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Aluminium and copper washers can be reused by heating them up and cooling them by dunking in water. It anneals them which makes them soft enough to seal properly again.

Thirded, My Type S is great to drive with the stage 2 map from Premier.

Not sure an EV is any kind of an upgrade. I certainly won't be buying one any time soon. Residuals of a piece of lead.

I think the OEM hose has some kind of pressure regulation valve inside it, its not just a plain hose. It will be a MK7 accord if its hydraulic power steering, the Mk8 have electrical power steering.

Balljoint is what the connection from Control arm to hub is called.

Yes sometimes they take a while to come from online vendors, especially if they are not in stock and you need them fast.

Have you considered Bilstein B6? They are a better shock than the B4 which are pretty good replacement for standard. Not sure they will be adequate replacement for Type S shock. I don't think B8 is worth going for imho.

What size wheels will fit over the brake calipers on the front will be the biggest concern. I purchased a set of 17" for my ATS 2013 for winter use, these clear the calipers on the 320mm discs no problem so you may be able to use 16" wheels. Personally I would go for a set of cheap alloys oem if...

Take the car to be remapped. Fahad offers a quality service. I have had no trouble with mine since I had it looked at by Premier.

I am a bit late to this but there is certainly a hitch for a ATS wagon, I have a 2013 and I bought a factory hitch kit complete with template for cutting the bumper. They are available and should be easily obtained from Honda or NOS suppliers.

I ran 16" with Conti TS850 on mine and was really happy with the grip and wear. I think some central europe winters are more dry road focused than pure snow winters. I have also used a lot of the Nokia range over the years and have been happy with price/performance of them as well.

When adding sealant,I find that the best method for me is after adding a thin coat of sealant, lightly tighten the screws finger tight- no tools. After the sealant cures fully tighten the fasteners, This allows a better thickness of sealant and helps prevents leaks.

Are you sure its not the driveshaft oil seal leaking and allowing oil to be flung around the engine bay?

The link has more than one Type S listed: https://www.ultimatespecs.com/car-specs/Honda/62623/Honda-Accord-8-Facelift-22-i-DTEC-180-Type-S.html

Well if you need a professional then contact Fahad, he remapped my ATS and its a huge improvement on the stock Map.