Oil Level; Oil Filter - Lotus Esprit Series Workshop Manual

valve opens, o i l i s passed back into the inlet side of pump. From the pump the
pressurised o i l flows through the full- flow filter to the o i l gallery. The o i l gallery
passes along the right-hand side of the engine, from where oil i s taken t o feed the
crankshaft main bearings and through drillings i n the webs of the crankshaft to the
Oil
big-end bearings.
shaft, then subsequently to the camshaft bearings and valve gear. Lubrication of the
l i t t l e end bushes, the gudgeon pins and the non-thrust sides of the cylinder liners i s
b y oil mist. A threaded outlet on the o i l gallery cover, approximately opposite the
fourth main beoring, feeds oil to the pressure gauge.
Oil
Level
BEFORE
checking o i l level, allow a full five minutes for o i l to return to sump.
The correct level i s to the upper mark on the dipstick, which i s located at the right-
hand rear of the o i l sump. When checking the o i l level the car should be standing on
an even surface and the dipstick withdrawn, wiped, replaced and finally withdrawn
and checked, the depth of the o i l on the end of the dipstick indicating the level of
the o i l i n the sump.
inlet camshaft cover and add new engine o i l of correct grade (see TECHNICAL DATA)
until the dipstick indicates that the oil i n the sump has reached the required level.
NOT
D o overfill. Replace the o i l filler cap securely otherwise an o i l loss could
occur, with the resultant failure of the entire engine lubrication system. W i t h a new
engine the oil, together with the filter, should be chonged a t the FIRST
(800
km) and thereafter a t EVERY subsequent
t o be excessively dirty
and a new filter fitted.
i s
The sump cupoclty
i s wann
the engine then any sedlment which may be i n the o i l w i l l be drained more
easily.
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Filter
A
full- flow canister o i l filter of the 'throw-away' type is screwed io on adaptor on the
auxiliary hourlng; the pressurised
entering to the o i l gallery.
i s also token forward along the o i l
If
the addition of o i l i s necessary, remove the filter cap on the
BEFORE
this distance has been covered, it should be changed
given i n TECHNICAL DATA. Where possible, drain the o i l when
t o the auxiliary
5,000
miles (8,000 km)
oil passes through the filter before
ENGINE
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500
miles
i f
the o i l appears
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