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  1. Eng Refresh 09

    by , 18-04-2014 at 01:12 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    Eng oil was really black and there were lots of oil mist at the rubber joint
    between the TH body and the air box so the PCV valve may need replacing.
    It was very dirty any way.

    Despite the above fact and although it will still require extra time cleaning the
    internal parts, the rear bank was not too bad.

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    Updated 18-04-2014 at 01:23 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  2. Eng Refresh 08

    by , 18-04-2014 at 01:00 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    As always, IAT sensor was covered in sticky blowby gunk.
    Cleaned it and will be installed with new o-ring.





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  3. Eng Refresh 07

    by , 18-04-2014 at 12:03 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    You guessed it right. I was still washing the engine for 2 days.....
    Finally, I’m happy with the 1st stage washing so that I can start
    removing the parts.
    As always, I don’t want to open the engine before cleaning it otherwise
    some debris will fall into the engine.



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  4. Eng Refresh 06

    by , 14-04-2014 at 12:24 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    The TB drive pulley looked to be rusty as well.
    I have ordered new one just in case.




    Having really big time trying to remove the bolts at the heat shield.
    Always the ones at the rear bank will cause
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  5. Eng Refresh 05

    by , 14-04-2014 at 12:17 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Once the Eng is out, first thing is to check the state of the engine.





    Further investigation revealed that the oil leakage was even more severe
    than originally thought.
    With the state of nearby coolant hoses, etc, already agreed with the
    owner to replace all of the nearby coolant hoses, cramps, etc.
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