Scottish Elises

Ok so i finally figured it out.....

Not only are the roads/potholes/speedbumps/stones/small animals etc out to damage our beloved cars so is the gorgeous scottish weather!

Downpour today, heavy heavy rain and i go to start my engine up after a good hour sitting in it and it sounded like the engine was about to explode - hit the gas and this all disappeared but my god it gave me and the girlf a fright - i hope this is normal??

Also scared the knickers right off her with the smoke from the radiator when driving hard in the rain but i figured that would happen so not so scary..!

Wrap the exhaust with heat wrap for the trail of steam in the morning look. turns heads I can say...

X7LDA wrote:
Also scared the knickers right off her with the smoke from the radiator when driving hard in the rain but i figured that would happen so not so scary..!

Hopefully not smoke from the radiator? Steam normal.. get used to folk at traffic lights helpfully pointing it out to you ... and the outside of the windscreen steaming up as you move off

Not so sure about your engine noises

X7LDA wrote: i go to start my engine up after a good hour sitting in it

So.... you were sitting in your car with your girlfriend for an hour without the engine running then..... that's not what people meant when they told you about the 'Lotus' position....

ermmm nah that was a different occasion
and yes sorry i meant steam!!
noises i'm not sure about either, if they happen again might get it looked at down at Murrays...

just thought maybe with all the water it had got stuck somewhere it shouldnt have and all it needed was a good rev!!!

Off topic,but I remember that picture Dave,I was holding her jacket when Tut groped her.Miss Scotland if I am not mistaken??

Stu

was it misfiring?

I saw you parked up on liberton brae today actually, I was passengering in a rather nice white 94 diesel golf.

Miss Great Britain as well.

So there I was with my arm around the official best put together bird in the Country..........

tut

ahhh in the lovely rain?! that would be my girlfriends house!!!!! lucky sod... i am usually parked there most nights... (it doesnt like getting in and out of the driveway!!! )

the noise has disappeared now... but it actually sounded like a belt screeching.... but hey ho i agree with all Lotus's make their own noises just hope mine keeps to the ones i like...

oh and it wasnt misfiring.....

Could have been the altenator belt screeching, maybe it needs tensioned or replaced.

and that would be covered under warranty so shouldnt be a problem?
just didnt want to take it down to Murrays for them to say nothing was wrong with it after taking it all apart!!!

X7LDA wrote:Ok so i finally figured it out.....

Not only are the roads/potholes/speedbumps/stones/small animals etc out to damage our beloved cars so is the gorgeous scottish weather!

Downpour today, heavy heavy rain and i go to start my engine up after a good hour sitting in it and it sounded like the engine was about to explode - hit the gas and this all disappeared but my god it gave me and the girlf a fright - i hope this is normal??

Also scared the knickers right off her with the smoke from the radiator when driving hard in the rain but i figured that would happen so not so scary..!

I was out in East Lothian in her when the downpour was at it's peak -
lightning was intense!!!

Took it super easy, managed to aquaplane a little on the backroads, but was only doing 20 as I saw the flooding a mile off.

The f*cker leaked a tiny bit - all part of the fun

G.

X7LDA wrote:and that would be covered under warranty so shouldnt be a problem?
just didnt want to take it down to Murrays for them to say nothing was wrong with it after taking it all apart!!!

I'm not sure if a drive belt would be covered by a warranty, it will depend on the cover provided.

Ahhhh there is always the odd leak here and there!!!!!

Bad news about the warranty..

Its standard Lotus warranty so might just give them a call - its not made any other noises so will wait until the next downpour and see what happens...

Ooooh and puddles - cars hate puddles!!!!!