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

Gave another good clean around the area before installing the TB cover plate.







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Tags: eng cleaning, tb back plate, tb cover plate, water pump

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TB/WP/Valve Service

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

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

While in UK and US, it’s cheaper to buy the WP, TB lower cover and
the tiny grommet as a set using the -305 WP assy parts no.,
it’s not the case in Japan. It’s cheaper to buy them separately as
three different parts.


WP will be installed shortly but before that, prepared the TB lower cover with
the expensive new gasket. ...

Updated 24-10-2013 at 12:22 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: cam gear, crank oil seal, crank seal, ig coil cover, tb back plate, tb cover plate, tb lower cover, tb mid cover, water pump

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA