BMW 3: Connecting rod - Crankshaft drive
BMW 3 Series G20 (2018-2025) Training manual / B46TU-B48TU Engines / Engine Mechanical / Connecting rod - Crankshaft drive
Connecting rod
- Piston
- Area transferring the force
- Wrist pin
- Connecting rod bearing with shaped bore hole
- Connecting rod
- Connecting rod bearing (B46TU only)
- Small connecting rod eye (trapezoidal shape)
- Large connecting rod eye (cracked)
- Connecting rod bolts of the connecting rod bearing cap
- Connecting rod bearing shell of the connecting rod bearing cap
- Connecting rod bearing shell of the connecting rod (IROX-coated)
The drop-forged cracked connecting rods with IROX coating are known from the B38/B46 engines.
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IROX coating - Crankshaft drive
Detailed magnification of the IROX coating
IROX-coated bearing shell
Oil film
IROX coating
Bearing shell
Binding resin
Hard particle
Solid lubricant
The IROX coating is applied to a conventi
Chain drive - Crankshaft drive
Features:
Chain drive at the side of the engine emitting the forces.
Single-part chain drive for driving the camshafts.
Single sleeve-type chain 8 mm.
Electric motor of the combined oil-vacu
Chain tensioner
Chain tensioner
Tensioning rail
Sealing sleeve
Chain tensioner with screw thread
Due to the cylinder head manufacturing process, the chain tensioner now has a
sealing sleeve with a
height of 12
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Installation locations and connections
G20 PHEV, heater circuit
Electric coolant pump
Connection to the coolant circuit
Heat exchanger for heating system
Electrical heating
Electrical changeover valve
Connections at the electric heating
Coolant feed line (from the electric coolant pump)
Coolant feed line (to the heat exc
Fatigue alert
General information
The system can detect decreasing alertness or
fatigue of the driver during long, monotonous
trips, for instance on highways. In this situation, it
is recommended that the driver takes a break.
Safety information
Warning
The system cannot serve as a substitute for the
driver's pe
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