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

Typical LMA noise on classic Honda engine. Inconsistent, comes and goes.
Especially noticeable around 0:40 - 0:45 and 0:56 - 1:05.




Small coolant seepage at the bottom side of the radiator.
As mentioned many times, it is a consumable parts and
must be replaced after some years. ...

Updated 04-10-2013 at 12:45 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: compression check, def panel, defrost panel, drive shaft, ig coil, lma, radiator, spark plug, th body, th butterfly, throttle body, throttle butterfly

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA , Health Check Service

Battery was kept on the battery conditioner for the duration of Eng Refresh so that
it would be fully charged at the time of compression check at the end of
the service.



Replaced tired and kinked GND cable with the new one.



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Updated 22-09-2013 at 11:22 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: battery, compression check, gnd cable, ig coil, ig coil cover, oil filter

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Checking the state of spring inside the IG coil.





Just tiny amount of rust at the rear bank.




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Tags: compression check, eng refresh, health check, ig coil, spark plug

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA , Health Check Service

All of the spark plugs were over torqued
especially the one at #4 cyl.

It was also showing faint misfire or rough idle rpm.






For some reason, it was using the heat rating #7
instead of #6 on all six plugs.

For a short period, Honda did use #7 on specific models but then ...

Tags: ig coil, ig coil cover, spark plug

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Health Check Service , Engine/Tyre

As reported earlier, there was no gasket used at the
connection points between the test pipe and back box
resulting in exhaust gas leakage.

Also, there was trace of carbon at the donut gasket at
the swivel joint of the header suggesting that it was leaking
from both the front and rear joints although
I couldn’t feel it at the idle rpm.

Initially, I thought I should not install the triangle gaskets ...

Updated 19-05-2013 at 10:48 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: air cleaner element, air filter, compression check, exhaust gasket, ig coil, ig coil cover, spark plug

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA