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

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

Not much to report while working on the
cooling system refresh.

It’s really time consuming task and not an ideal service in the
cold weather but no choice.

Just keep removing the old parts and replace them with the
new ones.






Front compartment done.



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Updated 03-03-2013 at 12:41 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant hose, cooling sys, oil cooler

Categories

Cooling

Seems like the site is back online again........







For some reason,
all face lifted models showed almost no clearance between
the edge of the head light plastic cover and the front bumper.

This one was the same.






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Updated 03-03-2013 at 11:35 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Included rear brake pad photo.)

Tags: coolant hose, cooling sys, crank pulley, health check, main relay

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Health Check Service

Checked the coolant level and then went out for
the test driving session with CCU set at 32degC.

Happy with the result so reset the ECU and
let the engine to idle with no load for about 15min.

Didn’t like the big play of the TH cable so adjusted it.

Spent some time removing the glue or liquid gasket that
was applied to hold the rear upper interior trim in place.
Installed proper clips and now the trim sits flush ...

Updated 10-02-2013 at 08:15 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: cooling sys, main relay

Categories

Cooling

New aluminium gasket at the drain plugs under the floor.








Three hoses under the centre floor replaced.
One of the most common place for the hose to burst.

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Tags: coolant hose, cooling sys, type 2 coolant

Categories

Cooling