Oil Sump/Pan

Background

The 4XE1-MT engine is an Isuzu Item tuned by Lotus. The engine used various guises...

• 91 Impulse
• 92 Impulse turbocharged
• 91 Storm
• 92 - 93 Storm SOHC
• 91 Stylus from 7/90
• 92 Stylus SOHC
• 93 Stylus

Common Faults

Ther are several reasons as why to change an oil sump, but the following three spring to mind :-

1. Damaged whilst Incorrectly jacking the car.
2. Dented or holed after the vehicle bottomed out on the road surface.
3. Heavily corroded.

Replacement Parts

  Lotus Part number A100E6330S (£126)
  Isuzu Part Number: 897031-0190
  Tokyo Radiator Mfg. Co. 053551
  General Motors (Geo/Chevrolet) p/n: 97031018

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  Isuzu Oil Pan picture taken from Ebay

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  Isuzu Oil Pan

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  Isuzu Oil Pan

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  Lotus Elan Oil Pan, Jet-Hot coated

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  Both Isuzu and Lotus IPC merged

Repair

Short term fix

Aluminum putty

Long term fix

Weld it...

Second-hand from as little as £10 from the USA.

External Links

• Lotus Elan Central
• SJ Lotus
• Isuzuparts.com
• USA CAR PARTS Search for 91, Geo, storm, oil pan.