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

Very clean valve cover at both the front and rear bank.

Another good example of how effective the engine oil is for cleaning the parts by driving the long distance in one journey and also not to just sitting with the engine running until it fully warms up.
I know lots of owners are doing it and it can cause more damage by circulating the moisture contaminated blowby gas all over the engine with almost no benefit unless you live in sub-zero temperature area.






Once again, lots of black liquid gasket everywhere but far better than some of the engines that I dealt with.




Had big time removing three of the TB cover bolts. The hex bolt head was already gone so had to use the extractor.




Another example of poor gasket installation.
The expensive lower TB cover gasket was trapped and not making good seal. Will be replaced any way but again, not ideal for TB protection.