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The purpose of New Product Information is to highlight or indicate important product changes from the previous model year.

Changes may include one or more of the following items:

    • Torque values and/or fastener tightening strategies
    • Changed engine specifications
    • New sealants and/or adhesives
    • Disassembly and assembly procedure revisions
    • Engine mechanical diagnostic procedure revisions
    • New special tools required
    • A component comparison from the previous year

Torque Values and/or Fastener Tightening Strategies

    • All fasteners and threaded holes on the 6.0 liter engine utilize metric threads.
    • Cylinder head, connecting rod, crankshaft balancer, and main bearing cap bolts now apply a torque angle strategy.
    • Certain fasteners should not be reused. Bolts, studs, or other fasteners that must be replaced will be called out in the specific service procedure.
    • Refer to Fastener Tightening Specifications and Thread Repair Specifications .

New Sealants and/or Adhesives

Canadian SPO Part Numbers have been added.

Disassembly and Assembly Procedure Revisions

    • The piston, pin, and connecting rod are to be serviced as an assembly.
    • Newer design pistons have a graphite coated piston skirt. The coated skirt outside diameter (OD) may be slightly larger than the cylinder bore inside diameter (ID) and the piston assembly may have a slight interference fit to the cylinder bore during initial installation.

Changed Engine Specifications

Engine specification table contents and format have been commonized.

Engine Mechanical Diagnostic Procedure Revisions

All diagnosis on a vehicle should follow a logical process. Strategy based diagnostics is a uniform approach for repairing all systems. The diagnostic flow may always be used in order to resolve a system problem. The diagnostic flow is the place to start when repairs are necessary. For a detailed explanation, refer to Strategy Based Diagnosis in General Information or Diagnostic Starting Point - Engine Mechanical in Engine Mechanical.

New Special Tools Required

    • A variety of new tools have been developed to assist in engine disassembly, assembly, and on-vehicle service. Refer to Special Tools .
    • J 43690 and J 43690-100 have been developed to measure connecting rod bearing clearance. Refer to Crankshaft and Bearing Cleaning and Inspection .
    • A cylinder leakdown test using J 35667-A has been developed. Refer to Cylinder Leakage Test .
    • J 45299 has been developed to prelube new or remanufactured engines/bearings prior to engine installation. Refer to Engine Prelubing .

A Component Comparison from the Previous Year

    • Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system has been deleted on all applications.
    • All 2003 applications use a piston with a graphite coated skirt.