1. Use a soft wire and compressed air to clean orifices. Replace if condition is questionable.
IMPORTANT: A piston cooling orifice failure could cause damage to pistons, piston pins, rod pin bushings, and liners. If a piston cooling orifice is left out, low or no oil pressure will result.
IMPORTANT: The 9 L engine has directed oil piston cooling. Be certain orifice is installed in proper orientation to liner bore. 2. Locate JDG1948 piston cooling orifice installation tool (A) in main bearing diameter.
3. Coat 12 mm (1/2 in.) of piston cooling orifice with LOCTITEŽ Threadlocker medium strength 242 (Blue), as shown.
NOTE: Installation tool and cooling orifice have matching surfaces to properly align orifice in block. If surfaces are not aligned, the installation screw can not be started.
4. Install piston cooling orifice (B) in block from liner side, as shown. When tool and orifice are in proper alignment, the installation screw (C) will be in an up position. 5. Assemble installation screw into cooling orifice with fingers. This will begin to seat cooling orifice in block. 6. Tighten installation screw to specification to seat orifice in block.
7. Verify installation depth by removing screw (C) from installation tool. Reassemble screw loosely in installation tool. The ring on the screw shank (D) should be even with or above top surface of tool.