Elise S1, 1998
Posted: 08 Aug 2005 15:05
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Previous service/modifications history:
- - Engine oil and filter fitted by Formula One in Newcastle, UK (24/10/1998)
- New fuel pump, modified harness and new filler cap for the coolingsystem (recall by Lotus) fitted by Formula One in Newcastle, UK (28/10/1998)
- New sparkplugs fitted by Persson Motor (at 20000 kms)
- New airfilter fitted by Persson Motor (at 20000 kms)
- Engine oil and filter fitted by Persson Motor (at 30000 kms)
- New rear tyres - Kleber (at 32000 kms)
- New front tyres - Hankook (autumn 2003)
- Replaced the rubber gaiters in the front suspension, they'd cracked (19/05/2004)
- - Polished her, Meguiars (31/05/2004)
- Removed the rubber mats in the footwells, lots of (smelly) moisture there! Seemed OK though, no corrosion. Removed the sticky tape and put in some new carpet mats I had lying around (03/06/04)
- Tune-up: Changed oil (to Mobil-1 5-50), filter (Rover/MG orig.), and sparkplugs (Rover/MG -type). When I was about to change the airfilter, I discovered a drop-in K&N-filter, much to my delight! Cleaned it and put it back.
Cleaned the airbox as well. Removed the seats to get rid of any and all debris stuck. You really need a good toolbox to get to the bolts...but I did it. (12/06/2004)
- Replaced the cambelt at Bennets Sportsvagnservice in Gothenburg, Sweden. Cheap, good work and good guys! (24/06/2004)
- Went on the Nürburgring! She behaved very well, but I've got to do something about the suspension and the tyres... (27-31/07/2004)
- Replaced red Koni's with shiny new Nitrons, 325 lbs front, 400 lbs rear. (16/01/2005)
- Replaced standard exhaust with www.eliseparts.com High Flow Sports Exhaust (17/01/2005)
- Replaced airfilter with a Hurricane Induction system (17/01/2005)
- Stiffer adjustable Anti-Roll bar with slider drop links (23/01/2005)
- Went out for a small trip testing my new suspension, parked the car, found coolant on the floor...yep, HGF, Head Gasket Failure! Great... Fortunately, changing the gasket isn't that hard, and with a little help I did the job myself. Unfortunately, when we started her up again, the car still leaked...somewhere else...! Off with her head! Again... Seems we managed to damage the new gasket with the cambelt tensioner when we put the head back on, doh! Second attempt went fine, no more leaks (7-28/03/2005)
- New parts installed include new pressure cap, rotor, distributor cap, remote thermostat kit, Magnecor spark plug wires, sport 160 TB, cylinder head long bolts, exhaust-/intake gaskets, cam seals, water pump, Mike Satur head gasket and steel dowels. Also installed new steel filler surround. Changed the coolant, oil, oil filter and brake fluid (28/03/2005)
- Changed the battery (to a blue Varta) which didn't make it through the winter storage (06/04/2005)
- Changed the o-ring (Rover part no. BAU5325) where the fuel inlet pipe meets the fuel rail, it had shredded when putting it back together after the HGF (16/04/2005)
- Changed the side repeaters from the original orange ones to new white ones. Got them at my local Opel dealer, as they are from a late Opel Corsa, for NOK 140,-. The Opel part number is 1713240 (16/04/2005)
- Got me some used Speedline magnesium wheels! They are seriously lighter than standard wheels; 6x15, 6.0 kg front and 8x16, 7.2 kg rear. Included in the deal were also 2 standard S1 rear wheels as well as 6 Dunlop R-tyres (15/05/2005)
- Got two new Yokohama A048's in size 195/50/15 for the fronts, as one of the Dunlop's were worn out (26/05/2005)
- - Oil temp and oil pressure meters in the dash
- Oil cooler, either oil/air or water/oil
