Pistons
| Pistons | 
| General data | 
|  |  | B206i/B204L | B234i | 
| Piston speed at 5000 rpm | m/s | 13 | 15 | 
| Different makes of piston must not be fitted in the same engine. | |||
| Piston dimensions | 
 
    
    | Engine | Model year |  | R | \\ | A | H | 
| B206i | 1994 | mm | 55 | 42.3 | 4.4 | 68.3 | 
| B204L | 1994 | mm | 150 | 70 | 4.4 | 68.3 | 
| B234i | 1994 | mm | 149 | 70 | 4.4 | 58.3 | 
| Classification of pistons and cylinders | 
The piston classification code is stamped on the piston crown. The codes for servicing are
AB B C The cylinder classification code is stamped on the block adjacent to each cylinder. Cylinder classification codes are
A B B+ All three cylinder classes may occur in the same block.
| Piston sizes | 
| Standard A (not a spare part) | mm | 89.971 - 89.980 | 
| Standard AB | mm | 89.980 - 89.989 | 
| Standard B | mm | 89.989 - 90.000 | 
| Standard C | mm | 90.000 - 90.013 | 
| First oversize (0.5) | mm | 90.472 - 90.488 | 
| Piston clearance, nominal | mm | 0.011 - 0.040 | 
| Classification, piston/cylinder |  | Clearance | 
| A/A | mm | 0.020 - 0.041 | 
| AB/A | mm | 0.011 - 0.032 | 
| AB/B | mm | 0.014 - 0.040 | 
| B/B | mm | 0.006 - 0.031 | 
| B/B+ | mm | 0.011 - 0.041 | 
| Piston diameter | 
Piston diameter is measured at right angles to the gudgeon pin boss, 9.3 mm (B204L) or 11 mm (B206i and B234i) from the bottom of the piston skirt.
| Piston rings | 
 
   
   |  |  | Top compression ring | Second compression ring | Scraper ring | 
| Thickness | mm | 1.728 - 1.740 | 1.978 - 1.990 | 2.976 - 3.052 | 
| Side clearance in groove | mm | 0.050 - 0.082 | 0.040 - 0.072 |  | 
| Working gap in cylinder | mm | 0.30 - 0.50 | 0.15 - 0.65 | 0.38 - 1.40 | 
| Gudgeon pin | 
| Diameter | mm | 23.996 - 24.000 | 
| Fit | mm | 0.005 - 0.014 | 

 
		