Connecting Rod - BMW B46TU Reference Manual

B46TU￿/￿B48TU￿Engines
2.￿Engine￿Mechanical
2.2.2.￿Connecting￿rod
Connecting￿rod
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The￿drop-forged￿cracked￿connecting￿rods￿with￿IROX￿coating￿are￿known￿from￿the￿B38/B46￿engines.
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Explanation
Piston
Area￿transferring￿the￿force
Wrist￿pin
Connecting￿rod￿bearing￿with￿shaped￿bore￿hole
Connecting￿rod
Connecting￿rod￿bearing￿(B46TU￿only)
Small￿connecting￿rod￿eye￿(trapezoidal￿shape)
Large￿connecting￿rod￿eye￿(cracked)
Connecting￿rod￿bolts￿of￿the￿connecting￿rod￿bearing￿cap
Connecting￿rod￿bearing￿shell￿of￿the￿connecting￿rod￿bearing￿cap
Connecting￿rod￿bearing￿shell￿of￿the￿connecting￿rod￿(IROX-coated)