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  1. Eng Refresh Stage 1 - 18

    by , 01-06-2012 at 10:09 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    Replaced all three coolant hoses under the header tank with new clamps.







    In the process of vacuum leak check on the cooling system.
    Left it over 40min to
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  2. Eng Refresh Stage 1 - 16

    by , 30-05-2012 at 10:04 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    The replacement coolant hose under the centre floor.
    Comparison between the original one that was about to burst at the top and the new one below.


    It could have burst and loose all of the coolant on the way to my place or even during the test driving session after the service.


    Very scary……
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    Updated 01-06-2012 at 09:56 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (typo)

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    TB/WP/Valve Service
  3. Eng Refresh Stage 1 - 03

    by , 21-05-2012 at 10:07 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    By the end of today, I was hoping to have the engine taken out and start cleaning it but found new issue at the cooling system so had to investigate it first.



    At the end, I’m so pleased that the owner came to my place for the special service as I managed to spot the big issue that could have cooked the engine any time in ...
  4. Cooling Sys 02

    by , 23-04-2012 at 10:39 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    Not much to report while replacing all of the coolant hoses.
    So many hoses are involved and time consuming task….




    Drained the coolant from the front and the rear engine block.




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    Categories
    Cooling
  5. Cooling Sys 01

    by , 21-04-2012 at 10:38 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    In order to access the thermostat area, the air box has to be removed.
    When I looked at the air filter from the opening of the box, it didn’t look nice so decided to remove the cover and found this.


    This air filter didn’t look like it was replaced at the specified service interval.
    It was so dirty and blocked that I
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    Categories
    Cooling
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