Mind the fracture face (1) of connecting rod bearing cap and connecting rod. The connecting rod bearing caps must not be interchanged with other connecting rods.
Note: Rotate the crankshaft to a position where the connecting rod bearing nuts are most accessible.
Remove the 8 connecting rod bearing cap nuts (3).
Remove the connecting rod bearing caps (2).
Remove the lower connecting rod bearings (1).
Remove the 4 pistons (1) in compound with the 4 connecting rods (2) from the cylinder block.
