Creaky front shocks

[KevCov]

MY2012 Evora makes creaking noises from what I assume is the front shocks. At slow speeds on bumps or applying breaks the noise emits.

 

Has anyone else experienced it?  

[Bibs]

More likely to be a bush I'd have thought. Certainly a warranty job, your not the first person who has mentioned this I think.

[KevCov]

Thanks Bibs I'll ping Lipscombs and ask them to have a look

[Bibs]

I'll check with the factory in the morning what causes the issue to give you a heads up

[KevCov]

Great, that way I can push back if the technician says there's no prob

[Bibs]

Most likely to be the ARB bushes, Lotus have very few issues if any with the dampers on the Evora

[KevCov]

Thanks, we'll see what happens. And I'll report back

[MHC]

Have had the same problem. Greasing (?) the ARB solved it, but keeps coming back so interested to hear if there is a more long term solution.

[Christian43]

I am on my forth set of FARB bushes, they keep wearing out. Might be the grief I give them on the bumpy Oxfordshire roads....

 

However when mine started creaking (symptoms similar to yours) it was one of the front suspension bushes. Done under warantee anyway.

 

cheers

 

C43

[KevCov]

I'm booked in for  the 4th Nov.  I'll let you know the outcome

[Stephan90]

My car makes some funny noises too sometimes but I thought that was mainly because it is a hand built car, built in a shed

[Bibs]

Nope, you just need to lube your bush.

[KevCov]

Well it went in to Lipscomb, and there view it that it needed a bit of a lube up.  So let's see if the creaking comes back after a while as mentioned by someone else.  right now is seems to be fixed, and they found no real wear, so let's see.

[Advantage]

That's just downright lazy of them. I'd be surprised if a frequently driven car would make it to the end of the month before the creaking returns.

[series_one]

Well I guess it depends on what is actually the problem. Mine were not actually worn, replacing them only showed the noise at the time was from something else, which I eventually tracked down myself as being the radiator exit air shroud. 

[snoboardr]

My bush needs a good lubing too, so I'm interested to hear of progress/experience from other people who've had a creaky bush drama down below too. Should be getting Dex booked in within a couple of weeks to have it sorted - as well as a 3rd (or 4th?) rear left light unit fitting. They keep failing (flickering, some LEDs not lighting, various dramas). I am pretty sure it's a wiring issue not a light unit issue - unless I'm hugely unlucky with light units - but I have to bow to the greater experience of MMC Edinburgh and just keep taking him back for new lights every few months.......