Volkswagen CC 2012, Workshop Manual

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Letter on cylinder block Letter on crankshaft web Colour marking of bearing
shell for cylinder block (up‐
per bearing shell)
Colour marking of bearing
shell for bearing cap (low‐
er bearing shell)
L, M V violet blue
Example:
Crankshaft bearing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Letters on cylinder block G H K H G E G
Letters on crankshaft web G B R V B B G
Colour marking of bearing shell
for cylinder block (upper bearing
shell)
yellow blue yellow blue blue blue yellow
Colour marking of bearing shell
for bearing cap (lower bearing
shell)
yellow yellow red blue yellow yellow yellow
3.6.2 Allocation of main bearing shells, from
manufacturing date 24.09.12
Note
It is essential to observe the manufacturing date. The manufac‐
turing date is embossed on the crankshaft web. Establish manu‐
facturing date ⇒ page 45 .
Main bearing shells of the correct thickness are allocated to the
cylinder block and crankshaft at the factory. Coloured dots are
used to identify the thickness of the bearing shells.
If the cylinder block or crankshaft is changed, the crankshaft
bearing shells must be reallocated.
Establish the correct colour marking for the bearing shell using
the letters on the cylinder block and the crankshaft.
The first letter is allocated to crankshaft bearing 1, the second to
crankshaft bearing 2, etc.
Letters on cylinder block:
The letters for the allocation of the bearing shells are located on
the sealing surface of the sump.
CC 2012 ➤ , Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
6-cylinder direct-injection engine (3.6 l engine, 4V) - Edition 06.2019
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