# Connecting rod bending (Mazdaspeed)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-bending-msm/

Applicability: NB 2004–2005 (BP-Z3-TURBO) — 2004 factory turbo-engine evidence; 2005 inferred within MSM family.

Confidence: fsm

Bending
0.05 mm {0.0020 in} max. /50 mm {1.97 in}

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "connecting-rod-bending-msm",
  "name": "Connecting rod bending (Mazdaspeed)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        2004,
        2005
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-Z3-TURBO"
      ],
      "note": "2004 factory turbo-engine evidence; 2005 inferred within MSM family."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "Bending\n0.05 mm {0.0020 in} max. /50 mm {1.97 in}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Measure with the rod inspection fixture; replace rod as necessary."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "workshop-bp-turbo-2004",
      "page": "01–10–25 (PDF p. 37)",
      "as_printed": "Bending\n0.05 mm {0.0020 in} max. /50 mm {1.97 in}",
      "verified_years": [
        2004,
        2004
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "workshop-bp-turbo-2004",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "2004 Mazda Engine Workshop Manual BP (1.8L), normally aspirated and turbo",
        "part_number": "9999-95-EWBP-04",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              2004,
              2004
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-Z3-TURBO"
            ],
            "trans": [
              "6MT"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "engine",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-bending-msm/"
}
```