Eng Refresh + LMA, etc 17
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, 13-04-2017 at 10:43 AM (4085 Views)
Spent days for cleaning the engine.
Initially, I thought the internal parts were very clean.
However, once I started removing the parts, noticed lots of black oil behind the cam holder, inside the rocker shaft, piston at primary rocker arm, etc.
Also, there were several black liquid gasket at the base of cyl head still not hardened yet due to contaminated by oil so looks like
someone applied too much of it and then dropped it.
Black one is not used in Japan and used mainly by Honda UK dealers so probably from the last TB service.
Despite cleaning the outside of engine really well, there were still lots to do behind the cyl head behind the TB cover plate, etc so again, spent extra hours just for cleaning.
LMA pocket was full of black oil so cleaned all of them to this level.
All blowby contaminated black oil removed from many pockets around the cyl head.
Keep cleaning.
Removed all of the liquid gasket residue.
Will create oil free surface just before installing the valve cover.
Finally, happy with the state of cyl head so started the re-asembly process.
New LMA installed.
Although it’s fairly warm and not much humidity in the air, the temperature difference between day and night is quite big so
decided to use the assembly lube again….. My finger smells…..
All rocker arms back on rear cyl haed.
Checked the movement of arms and happy with it.
Moving onto front side.
Should have painted the valve cover last weekend but it was too windy.
Now the temperature dropped and some rain may be approaching.
Looks like working over the Easter…..
Kaz