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

While the battery is out of the way and on the battery conditioner, replaced the GND cable to a new one.

Looks like the positive terminal was replaced in the past but the internal wall was already corroded so polished it and then applied dielectric compound ...

Tags: coolant hose, gnd cable, koyo rad, koyo radiator, positive terminal

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Cooling , Electronics

Nothing special here so just a quick report....





Eng oil and filter changed regardless of super low annual mileage.
As mentioned many times, when the eng is stopped, some of the valves ...

Tags: air cleaner element, air filter, battery, boot lid damper, damper gas, eng oil, gnd cable, oil filter, rear hatch glass damper

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Health Check Service , Engine/Tyre , Body

Ear plugs in, connected the battery and dis-arm the security siren.
As always, never over-tighten the cable terminal.
If done properly, you should see some gap like this.




After leaving the cooling system under vacuum for nearly ...

Tags: eng fireup, gnd cable, vacuum fill

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Quick oil change in preparation for the fire up.
As my standard procedure, fresh Mobil 1 in the oil filter but probably not required.




Vacuum leak check of the cooling sys.
There was super ...

Tags: gnd cable, main relay, oil filter, vacuum leak check

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

In order to take the engine out of the bay, I need to disconnect the
RR wheel speed sensor connector that is located behind the boot carpet.

I just couldn’t stand the awful smell of the boot carpet and also it was covered
in grass and mud (probably, the owner loves playing golf).

As the weather is getting better, decided to take the entire carpet out from
the boot and going to pressure wash it followed by IPA ...

Tags: battery gnd cable, boot, boot carpet, gnd cable, wrapping

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA