Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes page 507

Lotus Service Notes Section XA
holes in each side of the crash structure for the cooler mounting channel fixings, and secure the channel.
5. Mark up and cut the two oil cooler hose routing holes in the front face of the body RH 'A' post as shown in
the diagram. Remove the coin tray from the front of the driver's door sill. With the aid of an assistant,
feed the two hoses through the body sill from front to back, using access via the coin tray aperture and
open rear end of the chassis rail. First feed the right angle hose union through the sill baffle aperture
before feeding through the straight union on the second hose.
Cooler hose holes in 'A' post front face
RH sill/'A' post top
30 mm holes for
cooler hoses
x20
6. Use convoluted hose protection at the rear end of both hoses where they exit the sill area, connect the
hoses to the unions on the oil filter housing, and tie strap to the adjacent water hose, and/or together as
necessary. Fit a grommet onto each hose and locate in the 'A' post holes.
7. Feed the hoses through the side of the crash structure, and fit the grommets into the holes.
8. Connect the hoses to the oil cooler and secure the LH hose the the centre rib on the crash structure using
a 'P' clip.
9. Fit the front topshell and secure the two hoses around the top of the wheelarch liner using 'P' clips before
fitting the liner.
10. Disable the ignition and crank the engine to fill the oil cooler and pipes before starting the engine. Check
the hose connections for leaks before fitting the new front undertray with the swaged aperture pointing
downwards.
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