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Con Rods Opel Vectra B

Diesel Engine 1 illustration

Con-Rod Bearing

Due to the high stress factors, the upper con-rod bearing shells in all DTH engines are designed as sintered bearings (multi-layer bearing).

  • Code number
  • Colour code

As confusion can arise during installation, the individual recognition features are listed in the following table:

EngineX 20 DTLX 20 DTH, X 22 DTH
ColourCodeColourCode
Standard size-GM 42/957 NgreenGM 199/118 N
Undersize (0.25)blueGM 42/958 Ablue/greenGM 199/119 A
Undersize (0.50)violetGM 42/116 Bviolet/greenGM 199/120 B