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  1. Preparation 02

    by , 04-06-2011 at 11:49 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



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    The engine room and front compartment looked very dusty.


    As I don’t want any dust to get inside while I’m working on the engine and brake system, decided to first wash down all these dust.


    Before (left side) and After (right side) images.
    The battery is just a temp spare as the owner ...
  2. Preparation 01

    by , 04-06-2011 at 11:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    While finishing the other NSX, started to work on another one.


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    This one is the very early model so I knew I’m going to have fun with lots of rusty/seized bolts and nuts.


    I’ll be carrying out another TB/WP/Valve service, cooling system, Driveshaft, Brake OH and so on.


    The owner was suffering from excessive squeaking noise inside the cabin due to the poor installation ...
  3. Final touch

    by , 03-06-2011 at 11:31 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    After spending hours trying to re-create the battery drain issue, I still couldn’t make it to happen.


    Even before and after servicing the right side door key cyl, the current consumption stayed at 0.04 – 0.06A and this was the same locking the car from right and left side door key cyl.


    It didn’t make any difference locking the car using unlock/lock switch on both doors or using the lock knob at the top of each door cards. ...
  4. Battery Drain

    by , 02-06-2011 at 11:41 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
    Over the last few days, I was investigating and measuring the current consumption on this NSX.


    The owner reported that for some reason, he was suffering from battery drain if the door was locked.


    This NSX is the later model so it has the OEM immobiliser which shows green ‘key logo’ on the dash.


    The key and engine ECU are coded every time when the engine was started and stopped so only the matched pair can start the engine. ...
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    Electronics
  5. Alignment 04

    by , 01-06-2011 at 11:29 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
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    Even before taking this NSX to the alignment platform, I knew the alignment service was not done for quite a while as all of the adjuster bolts and nuts were pretty much seized and there was a big pull towards the left.


    So, before starting the alignment, just a quick check on the rideheight.


    It should be measured at the camber adjuster bolt to the reference plain but good enough to measure the distance from the alignment
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    Suspension , Alignment