Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 186

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SECTION EA
3.
Drain the oil from the gearbox (see Section
IF').
4,
Disconnect the battery (see Section
'M1).
In the engine compartment, disconnect the fol lowing.
. .
A l l
water hoses, throttle and choke cables; fuel feed pipe to the
carburetton; vacuum connections to manifold; cables from altermtor,
. .
starter motor, ignition distributor and tempertaure sender unit;
oil pressure pipe, o i l cooler pipes.
O n can fitted with air conditioning equipment DO
NUT
discennect the pipes
from the compressor, but remove the compressor complete with pipes from its
mounting bracket and secure away from the engine.
O n can fitted with paver steering, disconnect the hoses from the pump, and
collect the oil i n a clean container.
6 .
Remove the airflow duct from i n front of engine.
7.
Disconnect air trunking and remove airbox.
8.
From beneath the car, disconnect the clutch cable at its mounting on the
bell housing, together with i t s bpcket on the main bearing housing or remove
clutch slave cylinder from gearbox. Remove the speedometer cable from the
gearbox. Disconnect the downpipe from the exhaust manifold (see Section
'S').
Disconnect the engine earth strap. Release the reverse lamp switch cables at
the gearbox. Release the propshaft from the final drive.
9.
For a l l cars except Elite/Eclat Series Two with Getrag gearbox : Remove
gear lever assembly (See section
'F ').
With Getrag gearbox : Remove gear lever knob and gaiten only.
10.
Fit slings and support the weight .of the engine/gearbox assembly.
11
Remove the gearbox mounting crossmember. Remove the engine mountings
and right hand engine mounting leg, and withdraw the engine/gearbox unit
from the car.
To Remove
-
mid engined can
, , '
.
On
Series CJne and Two Esprit models, the engine/tmnsmission unit i s removed from the
car from underneath, whilst on Series Three
and
Turbo models, the unit i s removed
from above.
1.
~ i & o n n e c i the battery.
2.
Remove the tailgate.