The standard Health Check service doesn’t include the removal of parts for the inspection so the Eng compression check was not planned initially. I’m glad he requested this because I found several issues that couldn’t be found without removing the parts. The wrong orientation ...
Updated 02-02-2013 at 07:45 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1
Doing bit of catch up updating the blog as I was so busy over the last several days........ The owner brought the replacement oil filter, new sump plug and washer so just replaced them. ...
The corrosion protection oil is just everywhere inside the engine bay. It’s bit annoying because every time when I remove the bolts, nuts or any parts, I have to first wipe off the excess oil from them and then wipe off my hands before moving onto the next parts otherwise it will not only attract further dust ...
Although I managed to push back all pistons at the front calipers, the movement was not consistent. And as expected, there is no way I can re-use them…… None of the caliper slider pins were seized so it looked like someone serviced them in the past but not quite. All four pistons must be ...
Updated 24-09-2012 at 09:59 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Revised blog category.)
During the annual service, I always recommend the owners to carry out the engine compression check to keep eye on the condition of the engine. I carried out Engine Refresh on this engine about 2 years ago and at that time, I was really pleased to see the identical compression result across the cylinders after the service. Interesting to see the condition of this engine after 2 years. ...