EmlynTaylor
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Well I never!
I was just flicking through the service book of my S4s (owned by me for last 5 years) when I spotted a name I recognised, the original purchaser is none other than Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Group Lotus Chairman. It appears that he purchased the car for his son. A year later Proton owned Lotus....is this really a case of he liked it so much he bought the company? ...the Remmington effect
Just thought I'd share my revelation
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All sorted, I popped one hose of at the matrix and bleed the air out. Lovely and toasty now. However last night I did find a nylon bleed valve on ebay advertised for use on caterhams but once installed that's going to be as much of a pain to get to as popping the hose off.
The flap under the bonnet takes about 3 seconds from up to down is that about correct?
Any chance of a pic of the hoses that you speak of?...fed up of being cold
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Great result! Well worth the early wake up
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glad you got there
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Afternoon all.
Dec1 and I need my heater. I decided that having no heat was really no longer viable ... ice on the inside of windscreen makes driving a challange.
I traced the heater (hot cold) dial/knob to behind the accelerator pedal (of all places) and have (after disconnecting from dial) moved it to fully open and still no heat...The pipes near what I guess is some type of diverter valve are real hot but still no heat...tried it fully closed too. Any ideas?
Then I decided to 'fiddle' in stereo hole and spotted a couple of vacum elbows that I thought id check, in the middle of fiddle I managed to disconnect a vacum pipe withouit noticing where the other end comes from , any help much appreciated,
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I had the same problem - I downloaded 'Windows virtual PC' and an XP image now all fine, though for some reason only the rear ALDL connector would connect :s (sure not win7 related
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I'm sure you won't be this lucky, but the top fuse (or the first 5amp one at least :s ) in the rear fuse/relay box had popped on mine...Code 26...replaced fuse a few weeks back and still all fine
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Didn't see any Lotus merchandising what so ever in ten days there !
I spent 30 Euros on a cap
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Spotted a Blue stevens esprit, looked like an S4, totally covered in stickers, approx 5.30pm today 4 June 12. Lee-On Solant, Hants, You where driving passed the airfield going into Lee-on-Solant. I was on my bike heading towards Fareham just passed the traffic lights. I did wave at you with my Lotus Baseball cap, as I suddenly remembered I have no lights to flash and of course was not in my esprit. Tipical, I see another esprit in the area and I'm not in mine.
I think you saw me, however judging by the look on Ya face, you probably thought who's that plonker on his bike......lol
Hiya, I did spot you after I'd passed you (I'm a little slow sometime
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Pig of a job, but im through....for now I have an m8 bolt and nut rather than a stud and all is well....except my shreded aching arms..hey ho its a day off tomorrow and I get to drive
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Yep....tool is great...and yep the 'kin stud snapped again ... drill bits here I come ...good job there is loads of room..NOT
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its the Top (right ish) one , im gonna try http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_567079_langId_-1_categoryId_165469
Anyone know what I should be asking for when I get replacements...can I get them anywhere.....or is a lotus only job...eg SJSportscars
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Evening,
Whilst replacing the CAT the very first stud I tackled snapped
All others we fine, Cat now removed....just one snapped stud to sort....Does anyone have any advice/experience of stud removal
Thanks in advance
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I will now be driving the Wife's Elan to Goodwood tomorrow :/
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If their success leads to more people buying a Lotus and experiencing the pleasure, I for one am more than happy to give them my support. btw I loved the 2nd and 3rd
As for the Toleman, Bennetton etc references ... seriously all the teams started as different teams....even Ferrari!
Lets all agree to disagree and enjoy our cars
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I live close and would love to bring the S4S along
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Happy days
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I think mine is still rusted to the original exhaust, with the internals removed..if your local im happy for you to have it
Hiya, where abouts are you?
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Hi Emlyn,
I bought the option one for my S4s complete with a cat bypass pipe. Had a few issues with the cat bypass pipe not lining up with flange on the turbo but the company found out what was wrong ( bend was too obtuse ) & supplied a new pipe FOC which lined up no problem. Quality is very good & it sounds superb. Not too loud when just pottering about but fantastic once past 4k rpm ! I wanted something that sounded good but wasn't too loud that it was annoying whilst just cruising.
Not sure on power increase but it does feel faster, although it always does when it's louder !
Phil.
Did u need the EBPV with the CYBOX setup?
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Evening all, I'm looking into buying an exhaust for my S4S, I want SS and more sound than stock, single exit.
One option is http://www.ebay.co.u...=item415e3d4127 far cheaper than the Larini but I'm guess there are reasons??
I really like the look of http://www.thelotusf...ust-system.html but cannot believe that £432 for a piece of SS pipe (I dont want the silencer if given the choice) is a good investment.
Thoughts....
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Yep, going again this year, Ferry this time 7am friday from Poole.
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Dave,
Yes please .. PM me the price
I'm hoping that a gutted valve will be the same as spacer and hopefully not 50 squid
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I might have my old one lying around, which you can have if I can find it. I'll have a hunt tomorrow.
Hi Jez,
Any luck finding the EBPV?
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Evening all,
Does anyone here have a EBPV valve? ... broken is fine
I have purchased a De-Cat pipe and just realised that my previous mod to gut and weld my EBPV to the CAT was a mistake as now I can't use the De-Cat
I'm happy to pay
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Looks like you made the wise choice and chose SW Lotus