)

    G13309495Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  12. Assemble the remaining parts in the reverse order of disassembly.

    Information 

    After replacing the cylinder block with a new one, select the proper crankshaft main bearing and piston according to the crankshaft journal bore mark and the cylinder bore mark on the cylinder block.