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

It has the 003 later spec LMA so no need to replace them.
Still, checked the movement and feeling of the mid rocker arms and LMA.
Also, as my standard procedure, confirmed that none of the primary/secondary rocker arms were moving while pressing down and releasing the mid rocker arms.




The black liquid gasket is every where and even entered the engine.
This black marking on the rocker arm is the liquid gasket. I need to be very careful when trying to rub it off.
Also, bit extra marking on all of the rocker arms but I don't think it's related to the liquid gasket and more like due to the too tight clearance.
All four cam shafts will be inspected any way.




Small scuff marking on some of the cam journals. There was also marking on the cam shaft side as well. Not deep enough to be worried.






These photos were taken even before start cleaning the engine but as expected, generally very clean internal engine parts.
I think I'll spend more time removing all these black liquid gasket sticking to all sorts of parts surface than cleaning the internal engine parts.


Considering the mileage, I think I will remove the VTEC Spool valve and replace the internal filter.
Also, I'm worried about the debris especially after seeing the liquid gasket everywhere.


While carrying out these inspection, suddenly I started to see condensation on the surface of metal where the oil film was not enough despite it was not raining.
Then, within 30min, it started raining heavily.
This is despite the fact that the garage was warmed up to a certain level.
Very good way of proving what I kept mentioning many times on here. Even you keep the car inside the heated or A/C garage, the same thing can happen and condensation will build up inside the engine if you don't drive regularly.
Same for the crank shaft area.
When you stop the engine, some of the valves are kept open and moisture can enter freely inside the engine. If parked for weeks or months and next time when you start the engine, it may scratch the metal surface and imagine if you repeated this process many times...... I see deeper scratch markings on most of the low annual mileage engines than the ones used regularly.
Even with enough oil film left, the moisture will land on some of the metal surface such as the bolt head of cam holder plate, holder plate itself, etc. If you start the engine and leave it until fully warmed up or repeat short distance journey many times, you are just circulating the contaminated blowby mist inside the engine.



Will carry on with the inspection and cleaning of the parts.
Hope to start reassembling the engine from next week as I should receive all of the extra parts and O2 sensors soon.


Kaz