Auxiliary belt

[JohnnySC]

Hi, An approved service centre has told me that Lotus has recently issued a service bulletin recommending that the auxiliary drive belt, which I think is the supercharger belt ?, should be changed every 4 years / 36k miles. In my service book (2014 exige v6S) it doesn't give a replacement time scale for the Exige ( it does for the supercharged Elise of 2 years). Any one heard anything about this ? Thanks. 

[chumaxa]

Mine has had a new one after 3 years, was not dead at the time, but was showing some wear. Definitely, 4 years is the info I have heard from different places, and also the period you see in the service book I think .. 

[JohnnySC]

Thanks, I can't find anything in my service book on that, but sounds like 4 yrs is the way to go. 

 

[Bravo73]

Yes, this is correct (4 year service interval). 

@Hangar 111 can confirm. 

[Hangar 111]

41 minutes ago, Bravo73 said:

Yes, this is correct (4 year service interval). 

@Hangar 111 can confirm. 

Yep, service schedule for all V6 cars has been revised for 4yr interval on the belt.  Obviously this will not show in the owners handbook.  Easier on an Evora than Exige, where you have to remove the engine mount to do it.

Dave

[JohnnySC]

Thanks everyone, appreciated, john

[Jack]

On 24/01/2019 at 12:05, Hangar 111 said:

Yep, service schedule for all V6 cars has been revised for 4yr interval on the belt.  Obviously this will not show in the owners handbook.  Easier on an Evora than Exige, where you have to remove the engine mount to do it.

Dave

@Hangar 111--So Dave, can the serpentine belt be changed on the Exige w/o removing the rear clam?

[Hangar 111]

1 hour ago, Jack said:

@Hangar 111--So Dave, can the serpentine belt be changed on the Exige w/o removing the rear clam?

Correct. You have to loosen the RH engine mount / pulley mount to get the belt off.

Dave

[Ian Lockwood]

Booking mine in for this, is it sensible to get anything else done at the same time (water pump?) Not sure what/if anything else gets driven by the belt to be honest?

[Hangar 111]

12 minutes ago, Ian Lockwood said:

Booking mine in for this, is it sensible to get anything else done at the same time (water pump?) Not sure what/if anything else gets driven by the belt to be honest?

There are 11 pulleys on the belt run.  Not worth changing anything unless there is a specific problem.  Just check all the pulley bearings, particularly on the idlers whilst the pulley assembly is off.

Dave

[Ian Lockwood]

Thanks Dave! 👍

[duncx]

Slight thread drift but why is the Elise only 2 years between changes?