New to the forums, and well decided to ask a question since I cant find the answer here on the forums or on google..
I have a 00 civic ex manual (D16y7 block, D16y8 head. Mini me) and since ALL the gaskets on the engine were bad, well except for the head gasket, I decided to purchase the rebuilt kit from kragen.
The kit came with aftermarket bearings called "sealed power" and well since there not OEM I cant color match and need a bit of help. Ive been reading this post:
"Diy main bearings rod bearings"
(mains for this exaple only no rods)
My block has stamped "BBBBB"
And on the crank "44434"
So the questions........
So... OEM main bearings would be Brown(x4) and Green(x1).. Right? If so what gets me soo confused is how to get the exact measurments when using aftermarket bearings found on "Step Five" in the post above^^..
Lastly I know this one might be an even dumber question when using green plastigauge(.001 to .003 inch clearence and .025 to .076 Millimeter other side) were should i be hitting? Im aware that bearing 1,5 differ from 2,3,4 but ive never used plastigague before since I would color match in the past....
Help will be highly apreciated!
I have a 00 civic ex manual (D16y7 block, D16y8 head. Mini me) and since ALL the gaskets on the engine were bad, well except for the head gasket, I decided to purchase the rebuilt kit from kragen.
The kit came with aftermarket bearings called "sealed power" and well since there not OEM I cant color match and need a bit of help. Ive been reading this post:
"Diy main bearings rod bearings"
(mains for this exaple only no rods)
My block has stamped "BBBBB"
And on the crank "44434"
So the questions........
So... OEM main bearings would be Brown(x4) and Green(x1).. Right? If so what gets me soo confused is how to get the exact measurments when using aftermarket bearings found on "Step Five" in the post above^^..
Lastly I know this one might be an even dumber question when using green plastigauge(.001 to .003 inch clearence and .025 to .076 Millimeter other side) were should i be hitting? Im aware that bearing 1,5 differ from 2,3,4 but ive never used plastigague before since I would color match in the past....
Help will be highly apreciated!