1992 JDM NSX Auto, Marga Hills Wide-Arch Body Kit, Taitec JGTC Centre-Exit Exhaust & Diffuser - 'The Dream'
2006 Lexus RX400h - 'The Work Horse'
Big thumbs up for Kaz's Health Check service. Well worth every penny.
I now have an honestly compiled and detailed schedule to work to for service and repairs.
A thoroughly nice chap too.
Cheers Kaz.
In the nicest possible way, and no offense meant or implied to Kaz, is this different to what you'd get from an HUK service/checkup? Is it better, cheaper or both?
Are we admitting that our cars are better "serviced" outside of the official Honda UK dealer network or just looking for better value?
In the longer term NSX owners will need specialists to service our steeds as the official HUK dealers lose both the capability (skill) interest (will) to look after them.
Cheers
Mark
I would have to say yes. Kaz is more than qualified to work on NSX's, has more knowledge than your average NSX technician, I would trust him more for an unbiased report as he is not necessarily doing the checkup to get work for himself but pointing out what is required for you to do yourself if you are able and prioritise your service schedule. He also supplies photographs to back up any diagnosis where possible. He also enjoys it.
Down to personal choice maybe? NSX service centres don't officially exist anymore AFAIK, so who will be actually servicing your car when you hand over the keys? I know some still have NSX Techs working there but they are a dying breed as you point out.
I have 16 years worth of Honda stamps in my service book and would probably take it to them for the odd stamp but I personally have no qualms with someone like Kaz or another specialised garage to do the job as there is no dedicated NSX centres left.
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Lexus LC500h.......New Daily run around with some saving the Planet thoughts
Black/black 95 NSX NA with mk1 Ary exhaust....Now sold
Red/Black 91 NSX treasure.....FI No more NA
Silver/Pearl White/Black 1993 NSX 3.0 5 MT NSX ZAZ R-GT Twin Scroll Turbo
I dropped my car off at Kaz's place yesterday for a CCU service and health check and three things struck me immediately:
1. His wealth of knowledge about the NSX
2. His attention to detail
3. His genuine enthusiasm in what he does
In short, I consider myself lucky to be able to call upon his services and feel reassured that my NSX is in very safe hands (I don't get that feeling when I visit Chiswick Honda).
1992 JDM NSX Auto, Marga Hills Wide-Arch Body Kit, Taitec JGTC Centre-Exit Exhaust & Diffuser - 'The Dream'
2006 Lexus RX400h - 'The Work Horse'
I concur with comments above, Kaz's knowledge about the NSX is second to none, and once you get him started on a job, it takes a herd of wild elephants to drag him off it. I'm popping round again this weekend as he has a few ideas about my headlight electrical problem.
I would use Kaz before any HUK tech, NSX trained or not.
Jim
1992 NSX, 3.0 Manual, (Was Sebring Silver) Now Kaiser Silver
2018 Jaguar XE, 2.0 R-Sport 250, Loire Blue.
2013 Kawazaki ER6F, Metalic Green.
Hi, all.
Thank you for the nice and kind comment about my service.
As I'm doing this during my spare time and being just alone, I can only do limited things but I hope I can share and provide as much knowledge and experience to UK NSX community. Eventually, you'll need NSX specialist as Honda no longer build this precious car and thus, Honda/Acura mechanics need to learn the procedure and work on the latest cars rather than NSX.
Hi, Jim. Thank you for visiting my place yesterday and I'm glad that we managed to fix your retractable headlight. I'll leave the detail to you but surprised to see the state of the wiring damage and the poor work carried out in the past as per attached photo. As I used one of the best parts to repair the cable, you can now claim that you have F1 spec materials on your car.
Regards,
Kaz
Hi All,
I picked up my nsx from Kaz's place today and just wanted to give a big thumbs up to the level of service I received
Thanks to Kaz I now have fully functioning climate control and the bose speakers are enjoying a new lease of life.
I also thoroughly recommend the health check - I felt this was especially important for me to get done as I bought my car moreorless 'blind' from the Japanese auction house.
The comprehensive report has now given me a clear understanding of key priorities that I can now tackle in a structured manner - this knowledge is well worth the money.
Thanks Kaz - I look forward to the next phase!
1992 JDM NSX Auto, Marga Hills Wide-Arch Body Kit, Taitec JGTC Centre-Exit Exhaust & Diffuser - 'The Dream'
2006 Lexus RX400h - 'The Work Horse'
Hi, all.
It was so good to see some of you at *** Fest recently. Big thank you to Jim (aka mutley) for organising us for this event. Although I have been to more than 400 race and test events, it was the first time in my life to attend this kind of event in UK.
I really enjoyed it .
I tried to speak with as many members as possible but ran out of time as I also wanted to visit my friend with latest GT-R and looking at amo’s NSX that were parked at different area.
As I received similar questions regarding my NSX Health Check service and also the owner who recently used this service was kind enough to allow me to post some of the photos, followings are some of the areas that I am checking and adjusting during/after the service.
Based on the report supplied after the health check, the owner decided to carry out some of the extra services at my place and thus, included in these photos.
The famous Crank Pulley. Brake Master Cyl. Steering column sideway movement
Checking for the movement of crank pulley including the inspection from behind.
Brake is so important and lots of discussion about the pads, disks, calliper, etc but not much on the master cylinder. There are lots of production cars including NSX with leaking master cyl causing rust on the booster cover. You won't get 100% performance out of your super brake system if your master cyl is leaking.
If you grab your steering wheel at 9:15 position and feel any sideway movement when you applied left/right force, you have a damaged crushable structure at the steering column. If it is at the early stage, it can be fixed. Honda won't sell this part as a single one and you need to replace the entire column. It is really expensive but I can understand Honda's point of view because it is a safety issue if the crushable structure was damamged. Thus, Honda will ask you to replace entire column.
Climate Control Room temperature sensor/aspirator fan
This sensor is located below the ashtray in front of the hand brake.
Eventually, it will start making some noise due to the dust in the air and also the gap between the fan and the housing. Unfortunately, our NSX doesn’t have the cabin air filter like other new cars so all sorts of things can get inside the cabin. You’ll be surprised how dirty it can get…
I'll clean it and adjust the screw at the centre of the housing.