Once the Eng is out, first thing is to check the state of the engine. Further investigation revealed that the oil leakage was even more severe than originally thought. With the state of nearby coolant hoses, etc, already agreed with the owner to replace all of the nearby coolant hoses, cramps, etc. ...
Gave another good clean around the area before installing the TB cover plate. ...
Kept the oil heater on inside the garage due to cold and wet weather forecasted as well as in order to stabilize the digital torque wrench. Cleaned the back side of the TB cover plate and replaced all six seals. ...
As expected, lots and lots of oil seepage from many places. It’s going to take some time washing these off properly. The leakage around the rear bank TB back cover/plate. Some of the dirt was caused by the drive shaft grease being splashed around the area. Interesting bolts and washers used for ...
While in UK and US, it’s cheaper to buy the WP, TB lower cover and the tiny grommet as a set using the -305 WP assy parts no., it’s not the case in Japan. It’s cheaper to buy them separately as three different parts. WP will be installed shortly but before that, prepared the TB lower cover with the expensive new gasket. ...
Updated 24-10-2013 at 12:22 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1