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Lotus Eleven/Elise/Exige. Manual - part 8

Lotus Service Notes Section TDQ

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FRONT SUSPENSION

Type Independent. Upper and lower wishbone; co-axial

coil spring/telescopic damper unit; anti-roll bar

Steering axis inclination 12 ° nominal

Geometry specification - Standard Elise:

Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)

- USA Elise from VIN 3013 & 111R/R/S - front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

- USA Elise prior VIN 3013 - front 135 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 135 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

Castor - optimum + 3.8°

- tolerance range + 3.5° to + 4.1°; max. side/side 0.35°

Camber - optimum - 0.1°

- tolerance range + 0.1° to - 0.3°; max. side/side 0.2°

Alignment - optimum Zero

- tolerance range 0.5 mm toe out, to 0.7mm toe-in overall

Geometry specification - Elise option, Exige:

Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)

- front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

Castor - optimum + 3.8°

- tolerance range + 3.5° to + 4.1°; max. side/side 0.35°

Camber - optimum - 0.3°

- tolerance range - 0.1° to - 0.5°; max. side/side 0.2°

Alignment - optimum Zero

- tolerance range 0.5 mm toe out, to 0.5 mm toe-in overall

Geometry specification - Elise option, Exige:

Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)

- front 120 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 120 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

Castor - optimum + 3.8°

- tolerance range + 3.5° to + 4.1°; max. side/side 0.35°

Camber - optimum - 0.2°

- tolerance range + 0.1° to - 0.3°; max. side/side 0.2°

Alignment - optimum Zero

- tolerance range 0.5 mm toe out, to 0.7 mm toe-in overall

REAR SUSPENSION

Type Independent. Upper and lower wishbone; co-axial

coil spring/telescopic damper.

Geometry specification - Standard Elise:

Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)

- USA Elise from VIN 3013 & 111R/R/S - front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

- USA Elise prior VIN 3013 - front 135 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 135 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

Camber - optimum - 1.8°

- tolerance range - 1.6° to - 2.0°; max.side/side 0.2°

Alignment - optimum 1.2 mm toe-in each side

- tolerance range 1.2 to 1.8mm toe-in each side

max.side/side 0.3 mm

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Lotus Service Notes Section TDQ

Geometry specification - Elise option, Exige:

Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)

- front 130 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 130 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

Camber - optimum - 1.8°

- tolerance range - 1.6° to - 2.0°; max.side/side 0.2°

Alignment - optimum 1.5 mm toe-in each side

- tolerance range 1.2 to 1.8 mm toe-in each side

max.side/side 0.3 mm

Geometry specification - Elise option, Exige:

Mid-laden ride height (reference height for geometry check)

- front 120 mm below front end of chassis siderail

- rear 120 mm below rear end of chassis siderail

Camber - optimum - 2.5°

- tolerance range - 2.0° to - 2.7°; max.side/side 0.2°

Alignment - optimum 1.8 mm toe-in each side

- tolerance range 1.5 to 2.0 mm toe-in each side

max.side/side 0.3 mm

ELECTRICAL

Light Bulbs Wattage Type

Headlamps - prior '07 - main beam 55 H7

- dip beam 55 H1

- from '07 - main beam 55 H7U

- dip beam 55 H7U

2011 Elise - main beam 65 H9B

- dip beam 60 HB3A

Driving lamps 55 H3

Front side/parking lamps - except '11 Elise 5 W5W

- 2011 Elise - 5 x LED

Side repeater lamps - except '11 Elise 5 WY5W amber

- 2011 Elise - LED

Front turn indicators - except '11 Elise 21 PY21w amber

- 2011 Elise - 11 x LED

Rear turn indicators - prior '06 21 H21

- from '06 16 W16W capless

Stop/Tail lamps - prior '06 4/21 P21/4w

- from '06 - 20 x LED

Stop lamps (USA) - prior '06 21 H21

- from '06 - 20 x LED

Tail lamps - prior '06 5 R5W

- from '06 - 20 x LED

Tail/turn lamps (USA) - prior '06 4/21 P21/4w

Rear fog lamps - except '11 Elise 4/21 P21/4w

- 2011 Elise - 10 x LED

Reversing lamp - prior '06 21 H21

- from '06 16 W16W capless

High mounted stop lamp - Elise 2.5 16 x LED

- Exige 5 W5W capless

Licence plate lamps 5 C5W

Interior lamp 5 W5W

System voltage/polarity 12V negative earth

Alternator 85A

- 1ZR FAE 100A

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Battery - non USA - type Varta Blue Dynamic 544 402 044 3132

- short code B18

- capacity 44 Ah

- cold test current 440 A (EN)

- dimensions L 207, W 175, H 175mm

- USA - type Delco 19001 598

- BCI code 26R-6YR

- cranking power 550 amps @ -18°C

- reserve capacity 80 minutes

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox - all except Elise S 6-speed manual transaxle incl. final drive

- Elise S 5-speed manual transaxle incl. final drive

Differential - standard Open, bevel gear

- option Torsen or plate type LSD combined with with Lotus

Traction Control engine progamming

Transmission designation - expt Elise S & '11 Elise C64

- Elise S C56

- 2011 Elise EC60

Gear

Ratio

mph (km/h)/1000 rpm

C64

C56

EC60

C64

C56

EC60

First

3.17

3.54

5.1 (8.2)

5.36 (8.62)

4.75 (7.64)

Second

2.05

1.90

1.91

7.7 (12.4)

8.73 (14.1)

8.79 (14.1)

Third

1.48

1.39

1.31

10.7 (17.2) 12.0 (19.2)

12.8 (20.6)

Fourth

1.17

1.03

0.97

13.6 (21.8) 16.2 (26.0)

17.3 (27.9)

Fifth

0.92

0.82

17.3 (27.8) 20.4 (32.8)

20.6 (33.1)

Sixth

0.81

0.70

19.4 (31.3)

24.0 (38.6)

Reverse

3.25

3.33

Final Drive

4.53

4.31

4.29

CLUTCH

Type Single dry plate. Diaphragm spring cover.

Hydraulic release.

Friction plate diameter - 2ZZ/1ZZ 215 mm

- 1ZR FAE 212 mm

Diaphragm finger clearance - 2ZZ/1ZZ 1.00 mm

Max. finger wear - 1ZR FAE - depth 0.5 mm

- width 6.0 mm

Diaphragm finger height - 2ZZ/1ZZ - new 37.5 - 32.1 mm

- service limit 42.75 mm

Max. finger tip non-alignment - 1ZR FAE 0.5 mm

Friction plate thickness 2ZZ/1ZZ - new 7.4 - 6.9 mm

- service limit 5.6 mm

Rivet depth 2ZZ/1ZZ - new 1.0 mm

- service limit 0.2 mm

1ZR FAE - service limit 0.3 mm

Friction plate run-out 2ZZ/1ZZ - new 0.8 mm

- service limit 1.0 mm

1ZR FAE - service limit 0.8 mm

Pressure plate warp 2ZZ/1ZZ - service limit 0.15 mm

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BRAKES

Brake discs Cast iron, curved vane ventilated, cross-drilled discs

on all four wheels.

Calipers - front A.P. Racing, aluminium alloy body, one pair of

opposed pistons

- rear Brembo, cast iron, single piston sliding rear calipers

Disc size - front & rear 288 mm

Operation Tandem master cylinder with vacuum servo and

Kelsey Hayes EBC430 Anti-lock system

Parking brake Cable operation of rear calipers, self adjusting for

pad wear.

STEERING

Type Rack and pinion

Turns, lock to lock 2.8

Gear ratio 15.8:1

Rack height plate 6 notch

Turning circle - between walls (excl. mirrors) 10 m

- between kerbs 10.8 m

FUEL CONSUMPTION

1ZZ-FE 2ZZ-GE 1ZR FAE

1999/100/EC - urban - prior 2010 11.3 l/100km - -

- Elise R, Exige - 12.1 l/100km -

- - Elise SC - 11.6 l/100km -

- Exige S - 12.3 l/100 km -

- from 2010 10.6 l/100km - -

- Elise R - 11.6 l/100km -

- - Elise SC - 11.8 l/100km -

- Exige S - 11.9 l/100 km -

- - 8.3 l/100km

- extra urban - prior 2010 6.5 l/100km - -

- Elise R, Exige - 6.8 l/100km -

- Elise SC - 6.7 l/100km -

- Exige S - 9.1 l/100 km -

- from 2010 5.8 l/100km

- Elise R - 6.2 l/100km -

- Elise SC - 6.4 l/100km -

- Exige S - 6.5 l/100km -

- - 5.0 l/100km

- combined - prior 2010 8.3 l/100km - -

- Elise R, Exige - 8.8 l/100km -

- Elise SC - 8.5 l/100km -

- Exige S - 9.1 l/100km -

- from 2010 7.6 l/100km - -

- Elise R - 8.2 l/100km -

- Elise SC - 8.5 l/100km -

- Exige S - 8.5 l/100km -

- - 6.28 l/100km

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