Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 204

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56 SECTION EA
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ii) F i t t h e l o w e r compression r i n g :
907: The s t e p on t h e o u t e r edge i s lowermost
912/910 S t d : The chamfer on t h e i n n e r e d g e i s uppermost.
912/910 'HC':
The f a c e i s t a p e r e d t o w a r d s t h e s i d e o f t h e
r i n g marked' 'TOP'
.
iii)
F i t t h e chrome p l a t e d t o p . c o m p r e s s i o n r i n g
907: May be f i t t e d e i t h e r way up
912/910 S t d : The chamfer on t h e i n n e r edge i s uppermost
912/910 'HC': May be f i t t e d e i t h e r way up
i v ) P o s i t i o n t h e o i l c o n t r o l r i n g gap t o t h e r e a r , and t h e
two c o m p r e s s i o n r i n g g a p s 120" t o e i t h e r s i d e .
Running In:
When new rings, or pistadliner sets have been fitted, the running-in
period must be 800 kilometres (500 miles), (see Section
'0').
4.
Using a pisten ring compressor, insert the piston into the liner with t k
'FRONT' mark
towards the front of the cylinder block.
F i t
cylinder liner
clamp after replacing the pistons in the liners.
5.
F i t
new bearing shells to both connecting rod c a p securing with their bolts.
Tighten all bolts to the specified torque loading (see TECHNICAL DATA).
6.
Replace the oil sump.
7.
Replace the cylinder head, after removing the cylinder liner clamp.
8. Replace engine/gearbox assembly (Section
EA
.25
.)
APR 1987