gearbox

[hotelise]

Would it be possible to put a different oil in the elise gearbox?
My s2 is quite noisy - only done 10,000 miles, Was thinking maybe a thicker oil would make it more quiet.

[StuartB]

Cheapest option is to replace the catalyst with a straight through replacement pipe

[TonyHetherington]

good answer above

Do you mean the wine of the gearbox is noisy? Mine's never been THAT bad, but then I guess it's all relative. Does the noise only occur when warm/cold etc../?!

[hotelise]

Yea nice idea - sorta contemplating it!
Its after accelerating it whines down - i hate the sound!

[hotelise]

also - will putting a straight through pipe in make the engine management light come on?

[TonyHetherington]

Ah, in which case, no you can't stop that; it's a characteristic of having a crappy bit of plastic between you and the gearbox

If you put a straight through on your car, the MIL light MIGHT come on. It does sometimes for me. You can buy a kit for about £17 which stops the light coming on if you put a de-cat on your car from eliseparts.com

Hope that helps!

[bogie]

Castrol TAF-X helps with the noise and smoothness of the gearbox ....not cheap though - about £45