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

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Tags: crank pulley, crank pulley bolt, eng cleaning, eng detailing, eng dressing, o2 sensor, valve cover

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

The existing thermostat lost 2/3 of its rubber seal allowing the coolant to pass through during the warm up.
No wonder why it took ages to warm up in March.



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Tags: coolant pipe, eng detailing, eng dressing, inj, injector, thermostat

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

The owner is already aware of this but there was air or debris trapped at the centre upper section of the front valve cover. Also, at the front valve cover, there was straight line showing ...

Tags: eng detailing, eng dressing, liquid gasket, valve cover, valve cover coating

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Torqued the crank pulley bolt to the spec and installed the ACG with the new belt.




All coolant hoses around ...

Tags: acg, coolant hose, crank pulley bolt, eng detailing, eng dressing

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TB/WP/Valve Service

The owner wanted me to take a look at the cabin noise.
One of the cause was the rattling boxes and wires behind the
centre console around the heater unit.

Normally, I’m quite happy to disconnect any connectors and
re-rote the cables but as these could be for the security devices,
it is too risky for me to just start disconnecting any of the connectors
without knowing the system architecture or wiring diagram.

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Tags: cabin noise, ceiling panel, ceiling trim, eng detailing, eng dressing, rear upper trim

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Body