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  1. Eng Refresh Stage 2 - 13

    by , 25-01-2012 at 10:32 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Time to replace the WP.
    The existing WP already started to show the rust on the impeller.
    I always replace WP whenever working on the TB so it was replaced 60K miles ago.
    This time, it took me 9yrs to cover this mileage and the coolant was replaced again after the last TB service when I replaced all of the coolant hoses.
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    Updated 01-06-2012 at 10:35 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  2. Eng Refresh Stage 2 – 12

    by , 25-01-2012 at 10:31 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    Started installing the rubber seals on the various covers.









    Head/valve covers washed.
    Although they looked in very good condition, wanted to try different
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    Updated 01-06-2012 at 10:31 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  3. Eng Refresh Stage 2 - 11

    by , 24-01-2012 at 10:42 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    New O-ring under the no.1 cam holder.







    After applying fresh engine oil to the cam shaft, rocker arms, holder, etc, very important to thoroughly de-grease the surface where ...

    Updated 01-06-2012 at 10:27 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  4. Eng Refresh Stage 2 - 10

    by , 24-01-2012 at 10:41 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    Cleaning and inspecting the cam shafts and other parts.
    The wear of the coating at the cam lobe is in very good condition and hard to tell it spent more than 131K miles.







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    Updated 01-06-2012 at 10:24 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  5. Eng Refresh Stage 2 - 09

    by , 23-01-2012 at 10:40 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    On going project of cleaning the engine….




    EGR valve cleaned.
    Didn’t want to disturb the spindle so only briefly cleaned around it and cleaned the port while opening the valve manually.
    The EGR tube and small chamber were also soaked in special cleaning solution and ready for the reassembly.

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    Updated 01-06-2012 at 10:18 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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