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Car just failed the MOT (French) on a badly split gaiter and reading some of the horror stories about skinned knu The result is that I've just swapped a gaiter in 20 minutes (not including jacking and taking the wheel off).

#Park the car on a very level surface 5m away from a vertical wall. Ballast the driver’s seat with 75KG passenger to get accu #Turn on the headlights in low beam. You should see a pattern like ___/___/ for LHD or \___\___ for RHD projected against the wal

...the wall. Each light should turn up on the left hand side (for a UK car), mark this 'corner' so that you can position the light and the correct level and Pin back the wheel arch to give you room to work (a 2 foot stick is ideal). Note there is no need to remove the fuse boxes/ ty

...and is always activated by a timing strut on the front of the car breaking a light beam at the start and the finish lines. ...ou only have two bites at the cherry to set that winning time. If you make a mistake, you don‘t have another lap to claw back the lost time.

...Using the two inverted semi circle escutcheons on the windscreen frame as a guide place masking tape on the roll bar cover in the corresponding positio ...against the marked line. Whilst holding the spacer against the marked line mark the inner edge of the spacers. The spacers should be, give or take, 400mm a

After a long build up and many, MANY, group u2us from Burt the time was finally upo ...live up to, with 2010’s gathering of Classic Team Lotus cars a high water mark on the Lotus landscape, but there was plenty to look forward to over the co

...uple of spanners are all that's needed to back off the two locknuts one at a time. ...niques on you tube, don't try jacking onto anything, the easy technique is a ratchet strap around the track rod end and lower wishbone. Doesn't have to

...ample tubing already attached. Ample to do the job. Some people have used a similar TVR part, but this costs £12 and your nearest TVR dealer is probab ...ng the existing washer jet allows the mod to be completed without drilling a hole in your car, making the mod totally reversible.

A breakers yard is a good cheap source from the Metro/MG models. ...t a manually adjusted mirror. The adjuster can be removed. See [[Replacing a Mirror]].

For those running their Lotus as a second car it's not uncommon to take the car off the road during the winter ...eds to be done when storing an Elise for a few months at a time, there are a few simple things that can be done to minimise the chance of problems when

For a car designed primarily for track use, it took a surprisingly long time for Elises to turn up in races. Cars have either co A recent addition to the motorsport calendar, this series offers GT racing at a fraction of the cost of the British GT series.

...belt off the camshaft pulleys without loosening the crankshaft bolt. With a few additions to this procedure, you could also replace the cambelt, tensio ...he valves, and the camshafts can be turned freely). Lock the flywheel with a large screwdriver or allen key slotted into the hole in the gearbox just in

This is how to remove the centre console on an S2 (typically a 111R or exige) it may differ for rover engine cars or later models. Make su ...er close to the floor. An allen key will work in a pinch if you don't have a torx set. So that is two screws to remove up front - the shiny silver ones

...nt to be able to mess around with the geo (camber and toe) myself so built a rig for £5.98 (normal price £19.98). ...rstand suspension settings and what you are doing on an Elise, this is not a comprehensive “zero to geo hero” guide. See see:[[Geo Setups]] for stan

'''Get a smooth and a well proven solution using a SAAB cylinder''' ...to work on. It was fitted to the Lotus Elise S1 but first and foremost to a lot of Rover cars.

A harness bar is required to fit behind the seats of the Elise, and secured t aparrently sell a harness bar that can be fitted without the cutting of the plastic trim.

...ith 65,000 miles on the clock at £25,995. This car was previously owned by a Lotus manager and is claimed to have done predominantly motorway mileage. ...2+0 in Carbon Grey with 15,155 miles on the clock at £31,995. This car was a very low specification, lacking even the Sports pack - the first such car s

==Choosing a day== First thing to do is find yourself a day. Picking a track nearby can save a lot of time and money and possibly an overnight stay. However it can pay to

ACTION: If a complaint is received concerning water ingress on an Evora, some potential ...nt area between roof panel/body side/rear bulkhead using Betaseal 1701 and a spatula. Also seal over the two rear clamshell fixings at each side; one ju

Instructions are for a "clam on" change The rear of the car needs to be a high as possible to allow access to loosen and torque up the crank bolt (21

...as 'Stack unit' or just 'Stack'. Late Elise have replaced the Stack with a Shurlok unit. A rebuild (which included removing and refitting the glass) and two new motor

10. Cam Position Sensor NSC000010 may have a longer pickup (EU2 is NSC100380) ...ontrol circut, as can running with a low resistance solenoid. Lotus issued a service note on this.

Reading the factory manual will have you believing that it's just undo a couple of bolts and bosh, out it comes. ...eel nuts then jack up the front of the car and place on axle stands. Leave a good amount of space at least on one side as you need room to withdraw the

...my side window today, as both sides have been leaking water a little - not a massive problem as I rarely use the car in the rain, but enough to annoy me Being a mechanical pleb with just this diagram to work from I decided to create my

This is a page contains links to and details on the contents of past issues of the SE .../>'''Regional Focus''' - KM Motoring Pageant, Hop Farm<br />'''Help out in a crisis with ICE'''<br />'''Maarten Memorial''' - Maarten memorial, 4th of A

...aring panel and even heavy corrosion can be repaired without necessitating a replacement chassis. ...against the kick plate at the front edge as a screwdriver or similar will mark the soft aluminium of the kick plate.

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...m onto the wire and push fit them into a spare socket in the fusebox, then mark up your handbook with the change. '''Never replace a fuse with one of bigger amperage. This could damage the device the fuse is

...nt: ALS5G0004F<br />Left Rear: ALS5G0005F<br />Right Rear: ALS5G0006F || N/A ...a 400 or 2+2 configuration GT410/GT430 Sports. GT410 and GT430 Sports with a 2+2 configuration are equipped with the Evora 400 forged wheels as standard

...t. Trust me on this. You '''REALLY''' don’t want to do this job. Not in a million years. 1. Terminally tight as a gnat’s chuff, or

...nsive installation guide... but it should be DIY'able with basic tools and a few extras. Tools needed (in addition to a standard socket/spanner kit):

...that the only way to mix tyres is with a pair of P Zeros on the front and a pair of C-Drives on the back. Details are on the Lotus web site at http://w These wheels were replaced in April ’99 by a 12 spoke design made by Rimstock,