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Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background

Cooling Sys, Health Check, etc 17

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While having extra room, cleaned this area.






As mentioned many times, this would happen if you don't drive your NSX regularly. The build up of the rust inside the engine.
No matter what you do, even with the air conditioned garage, over the time, this would happen.
Next time when you start the engine, it will scratch the metal surface. The damage won't show up until the later day so it could be fine for 1 month, 1 year or 10 years.
Who knows when your engine will fail due to these rust scratching marks but imagine if the rust happens at the cam journals or crank/rod metal.
Slowly but steadily, the damage is building up.




Probably overkill but as I saw blowby rust inside the engine and don't know when I can receive the new thermostat cover from Japan, decided to apply splash of eng oil around the camshafts and rocker arms plus applied assembly lube as a pre-caution. Again, what a smelly assembly lube......
Will hand crank the engine later.





Mid cover should be inserted inside the recess of the valve cover.








Valve covers back in place, new side Eng mount installed and started the torque sequence for the all four mounts in specific order.


Hope start working on the brake and driveshaft very soon.


Kaz










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