Technical data (all dimensions in mm)
| Cylinder numbering | 1-2-3-4 |
| Operating procedure | 1-3-4-2 |
| Engine displacement: | |
| Type Z24J (after 1987.) | 2389 cm³ |
| Type KA24E (after 1990.) | 2389 cm³ |
| Valve clearances See Chapter 1 | |
| Engines Z24i if K24 (in brackets are the different engine data: K24, the rest of the data is the same) | |
| Spreadwap | |
| Bearing journal diameter 32.935 - 32.955 | |
| Axial play | 0,2 |
| Cam sizes | 38,477-38,527 (44,839-45,0291 |
| Wear limit | 0,25 |
| Runout in the center of the middle bearing journal | 0,2 |
| Diameter of supports | 33,000-33,025 |
| Clearance in camshaft bearing journals | 0,045-0,090 |
| Oil pump | |
| Gear engagement clearance: | |
| Standard | 0,12 |
| The Ultimate | 0,20 |
| Clearance between driven gear and pump body | |
| Standard | 0,15-0,21 |
| The Ultimate | 0,50 |
| End gap 0.06 | |
| Deformation of the pump body plane | no more than 0.03 |
Tightening torques (in Nm)
| Camshaft Sprocket Bolt | 110-130 |
| Chain tensioner and guide bolts | 6-9(7-11) |
| Crankshaft pulley bolt | 110-130 |
| Cylinder head bolts: | |
| 1st stage of tightening | 27 |
| Stage 2 | 70 |
| Stage 3 | Loosen the bolts completely |
| Stage 4 | 27 |
| Stage 5 | 65-75 |
| Exhaust manifold bores | 15-18 |
| Flywheel mounting bolts (torque converter drive disk) | 115-125(85-96) |
| Cylinder head cover mounting bolts | 1-3(3,6-7,2) |
| Front Cover Bolts (only for Z24i) | |
| m6 bolts | 4-8 |
| m8 bolts | 8,5-14 |
| Intake manifold bolts and nuts | 15-18 |
| Oil pan bolts and nuts | 4-6 |
| Oil pump bolts | 10-14 |
| Rocker shaft bolts | 14-22 (32,4-36) |
The order of connecting the spark plugs to the distributor on the Z24i engine
Cylinder arrangement and direction of rotation of the distributor