I have a 1973 Lotus 907 motor that I want to get rid of. I purchased it with an Elite about 5 years ago as a brand new motor and gearbox in the original Lotus...
I am busy overhauling the front suspension on my Eclat. It's all been removed and refurbished and about to be re-assembled. I have a question about the...
lotus excel, model 84. i sat in my car, drove it from my yard into the garage, opened the bonnet, checked oil and when trying starting the engine again the ...
connected a a jump-start cable from minus of battery directly to engine-block...and? the car starts fine...so have to sort out where the bad connection is.... ...
Paul, the workshop manual says: Anti-Roll Bar - to remove: 1. Remove the road wheels 3. Remove the lower trunnion bolts at each side of the car. Slide the ...
Does anyone know what the donor vehicle was for the Getrag gearbox in the S2.2 Elites and Eclats? Paul Adamson. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... I don't think there was one car in particular, similar Getrag boxes were fitted to a number of BMWs and Opel/Vauxhalls. It's quite possible that one of...
Can anyone please tell me what the oil pressure should be on my 2ltr eclat. Mine seems to be quite high. Allso I recently ventured on to the motorway in the...
... Top of the gauge when cold, dropping when hot. If it doesn't drop your gauge, or the piping to it, is bad. ... Sounds a lot like carb icing to me. This...
Hi Mike, Pete, I have had a similar problem recently with my Elite. Car starts fine but starts to miss after about twenty minutes of driving and all is nicely ...
Hi, certainly sounds like carb icing which can easily happen in winter in conditions of high humidity. Of course you should have the deflector- it's part of...
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Have you checked the fuel supply? I had similar problem with my '74 Elite and it turned out to be clogged fuel filter. The carburators were getting enough fuel...
... As the air flows through a carb its temperature drops quite severely as it goes through the venturi. It also looses some heat as the fuel vaporises. The...
HOT NEWS!!! THE ANNUAL ELITE AND ECLAT SUMMER MEETING IS NOW CONFIRMED FOR THE 27TH OF MAY AT CASTLE COMBE, SHARING THE MEETING WITH THE CLUB LOTUS TRACK DAY,...
This air-intake trunking looks to be about 90mm diameter; does anyone have a source of supply for this please, especially if you are in NZ? -- Richard...
The Lotus OEM duct is tapered... small at the front becoming larger as it runs back to the airbox. As such, it's a Lotus-only part. If you intend to just...
Just a quick question. Has ANYONE on this list ever successfully replaced the brake caliper rubbers on the Elite/Eclat 3 piston type calipers. I am struggling...
I’m sure I could be excused if I felt sad today, I just sold my Excel. However, it was for a good reason, the seller of an Esprit turbo took it in as part...
OK I used a strange definition of sensible. And I agree an Elite (we are both talking about the sister to the Eclat aren’t we?) could be a sensible car. I...
Picked up the car on Thursday eve 6.30.. It had a bad starting problem the bush on the dog gear end of the starter motor had been forced out and the dog gear...
Picked up the car on Thursday eve 6.30.. It had a bad starting problem the bush on the dog gear end of the starter motor had been forced out and the dog gear...
After replacing a totally duff power unit and bent alloys, I now have a rather presentable Excel (B425MLL) with the higher compression engine, the right wheels...
www.pnmengineering.com make a 285mm conversion kit with alloy callipers, braided lines etc. It works out at around £600 .. it comes with everything you need...
Hi All, I freely admit to being the worst auto electrical type chap in the world, so forgive me if this question is a little daft... The headlights on my Excel...
... Before fiddling with the relays, I'd check the earth path from the headlamps. It's possible that the main earth is bad and each filament is earthing back...
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