Guest vvillium3 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 hey, anyone know which way the oil hole on the connecting rod is suppose to face??? Away or towards the oil filter side??? Manuals just say towards the right side of the engine, which could be either side depending on how you look at it. thanks for the help ahead of time.... jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 fast z Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Oil hole, ALWAYS goes towards the pressure side of the piston, which is the PASSENGER side of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I'll add that "Right" would mean the way the engine is positioned in the car, in the USA, that means "Right" is the passengers side of the vehicle, or oil filter side. That is common industry practice. Even VW's had "Front Seal Leaks" as did Corvairs, where in our vehicles, the same seal leaking would be in the "Rear Main Seal" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftrd Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 To add a little to this, The oil hole in the rod (not all engines have them) always faces the thrust (pressure) side of the engine. The L engine rotates counter-clock from the engines perspective. We all know: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction (Newton's Third Law of Motion). Well, for the rod pin to be forced down, it also has to be pushed to the left for the first half of the stroke. This loads the right cylinder wall with an equal amount of force. That's why it gets the additional oiling. On engines that rotate clockwise, like some Honda'a and Mitsu's, the oil hole will be on the left side of the rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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