Lotus Elise / Lotus Exige. Instruction

Lotus Service Notes Section TDQ

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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

- dip beam

- from '07

- main beam

H7U

- dip beam

H7U

Driving lamps

Front side/parking lamps

W5W

Side repeater lamps

WY5W amber

Front turn indicators

PY21w amber

Rear turn indicators

- prior '06

H21

)

Stop/Tail lamps

- prior '06

4/21

P21/4w

)

Stop lamps (USA)

- prior '06

H21

) '06 onwards use

Tail lamps

- prior '06

R5W

) LED clusters

Tail/turn lamps (USA)

- prior '06

4/21

P21/4w

)

Fog/Tail lamps

- prior '06

4/21

P21/4w

Reversing lamp

- prior '06

H21

Turn lamps (non-USA)

- from '06

W16W

Reverse lamps

- from '06

W16W

High mounted stop lamp

2.5

16 x LED

Licence plate lamps

C5W

Interior lamp

W5W

System voltage/polarity

12V negative earth

Alternator

85A

Battery

- non USA

- type

Yuasa 063/3

- cranking power (SAE)

380A

- reserve capacity

70 minutes

- dimensions (mm)

L 207, W 175, H 175

- USA

- type

Delco 19001598

- BCI code

26R-6YR

- cranking power

550 amps @ -18°C

- reserve capacity

80 minutes

TRANSMISSION
Gearbox

- all except Elise S

6-speed instruction incl. final drive

- Elise S

5-speed instruction incl. final drive

Differential

- standard

Open, bevel gear

- option

Torsen type LSD with Lotus Traction Control

Gear

Ratio

Final Drive

mph(km/h)/1000 rpm

5-speed

6-speed

5-speed

6-speed

5-speed

6-speed

First

3.17 : 1

3.17 : 1 )

5.36 (8.62) 5.1 (8.2)

Second

1.90 : 1

2.05 : 1 )

8.73 (14.1) 7.7 (12.4)

Third

1.39 : 1

1.48 : 1 )

4.31 : 1

4.53 : 1

12.0 (19.2) 10.7 (17.2)

Fourth

1.03 : 1

1.17 : 1 )

16.2 (26.0) 13.6 (21.8)

Fifth

0.82 : 1

0.92 : 1 )

20.4 (32.8) 17.3 (27.8)

Sixth

0.81 : 1 )

19.4 (31.3)

Reverse

3.25 : 1

3.25 : 1 )

Lotus Service Notes Section TDQ

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CLUTCH
Type

Single dry plate. Diaphragm spring cover.
Hydraulic release.

Friction plate diameter

215 mm

Diaphragm finger clearance

1.00 mm

Diaphragm finger height - new

37.5 - 32.1 mm

- service limit

42.75 mm

Friction plate thickness

- new

7.4 - 6.9 mm

- service limit

5.6 mm

Rivet depth

- new

1.00 mm

- service limit

0.20 mm

Friction plate run-out

- new

0.80 mm

- service limit

1.00 mm

Pressure plate warp

- service limit

0.15 mm

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

FUEL CONSUMPTION

1ZZ-GE

2ZZ-GE

1999/100/EC

- urban

11.3 l/100km

12.1 l/100km

- extra urban

6.5 l/100km

6.8 l/100km

- combined

8.3 l/100km

8.8 l/100km

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Lotus Service Notes

Section AH

ELISE CHASSIS UNIT

Seat belt mounting

frame steel roof hoop

Composite

Scuttle

Seat mounting

crash structure

beam

extrusion

Seat belt mounting

frame backstay

Door hinge

mounting

Sill extrustion

Main siderail

Fuel tank bay

Steel rear subframe

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