Techie query Re: my new exige

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:59 am

Warranty up very soon. Got a couple of Qs...

Robin, you said to me about brake pedal travel...anyone else too, if you know....there is a fair bit...(didnt drive it at the test drive...several reasons) . when it bites it bites (Pagids ), but theres lots of travel...H+T much easier on the elise i had due to proximity of pedal heights.

Chatter in all gears...especially on lift off. Didnt hear this at test drive. never really drove gently for long enough to hear it (larini ).

May sound like glaring oversights, but there are some things not worth arguing about in a private sale.

Engine sounds mint though - gentle whirr at idle and nothing worrying at full chat.

Need to worry/make warranty claim?

Cheers boys

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:41 am

Michael wrote:Warranty up very soon. Got a couple of Qs...

Robin, you said to me about brake pedal travel...anyone else too, if you know....there is a fair bit...(didnt drive it at the test drive...several reasons) . when it bites it bites (Pagids ), but theres lots of travel...H+T much easier on the elise i had due to proximity of pedal heights.

Its a simple adjust apparently (Assuming its an S2 yota car)

Chatter in all gears...especially on lift off. Didnt hear this at test drive. never really drove gently for long enough to hear it (larini ).

Check the gearbox oil level. No idea how as I assume its a Yota.

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:37 am

Ali (now SLS) reset all my pedals to factory setup, then adjusted them and that did make it better; but my 55 exige never had a great brake pedal.

A lot depends on your driving style - I don't H&T unless on track, at which point you should be pressing the pedal as hard as you can anyway, and then H&T will be easier. If you're trying to blip the throttle on country roads or around town, just don't bother ...

Cheers,
Robin

Post by **Shug** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:14 am

robin wrote:
A lot depends on your driving style - I don't H&T unless on track, at which point you should be pressing the pedal as hard as you can anyway, and then H&T will be easier. If you're trying to blip the throttle on country roads or around town, just don't bother ...

Cheers,
Robin

I do H&T all the time, just because it makes it an automatic action - one less change to track driving and one less thing to be thinking about when you're being last of the late brakers....

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:47 am

Sure - lots of people do the same - most of them fail to brake hard enough when on track

Cheers,
Robin

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:11 pm

Very reassuring guys!!

Great...

So is gearbox chatter okay would you say... its not wild, but i can hear it resonating a little out of the gearknob in all gears.

I am blown away by the feel of completeness that this car has. Yes, it pays for it in weight, to have lil toys and AC etc.....but a cup holder

and a lil central locking button internally

love it!

The second cam is just heaven...and not too violent either i feel!! Its gonna be a wee while before i proceed close to grip/handling limits. Thing is it just doesnt matter as much as it did...its just great to be driving it.

/Fairytale Story over......

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:29 pm

Michael wrote: So is gearbox chatter okay would you say... its not wild, but i can hear it resonating a little out of the gearknob in all gears.

I don't know how much actual gearbox chatter you'll hear at the gearknob, because they are connected by cables, the knob isn't direct into the gearbox.

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:51 pm

these cables are tought - excellent sound conductors. My hearing is shhit hot i have to say though.

...when i lean towards the knob it provides an aural stimulus....

Michael · Post by **Michael** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:52 pm

....phoned Dan The Man today and he has really reassured me about a lot of stuff. Got under the car as well today. Zero oil visible and the oil inside was as clear as watter - not the Clyde stuff, but Loch Lomond stylee.

SteveBanks · Post by **SteveBanks** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:52 pm

Michael wrote:Warranty up very soon. Got a couple of Qs...

Robin, you said to me about brake pedal travel...anyone else too, if you know....there is a fair bit...(didnt drive it at the test drive...several reasons) . when it bites it bites (Pagids ), but theres lots of travel...H+T much easier on the elise i had due to proximity of pedal heights.

My brake pedal had lots of excess travel but Ali (SLS) has just adjusted it and there is almost zero travel now, a huge improvement.

This link shows you how to do it:

http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/e ... keadj.html

Scottish Elises

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