As I already knew about the head gasket issue, didn’t want to warm the engine up in preparation for the compression check and obviously, no test driving session. Instead, decided to carry out cold leakdown test. The engine is cold and it was parked nearly two weeks now so the data ...
Updated 18-04-2014 at 01:24 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1
Eng oil was really black and there were lots of oil mist at the rubber joint between the TH body and the air box so the PCV valve may need replacing. It was very dirty any way. Despite the above fact and although it will still require extra time cleaning the internal parts, the rear bank was not too bad. ...
Updated 18-04-2014 at 01:23 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1
Torque check of head bolt. None of them moved on this engine. Removed the dirty black ...
In Japan, we work through the Christmas period and then take long holiday to celebrate the new year. Almost all of the big companies in Japan including Honda are closed until 6th (Mon) so although I placed the order for the extra parts such as the Oil Cooler, etc, not sure whether they are in stock or not but I just hope they will arrive in the near future to minimize the delay of the service. ...
Updated 06-01-2014 at 02:43 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1
Yes, I’m still cleaning the engine.... Getting there..... A few before/after comparison… ...