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

So, something looked like this is now cleaned to this level and valve cover gaskets as well as the spark plug seals are replaced with the new ones.

Installed the new gasket on the new TB Lower cover.
And one of the most important gaskets replaced on the IGN coil covers.

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Tags: gasket, valve cover

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TB/WP/Valve Service , Engine/Tyre

Yes, you guessed it right…
I’m still cleaning the engine components even after spending hours on them.


And I haven’t even started the cleaning process on the cyl head side….

In the process of cleaning the cam holders and plates.

Once they are washed and residue of old liquid gasket removed, each oil jets will be inspected to make sure nothing is blocking ...

Tags: cam holder, cam shaft

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TB/WP/Valve Service , Engine/Tyre

While leaving the cooling system under vacuum, started to remove the camshaft.

Looks like these cam holders were never washed in the past.


Most of the grooves for the oil jet were covered in black sticky residue.


Needs really good wash up…


Even under this condition, all of the oil jets were not blocked.


Another very ...

Tags: cam holder, cam shaft

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TB/WP/Valve Service , Engine/Tyre

New WP, new bolts with the red sealant and the original dowel pins.


In the process of cleaning the old red sealant from the 9 bolt holes and oil at one hole.

After carefully resurfacing the mating cyl block, installed the new WP.

Time to carry out the ...

Tags: vacuum leak check, water pump

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TB/WP/Valve Service , Engine/Tyre

Honda Parts in Japan has announced that they are going to increase the price from 1/Jul.


They used to update the price in Spring and Autumn but for this year, they increased the price in January and now July so it seems to be every 6 months.


As long as you place the order within June, the existing price will be used even if the parts didn’t arrive until after 1/Jul.


I don’t have any information ...

Tags: parts price

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Parts