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

The engine is out.

So good to be able to clean the engine bay while the engine and Gbox are outside.

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Updated 04-05-2012 at 12:51 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Lost link to the photo.)

Tags: engine removal, timing belt

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Engine Refresh Stage 2

Temporarily removed the front beam and in the process of shifting the A/C compressor.

Twice a year, I place my NSX on the stand and remove the wheels to wash the suspension area ...

Updated 04-05-2012 at 12:34 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Lost link to the photo.)

Tags: engine removal, timing belt

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Engine Refresh Stage 2

Preparing for the engine removal.

The basic procedure is well documented in the service manual and you should customise it based on your setup so not going to the detail here.

As seen on many NSX, you will probably spend more time on dealing with the corroded bolts and nuts at the Exhaust/CAT area than actually taking the engine ...

Updated 04-05-2012 at 12:28 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Lost link to the photo.)

Tags: engine removal, timing belt

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Engine Refresh Stage 2

Only managed to start working on my NSX recently as I was too busy with other projects.


On top of my Engine Refresh Stage 1 menus, I would like to wash the engine thoroughly especially at the Front bank area and replace the Lost Motion Assy (LMA) to the latest spec.

So, this is called as Engine Refresh Stage 2.

I will be taking the engine out together with the GBox and rear sub frame so it would make sense to service the brake ...

Updated 04-05-2012 at 12:21 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Lost link to the photo.)

Tags: crank pulley, timing belt

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Engine Refresh Stage 2

Been very busy since start of the new year and only just managed to update my Blog.

Before the price hike on the parts from 1^st January in Japan, I placed lots of orders last December for the future services.
In order to avoid the busy Christmas period, we on purposely delayed some of the delivery until after the New ...

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