Scottish Elises

I got my letter through at the weekend for the oil cooler hose recall that's being done on various early Toyota engined cars. Apparently it's a clam off job to replace (front at least), so while it's off is there anything else I should consider getting done?

My air conditioning hasn't worked for a while now (most likely broken pipes), so that might be one possibility, and I've got a set of braided brake hoses that I've had lying around waiting for the first time the front clam was off. Would it be worth replacing the radiator at the same time, as I'm still on the original one on a 2005 car (35K ish miles)?

Anything else I should be looking at?

I still have to get my car done : only extra im planning on doing is the alloy radiator upgrade , think its a common upgrade but could be proven wrong.

Tow post is definitely worth doing.

Digital wrote:I got my letter through at the weekend for the oil cooler hose recall that's being done on various early Toyota engined cars. Apparently it's a clam off job to replace (front at least), so while it's off is there anything else I should consider getting done?

My air conditioning hasn't worked for a while now (most likely broken pipes), so that might be one possibility, and I've got a set of braided brake hoses that I've had lying around waiting for the first time the front clam was off. Would it be worth replacing the radiator at the same time, as I'm still on the original one on a 2005 car (35K ish miles)?

Anything else I should be looking at?

Your AC could be down due to the condenser rad being goosed. If you get your main radiator done they will have to swap the condenser over anyway and that will let you know the condition of it. If it is goosed it's a Lotus only part and it isn't cheap. The rad is worth doing while the clam is off and get them to check your fans condition at the same time.

I would definitely replace the radiator if it still has the plastic end caps - sod's law it will fail within seconds of putting the car back together!

neil wrote:Tow post is definitely worth doing.

This, on all elise/exige.

Just got my recall letter for the 211...a week after having the work done.

I got my letter on Friday aswell for the recall on my exige, is it really a front clam off job. It says on the letter that they only need my car for 4 hours...

I believe some can be done without the clam off and some need clam off... sure I saw a thread about it on SELOC or Exiges.com.

Which exiges are being recalled? Is it just SC'ed ones?

As said above tow post (they are all rotten and the replacement is cheap) and the rad are both worthwhile getting done

I got the letter too. Have already bought a tow post. Stainless plus black coat.

Have booked into MM for the week of the 10th August. Def Clam off for mine. 59 plate Exige. Have also informed them of the indicator held in with 2 tie wraps. Suspect they will try and replace with new indicator. Do I really need the new rad and if so what is the approx cost.

Am getting them to do a geo on it while it is there to boot.

Anyone going from Edinburgh to Aberdeen on 07 or 08 August....

Martin

Callummarshall wrote:Which exiges are being recalled? Is it just SC'ed ones?

As said above tow post (they are all rotten and the replacement is cheap) and the rad are both worthwhile getting done

I was wondering about this too. My 53 plate Elise yota doesn't appear to have any oil coolers so no recall for me. I didn't think it had any but had a look to double check which confirmed none. Not sure what year they started using oil coolers from.

Think the coolers came as part of the Sports pack D.

Mike Scib wrote:Think the coolers came as part of the Sports pack D.

Ah OK, what's that? What year did they start that?

Slightly concerning for frolics if I don't have an oil cooler.

Think it was an option?