Lotus 2004 ELISE Service Notes page 462

Lotus Service Notes
The oil can then be drained in the usual way, with the quantity contained in the oil cooler lines disregarded
for the purposes of routine maintenance. If an engine failure has occurred, with possible debris contamination
of oil hoses and coolers, it is recommended to replace both oil coolers, and to replace or thoroughly flush the
feed and return hoses. At each service interval the in-line filter gauze in the hose between the Accusump and
'T'- piece, and located in the RH rear wheelarch, should be renewed.
After renewing and pre-filling the engine oil filter, refill the sump to about 10mm above the top mark on the
dipstick. Start the engine and allow to idle. Do NOT rev the engine or drive the car. The Accusump will take
up to 2 litres of oil from the sump to store within the cylinder. Continue to idle the engine until the Accusump
pressure gauge drops to 40 psi (as the oil warms) and then switch off the engine. Top up the oil to the top
mark on the dipstick.
Supercharger Remove/Refit
To remove:
1. Remove the chargecooler inlet and outlet ducting.
2. Remove the throttle body and vacuum/breather hose plumbing.
3. Using a 6-point socket, relieve auxiliary belt tension and remove the auxiliary belt. Remove the alternator
top mounting bolt, slacken the lower, and swing down the alternator. Release the dipstick tube from the
supercharger.
4. Using a strap wrench, remove the supercharger pulley retaining nut, and slide off the pulley.
5. Remove the support strut between the throttle body adaptor and the clutch slave cylinder. Slacken the
pinch bolt securing the supercharger to the nose bracket. Remove the two bolts supporting the super-
charger to the inlet manifold and withdraw the supercharger.
To refit:
1. With the supercharger nose bracket bolted to the engine mounting plinth, fit the upper fixing on the alter-
nator to the nose bracket outer end (with 13.5mm spacer). This defines the position of the nose bracket.
Tighten bracket to engine mounting plinth to 50 Nm. Remove alternator top bolt and swing down to allow
supercharger to be fitted.
2. Prepare supercharger: Clean mating faces of supercharger and outlet adaptor using Betaclean 3900. Fit
'O' ring into groove in outlet adaptor and fit to supercharger using 6 off M8 x 25 setscrews with Permabond
A130. On the fixing located inside the adaptor, Permabond should be applied over the entire thread length.
Orientate the adaptor with the outlet towards the rear of the car when fitted. Torque tighten all fixings to
25 Nm.
Clean mating faces of outlet adaptor and outlet elbow using Betaclean 3900. Fit 'O' ring into groove in
outlet adaptor face. Fit outlet elbow to point to LH side of car using 4 off M8 x 25 setscrews with a pipe
clip bracket secured by both rearmost fixings. Tighten to 25 Nm.
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SUMP DRAIN PLUG
OIL FILTER
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2-Eleven
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