Rover PG1 gearbox
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Various Gearboxes have been used in the Lotus Elise and often they are not possible to identify from the exterior as the housing appears the same. This said there should be a serial number on the unit;
Rover PG1 Gearbox Numbers:
C6BP.... Standard box for Elise Mk1 and MGF
C4BP.... MGF VVC box (as standard but final drive 4.2)
B4BP.... Lotus CR box, Elise Mk1 111s + Elise Mk2 standard box
B4BPU... Exige S1 (uprated)
B4BPQ... Exige S1 with LSD
G6BP.... Elise S2 111S
XnYY where "X" is the gearset, "N" is the Final drive and "YY" is the Diff (BP=Open BPQ=LSD)
| Car | PG1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final |
| S1 "standard" | C6BP | 3.167 | 1.842 | 1.307 | 1.033 | 0.765 | 3.938 |
| S1 111S & S2 "c/r" | B4BP | 2.923 | 1.750 | 1.307 | 1.033 | 0.848 | 4.200 |
| MGF vvc | C4BP | 3.167 | 1.842 | 1.307 | 1.033 | 0.765 | 4.200 |
| S2 111S "long" | G6BP | 3.250 | 1.895 | 1.308 | 1.033 | 0.848 | 3.937 |
| Eliseparts | 3.167 | 1.842 | 1.410 | 1.100 | 0.910 | 3.938 | |
| Carlo's (ideal) | *6BP | 2.923 | 1.750 | 1.307 | 1.033 | 0.765 | 3.938 |
| Exige S1 uprated | B4BPU | 2.923 | 1.750 | 1.307 | 1.033 | 0.848 | 4.200 |
| Exige S1 with LSD | B4BPQ | 2.923 | 1.750 | 1.307 | 1.033 | 0.848 | 4.200 |
Gearbox oil used are:
- Texaco MT94
- Castrol TAF-X
- Castrol SMX-S