High mileage update

[AR]

Mine is coming to the 99.500 mark how are yours getting on?

Looking at the srevice history is like triggers broom!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSmSTpRUeLs

Get to 2:20 on the video and you'll get it!

Cheers,

AR

[dan the man]

82k and feels very sweet.

[Greybloke]

121,000 and rising:eek:

Still sweet tho:)

[TheSebringOne]

Sorry my only 37K! So still yet to run in!! So hopefully my might get sweeter still yet ! :yes::thumbsup::bigsmile:

[Trident]

Hey Gey Bloke! You've overtaken me. Only on 119K. Trident

[Trident]

Sorry mate, That came out rather badly. Pissed of Palma.

[Greybloke]

No probs Tri Dent;)

[mutley]

I hit the big 100k on the way home from Japfest, nearer the 101k mark now.

Jim

[kowalski]

You guys need to get out more! 135k and counting!

leigh

[TheSebringOne]

Jim, thats very significant! JapaneseFest, hit 100K & U did'nt even get that elusive coconut! ;)

[Minch]

92k and sweet as a nut!

PS . . . only just changed my suspension settings back from bone breaking track bias (Bedford Autodrome day) to normal everyday supercar (comfy!) setting. This Nitron stuff really is superb!

[AR]

Around 100600 at the moment and counting. How many of you high mile club members have changed the harmonic balancer. I planned to do mine last September, but it was backordered. The Honda technician said it looked OK and that he only had one car in for that part in 15 years! Still I plan on getting it done sooner rather than later.

Cheers,

AR

[TheSebringOne]

Harmonic Balancers? Enlightment required please! Are they similar to Shaft balancers?

[simonprelude]

Still less than 65k at the moment, so around 6k a year average.

[Rob_Fenn]

Harmonic Balancers? Enlightment required please! Are they similar to Shaft balancers?

Yeah, guess that must be balancer shafts.. easier to just take them out i imagine?

[gsuds]

Coming up 102K...

Classic Car Club's one in the 160Ks now...:cool:

G

[AR]

Coming up 102K...

Classic Car Club's one in the 160Ks now...:cool:

G

Are you part of the Club? If so how does it drive at that mileage?

Cheers,

AR

[AR]

Yeah, guess that must be balancer shafts.. easier to just take them out i imagine?

No the NSX engine is balanced. It is a rubber filled pulley that absorbs high rpm vibrations. A few have come apart with the rubber piece rubbing off the TB cober and sometimes the TB leading to a FUBAR engine.

Cheers,

AR

[dan the man]

get some diagrams up for this im interested in it !

[Rob_Fenn]

Very interesting! Would like to see piccies too!

[AR]

Good thread on Prime about this:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showpost.php?p=688896&postcount=7

This post has some scary pictures.

[AR]

Here is another one:

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87753&highlight=crankshaft+pulley

Cheers,

AR

[AR]

Just over 100800!!!

[TheSebringOne]

:eek: That pic in Prime look potentially a big money problem if it breaks, what does the service book state about the intervals for this? Ary, have you been given a quote for parts and labour yet? Oh on the subject of mileage I'm in the late 38Ks now!

[AR]

Part is about £ 150 from Barry and it's and hours labour rate. So rather safe than sorry!

[gsuds]

Are you part of the Club? If so how does it drive at that mileage?

Cheers,

AR

Just rejoined, so will find out. It's never let them down at all, but ate clutches so upgraded (SoS/Dali provided - forget which). According to their mechanic, mine does feel a bit tighter than theirs - no surprise - but otherwise she's fine, given it does lead a pretty hard life....

G

[goldnsx]

:eek: That pic in Prime look potentially a big money problem if it breaks, what does the service book state about the intervals for this? Ary, have you been given a quote for parts and labour yet? Oh on the subject of mileage I'm in the late 38Ks now!

The SM stated nothing about changing it because it was not supposed to fail in any way. Most of the cars with a failed harmonic balancer pulley were track rats and higher mileage. The bad thing is that you don't recognize it at first. A guy on prime has a fix for this.
I'll change mine as soon as the TB has to be changed (max. two years from now). Till then I'll have an eye on it periodically.

[Greybloke]

Back on topic.......

just gone over 130,000:eek:

[AR]

Back on topic.......

just gone over 130,000:eek:

How do you find it now???

How many miles when you first had it?

Cheers,

AR

[Silver Surfer]

Back on topic.......

just gone over 130,000:eek:

Does it feel faster now that you have loosen it up? :D;)
What's the 0-60 or the 0-100 time now?

SS

[dan the man]

Getting back to the harmonic balancer thingy.. ANYONE interested in a GRIUP BUY? seems enough of us over 80k.

and also this thread on prime could be a simpler solution?

http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83460

[PeteM]

Yep, I would be interested.

Group buy on water pumps at the same time might be a good idea as well.

I intend to combine replacing the harmonic balancer and the water pump with my cambelt change to make life a little more easy ! :)

[Greybloke]

How do you find it now???

How many miles when you first had it?

Cheers,

AR

As tight as when I took delivery 3 years, and about 63,000 miles ago:)
I've had a few small component failures, (latest was the door handle thingy) but otherwise have religiously kept it serviced by Norton Way and only used OEM parts.
I love this car and really cant ever see me selling "her"

I'm in the fortunate position to be able to chose a new company car in 08 (considering a new Jag XF) which will allow me to keep some of the mileage off the NSX. So she's moving into semi retirement in the new year, although I think it will still be 10,000 miles PA, as I just love this car!

[Greybloke]

Does it feel faster now that you have loosen it up? :D;)
What's the 0-60 or the 0-100 time now?

SS

Good question, how do you accurately check this? Fancy a burn up;)

I can't say I can tell if it's any different now, from when I first had her.

[TheSebringOne]

Wow 63K in 3 years! Thats serious driving & enjoyment! Wished I had guts, but I have 3 other cars to used too tho. May you enjoy your P & J for many years to come! :)