Lotusless in 2009

[woody]

OK so it' back and it hasn't stopped raining.

And I'm still running it in.

And it's great. I love my car.

(To change oil, do I just have to crawl under that very small space under the car (it's up on a few planks but it's still effing low).

The exhausts are fouling on the rear grills. How do you re-position them?

For the sake of £20, I'd just take it to Croft or somewhere.

[BiggestNizzy]

you should be able to get to it with the blocks of wood under the car.

My axel stands are still in your garage if you want more height

If the exhaust is like my S1 there are adjustment bolts in the boot

[Titanium S1 111S (gla)]

It's not put me off the lotus so much as cars full stop. just started a sailing course.

Good to hear that things are looking up.

G

Ps If you think cars are maintenance intensive and expensive don’t even think about boats. Out a couple of weeks ago, a squall came through and blew out four grands worth of Carbon Kevlar. Turned it to dust!

[tenkfeet]

OK so it' back and it hasn't stopped raining.

And I'm still running it in.

And it's great. I love my car.

(To change oil, do I just have to crawl under that very small space under the car (it's up on a few planks but it's still effing low).

The exhausts are fouling on the rear grills. How do you re-position them?

If the clamps are slack just grab the exhaust outlets and pull them up . If they don't move you may have to adjust clamps.

Why its changed position , who knows .

Disclaimer : make sure the exhaust is cold before grabbing it .

[pete]

It's not put me off the lotus so much as cars full stop. just started a sailing course.

Good to hear that things are looking up.

G

Ps If you think cars are maintenance intensive and expensive don’t even think about boats. Out a couple of weeks ago, a squall came through and blew out four grands worth of Carbon Kevlar. Turned it to dust!

Suzy is convinced it is a good idea.

1/6th of the way through yachtmaster theory course.

[Titanium S1 111S (gla)]

Suzy is convinced it is a good idea

Of course it is a good idea. It just comes with a wallet warning. A bit like owning a Lotus.

I did the course years ago but I must admit that I have forgotten most of it.

[pete]

Suzy is convinced it is a good idea

Of course it is a good idea. It just comes with a wallet warning. A bit like owning a Lotus.

I did the course years ago but I must admit that I have forgotten most of it.

I'm quite enjoying having to do coursework to be honest.

[pete]

Water in expansion tank now well below MIN.

Paranoia kicked in and I chatted to Dan, who re-iterated Shug's "It may find a level below MIN to settle to".

Had local garage run sniffer test - inconclusive.


This is sh*t. It's ruining the enjoyment of owning the car, watching the temp gauge obsessively, convinced it's not fixed.

Pete

[BiggestNizzy]

It's fine don't worry

[neil]

Pete

It could be something as simple as a leaking header tank. I've noticed mine's sitting a bit low too and spotted this thread on Seloc.

Good luck!

Neil

[robin]

When properly cold (i.e. first thing in the morning), fill to MIN level. Replace head tank cap unless you know for sure that it has been replace in the last year. Buy a proper part if you can - pattern parts may fit the tank but may vent at pressures other than the one that Rover thought was right. Pretty sure Elise parts sell the right cap. Who knows, MMC might have one in stock. Bell & Colville, Christopher Neil, etc., might mail order you one for a small price. It's really worth fitting the right part is the point I'm trying to make here

I've yet to hear a logical reason for the cap to vent when the car is within normal operating conditions (i.e. less than 110C coolant temperature) and the tank is at MIN level when cold (i.e. around 20C).

BTW, Egor has developed a fault over FF where the coolant level is constantly dropping - haven't yet worked out if it's a leak or HGF, but I'm going to change the cap first and hope the problem goes away Just so you know you're not alone - perhaps we can start a self help group of some sort - paranoid coolant monitors unite!

Cheers,
Robin

[robin]

Pete

It could be something as simple as a leaking header tank. I've noticed mine's sitting a bit low too and spotted this thread on Seloc.

Good luck!

Neil

Of course the problem (if there even is one) could be similar, but that's a Toyota engine'd car with a different header tank design.

Cheers,
Robin

[pete]

Just so you know you're not alone - perhaps we can start a self help group of some sort - paranoid coolant monitors unite!

Cheers,
Robin

I'm already a founder member of "Is-that-a-new-noise-and-if-so-is-it-serious.com" which is a forum for, well the name is pretty self explanatory.

I'll send you a link.

[BiggestNizzy]

Ignore it and it will go away