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Piston and Connecting Rod

POSITIONING

Fig. 1: Piston ring end gap positioning — except 626, MX6 and Millenia 2.5L engines

Fig. 2: Positioning the piston rings — 626, MX6 and Millenia 2.5L engines

Fig. 3: Piston position in the cylinder block — 1993–95 323 1.6L (B6E) and MX3 1.6L (B6-ZE), 1.8L (K8) and 1993–97 Protege 1.8L (Z5D, BPD, BPE) Engines

Fig. 4: Position of the piston in the cylinder block — 1995–97 Millenia 2.3L engine

Fig. 5: Position of the piston in the cylinder block — 626 and MX6 2.0L engine

Fig. 6: Connecting rod and connecting rod cap matchmarks — 1993–95 323 1.6L (B6E) and MX3 1.6L (B6-ZE), 1.8L (K8) and 1993–97 Protege 1.8L (Z5D, BPD, BPE) Engines

Fig. 7: Piston position in the cylinder block — V6 engines

Fig. 8: Aligning the connecting rods and rod caps

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