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I clearly have too much time on my hands. While trolling around looking for something else I stumbled upon this presumably official Honda product https://www.collegehillshonda.com/product/4019-2317.html Appears to be tape embedded with bear spray (capsaicin). Even if it works I am not sure...

Back in September I changed out my coolant hoses. When I did the oil cooler hoses I noticed the rubber boot over the oil pressure switch was kind of crunchy. In fact it partially cracked as I was moving stuff around. I cleaned it up and taped it up with some silicone self amalgamating tape...

I am in the midst of my coolant and coolant hose replacement project. I have opened all the drains except for the engine block drains and have started removing hoses. I have had no trouble finding the engine block drains. Because of all the stuff in the way, as far as I can figure out, the...

A number of years back somebody had provided a link to a company that was selling a version of 'crash wrap' for the explicit purpose of protecting the paint on the car from scuffs when you are doing maintenance. At the time, I checked it out and actually started to place an order until I came...

About a month or so ago, somebody was looking for a list of the coolant hoses. I was going to post my list, could not find it on my laptop and then forgot about it. I recently discovered the list on one of my other laptops so I have attached it. The list is for a 2000 Left Hand Drive car...

I have noticed in the past that when driving right around 50 km/ hr - 30 mi/hr at steady speed, I would sometimes get a very tiny speed decrease then resumption back to normal. The change was small, perhaps equivalent to 1-2 km/hr. At first I thought it might have been a brief misfire...

I decided that I finally should get around to changing out my coolant hoses and thermostat. The new parts have been sitting in a box for three years now. The plan is to get the car up on jack stands at the jack points and I have seen photos posted of the NSX supported like this. I have...

I finally got my NSX out of storage and noticed that the driver side seat belt retractor has become rather arthritic. It was getting slow before; but, now requires a lot of help for it to retract. The belt itself, at least the exposed portion when fully extended, appears in good condition...

Change is problematic! Having trouble finding the link for my in box and out box, or has the PM function been replaced by the Start a Conversation function? If the latter, does that mean all the stuff that was in my in and out box is now cyber vapour?

I did a clutch fluid flush on my NSX yesterday. I sucked the grungy stuff out of the reservoir, filled with new and the plan was to vac out the fluid from the slave until it came out clear. I figured that since the fluid in the system is > 11 years old, it should be easy to spot when new...

I was looking at my rear hatch and noticed that the little flexible plastic lip on the outside edging piece on the rear hatch glass has seen better days. About 8 cm of the little flexible lip is actually missing in the area where you fit your hand to lift the rear glass. I have looked at the...

I was replacing the lift cylinders on my rear glass hatch and got a bit of a surprise. On the B pillar cover where the flexible plastic lip on the glass hatch contacts the surface of the B pillar it had fretted through the paint right to the aluminum. This is the passenger's side. On the...

After rolling my car out of storage a couple of weeks ago, I discovered some coolant on the ground where the car had been parked. It was a small amount, probably 1 to 2 tablespoons and located somewhere up front between the radiator and the front fire wall. I pulled the spare tire out and...

I would occasionally use Del Ray Acura as a discount source for North American specific parts for my NSX. Del Ray had no problem shipping parts to addresses in Canada. My bookmarked link for Del Ray's parts page now comes up as Acura of Lynwood and they no longer have an option for delivery...

This turned into a bit of a mis adventure which seems to be a disturbing theme associated with a lot of my recent maintenance forays. The driver side weather strip on the roof panel had a bit of a tear in it where the roof panel rests on the A pillar. It has been there as long as I have owned...

On the front edge of the Targa roof panel there is a clear protective tape that runs along the bottom of the front edge. The tape wraps up to about the mid point of the front edge so its normally not visible when the roof panel is in place. I assume that the tape is there to protect the...

Another data point for the list of main EFI relay failures - 2000 model year with approximately 76,000 miles. I had almost convinced myself that the main relay failure was an early model 'thing' that had been fixed during later production years and that it would not be an issue for me...

We have had a recent blast of hot weather (for us) resulting in regular use of the AC on the NSX. Combined with relatively high humidity levels, the evap has developed that swamp fragrance. The evap is draining; but, I have not yet checked to to see if the drain is partially obstructed...

I was looking around for a source of some PPF for another car and I noticed that you can get temporary PPF for use on cars. Its sold primarily as temporary protection for cars that are tracked. I am presuming being 'temporary' it goes on without the use of a slip solution and is easy to...

There have been a least a couple of threads discussing the hassle associated with removing the latch pull rod from the plastic retainer on the door latch. http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php/209370-Replacing-exterior-door-handle?p=1991101&viewfull=1#post1991101 I am replacing my rear...

I am thinking that replacing the harmonic damper on my 2000 might be a prudent thing to do when I do my timing belt replacement this year. Unfortunately, I haven't ordered one and delivery from Amayama is about 60-90 days by surface mail (I am cheap and don't want to pay for Fed Ex or their...

I want to order a replacement harmonic damper for my 2000 manual transmission car. The parts listings come up with two part numbers, 13811-PR7-A02 and 13811-PR7-A11. I assume one is for the automatic and the other for manual transmission equipped cars. However, when looking at the vehicle...

I am hoping that by mid April the NSX will be out of storage. I am planning on the timing belt / water pump / coolant hose replacement this spring. I have collected all the necessary stuff except for one piece. I want to use a vacuum refill tool for the coolant fill. Prices on the tools...

I have weighed in on threads discussing problems with completing emission monitor tests and have PMd with at least a couple of owners who have had problems with getting their monitors set prior to the regular vehicle emission compliance test. It is not a particular problem for me because : 1)...

I have been collecting parts for a planned coolant hose replacement which included a purchase of at least one replacement for every hose clamp in the cooling system. After taking a very slow boat from Japan to Canada, the parts arrived yesterday and I opened the package to confirm the...