Self servicing
Discussion
I'm certain this has been covered before but can't for the life of me find it anywhere on here or SELOC. My newly aquired S1 is going to need an A service this side of christmas and my intention is to carry it out myself. AFAIK the A-service is essentially an oil change, although I'll likely do the coolant at the same time for a little piece at mind. I'm concerned that there are certain checks etc.. specific to the Elise that I ought to carry out while I'm busy on the car. What I'm really after is a downloadable service manual for the S1. I'm sure there used to be loads dotted around the net but none seem to work at the moment. It'd be particularly useful when a B or C service is required.
Couple of specific questions to start though:
Oil, I have 4 litres of Mobil 1 Motorsport in the garage. Any issues using this in a K-series?
The car has a hurricane induction kit, should I be looking to clean the filter element, and if so, how?
That'll do for now, I'm sure there'll be more.
Couple of specific questions to start though:
Oil, I have 4 litres of Mobil 1 Motorsport in the garage. Any issues using this in a K-series?
The car has a hurricane induction kit, should I be looking to clean the filter element, and if so, how?
That'll do for now, I'm sure there'll be more.
Lotus Lewis said:
Cheers mate. Knew I'd seen that somewhere before but couldn't find it anywhere. Just what I'm after.If you really want to get as much oil out as possible, take the undertray off and then go for a 20 minute run. Come back, straight on your ramps, then drain the oil. ( I use a few pairs of gloves as it will be piping hot )
The extra heat means a better flushing action, more grime cleaned out.
Personally, I think points 11 onwards are a little excessive, especially if you are starting the car an hour or so after the oil change. If you have synthetic oil in there, all internals will still be well coated, and the car will not rev much higher than idle on start-up. Priming the oil filter helps a real lot, too.
I normally start her up, let idle for 2 minutes, let oil drain another 2, check dipstick and bring to just below max.
The extra heat means a better flushing action, more grime cleaned out.
Personally, I think points 11 onwards are a little excessive, especially if you are starting the car an hour or so after the oil change. If you have synthetic oil in there, all internals will still be well coated, and the car will not rev much higher than idle on start-up. Priming the oil filter helps a real lot, too.
I normally start her up, let idle for 2 minutes, let oil drain another 2, check dipstick and bring to just below max.
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