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

In the middle of replacing all of the coolant hoses, cramps,
thermostat, header tank, tank cap, etc.


As there was sign of someone tampering with the idle adjust screw
in the past and looking at how dirty the TH butterfly was,
decided to remove the TH body while emptying the coolant.
In this photo, just wiped the bottom ...

Updated 21-11-2013 at 01:41 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant hose, cooling pipe, cooling sys, th body, thermostat

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Cooling

Already in the process of removing the brake caliper and coolant hoses so
doing bit of catch up updating the blog.





For some reason, someone trimmed part of the door handle at both R & L sides.

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Tags: bleeder plug, cabin temperature sensor, cooling sys, door handle, health check, th body, vtec spool valve

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Health Check Service

Inside of the valve covers were cleaned and new seals/gaskets installed.
Before/after




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Updated 27-10-2013 at 12:27 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: oil cooler, th body, valve cover

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

As seen on many NSX, the cable boot at the oil pressure warning sensor was
spliced in the past.
Also, the sensor body was heavily corroded (as you can see by the
brown rust inside the boot) but the sensor itself was fine (20ohm when eng off)
so going to reuse it.


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Updated 14-10-2013 at 12:35 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: goodridge, iat sensor, oil press warning sensor, pcv valve, th body

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

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