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

Before the owner collecting his NSX, I had limited time for working on my NSX so decided to change the engine oil and the filter.
Regardless of the mileage, I always replace the engine oil and the filter in spring and autumn every year.
These days, the biggest challenge is finding the time working on my NSX and MX-5.

I normally use Mobil 1 because that’s what I have been using for ages and although the MSDS shows different chemical detail between the one sold in Japan and ...

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My NSX , Personal View/Self Talk

Vacuum leak check of the cooling system.

Left it under vacuum for 45min and the needle didn’t move at all
so happy with the result.

Filled the system with Honda Type-2 coolant that is blue.
The manual says this Type 2 coolant is good for 5 years but
based on what I saw (small rust) on several WP, ...

Tags: air cleaner element, air filter, cooling sys, crank drive pulley, crank pulley, engine oil, vacuum fill, vacuum leak check

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Engine/Tyre , Cooling , Fuel and Emissions

As mentioned several times, in my view, I don’t see the point in
carrying out the annual service on classic cars based on the service menu
designed for all Honda cars including the latest models.


Instead, I always recommend the owner to carry out the Health Check
once a year and combine it with other services such as Eng Oil/filter change,
fuel/air filter change, etc.

This will result in saving the money ...

Tags: abs, battery, battery flat, current drain, engine oil, gnd cable, oil filter, washer

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Health Check Service , ABS Original , Electronics , Personal View/Self Talk

Had to shut down myself for a while as I was not well and
slept continuously almost 12hours.....
I should have known better by now......
Counterproductive when keep working continuously for many weeks......


Now, I’m back.







Before warming up the engine for compression ...

Updated 24-09-2012 at 10:07 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Revised blog category.)

Tags: air cleaner element, air filter, compression check, engine oil, ig coil, ig coil cover, leak down test, oil filter, reset ecu, th body, th butterfly

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Nothing special and not much to report.




Filled the new oil filter with fresh Mobil 1.










Installed.





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Updated 09-08-2012 at 11:48 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: engine oil, oil filter

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Engine/Tyre