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

Once the Eng is out, first thing is to check the state of the engine.





Further investigation revealed that the oil leakage was even more severe
than originally thought.
With the state of nearby coolant hoses, etc, already agreed with the
owner to replace all of the nearby coolant hoses, cramps, etc. ...

Tags: cam disc seal, front mount, oil cooler, oil press sender, tb back cover, tb back plate, tb tension adjuster bolt

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Kept the oil heater on inside the garage due to cold and wet weather
forecasted as well as in order to stabilize the digital torque wrench.




Cleaned the back side of the TB cover plate and replaced all six seals.



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Tags: cam cap, cam disc, cam seal, red sealant, tb back cover, tb back plate

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TB/WP/Valve Service

The valve and intake manifold covers washed, degreased and ready for
touching up the paint.
Couldn't clean them any further without stripping the original paint so
it won't look perfect after applying the paint but still, should provide
huge difference in appearance.



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Tags: crank seal, intake manifold cover, potting, tb back cover, valve cover, water pump

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Before backing off the valve clearance adjusters, checked the
current valve clearance.
They were all over the place and #1 exh side were out of the spec.
Rest of them were at the limit but within the spec.




All four camshafts looked fine under the initial inspection with
extra scratch marking at #3 cyl intake cam robe.
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Tags: cam robe, crank oil seal, crk/cyl sensor, cyl/crk sensor, melted potting, potting, tb back cover

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

As expected, lots and lots of oil seepage from many places.
It’s going to take some time washing these off properly.



The leakage around the rear bank TB back cover/plate.

Some of the dirt was caused by the drive shaft grease
being splashed around the area.

Interesting bolts and washers used for ...

Tags: front mount, header, oil leakage, tb back cover, tb back cover plate, tb back plate

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA