Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer

Thought not much to report while removing the parts and cleaning inside the engine but several inof for the owner.




As reported earlier, the coolant was leaking from the WP. The bolt torque was lower at the leaked area. Because it was left for a long time, the corrosion managed to chew into the mating surface. ...

Tags: iat sensor, red sealant, th body, throttle body, vtec spool valve, water pump

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TB/WP/Valve Service

Before/after shots of the intake ...

Tags: intake manifold, th body, throttle body

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Cooling , Fuel and Emissions

The owner removed all three Bose speaker boxes by himself and managed to take two of the AMPs without any issues.
However, he had difficulty in removing the 3rd one because the connector was very tight due to hot melt glue making one of
the cap to press against the locking ...

Tags: bose, bose amp, bose speaker amp, radiator, th body, th butterfly, throttle body, throttle butterfly

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Cooling , Fuel and Emissions , Audio

Removed TH body as reported earlier, I felt some hesitation.




This is back side of the TH body.

Although the TH butterfly edge was not too bad, the body and idle air port
were covered in thick sticky black gunk.
Will give it a good wash.

The idle adjust screw was covered in thick locking ...

Tags: oil cooler, th body, throttle body, vvis, water pump

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TB/WP/Valve Service

A while ago when I replaced the coolant hoses on this NSX,
there were some heavy corrosion at the metal pipes.
However, the area behind the WP was very clean.

Normally I have to remove some slimy debris inside the trap chambe but
with this engine, there was just a tiny amount and it was one of the
most clean engine for this total mileage ...

Tags: intake manifold, th body, throttle body, valve guide, vvis, vvis plate, water pump

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