NSX Health Check Service

[Senninha]

The pulley from one of the member here. The balancer split off from the pulley. You don't want to see this on your NSX....

I was looking for the large bolt that kept that one together until you could replace it

It would appear to be another of those preventitive changes worth doing for peace of mind ....

The filter goes under the plastic panel below the wiper arm under the bonnet.
If you are going to carry out this process, it would be best to get hold of some of the spare plastic clips holding the rubber weatherstrip under the bonnet as it is so easy to break them after long years.

Hi Kaz,

As always, thank you for the detailed info.

What is the process for removing the plastic panel please? Is it just the wiper arms and these clips to release it? Is there anything else that needs removal to access this filter and unit for cleaning?

Thank you

Paul

[Kaz-kzukNA1]

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What is the process for removing the plastic panel please? Is it just the wiper arms and these clips to release it? Is there anything else that needs removal to access this filter and unit for cleaning?

Thank you

Paul

Hi, Paul.

In order to access the inlet channel of the blower motor unit, you only need to remove the plastic pins (7 - 8 of them) holding the long sideway weatherstrip at the front of the plastic panel. Once the weatherstrip is off, you can lift the front section of the panel.

You can't remove the entire panel off the car without removing another trim at the bottom of the windscreen. I don't recommend removing this trim as it is held by special yellow clip and it is so easy to break it as it is getting very old by now.

There is no filter attached from the factory so if you are going to make something by yourself, you need to keep the bottom of your filter material well off the chassis panel to avoid absorbing the water. Any water will get in there through the meshed section of the top panel around the front suspension mount area and so on.

Obviously, you need to remove the blower motor unit to clean the evaporator.
In order to remove the blower motor, you'll need to remove the spare tyre holder, the battery, the relay box, the drain channel and disconnect the three connectors on the blower unit. You will also need to separte the cable clamp at the drain channel. You can get some idea through the manual but it is best to look at on your NSX as some of us installed aftermarket HID units, different battery, removed spare tyre holder and so on.
Be careful not to damage the two plastic pins/studs at the side of blower motor case holding the water valve and the coolant hose unit for the heater core.


Regards,
Kaz