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After cleaning the inside of valve cover, always replace the
valve cover gasket, dust seal and IG coil hole seal as a set.
If you order the proper kit, it also contains the metal/rubber disc washers
that must be replaced every time when the fixing nuts were removed.



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Updated 19-09-2013 at 11:18 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: dressing, eng dressing, engine dressing, valve cover, valve cover gasket

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

This side of the engine is nearly done.



Time to finish the intake manifold.





The 90deg swaging of the VVIS plate screw against the shaft.



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Updated 17-09-2013 at 11:51 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant hose, egr, intake chamber, intake manifold, thermostat, vvis, vvis plate

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Started cleaning the debris of gasket from the intake manifold chamber
but wearing the mask and the glove made me uncomfortable so
decided to change the rhythm.




New WP with the replacement bolts.




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Updated 17-09-2013 at 11:50 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: cam timing, crank oil seal, tb lower cover, timing belt, water pump

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA

Time to inspect the VVIS plates.



This engine uses the OEM parts (side intake chamber, air box, air filter, TH body)
for the intake air system so the amount of debris inside the
intake manifold was minimum.

Some of the black bits are the edge coating around the VVIS plate.



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Updated 15-09-2013 at 02:53 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: intake chamber, intake manifold, vvis, vvis plate

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA , Engine/Tyre

Finally, the water passage, sensor, O-ring, gasket, etc arrived from Japan
so now I can install them.







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Updated 15-09-2013 at 12:55 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

Tags: coolant temperature, sender unit, water passage

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA , Engine/Tyre