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‎Capacity and recommended lubricant

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Tigerdog: /* Capacity and recommended lubricant */

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‎Capacity and recommended lubricant

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‎Capacity and recommended lubricant

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‎Capacity and recommended lubricant

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‎Capacity and recommended lubricant

Tigerdog: /* The mysterious refill plug */

2011-11-03T05:31:42Z

‎The mysterious refill plug

Geoff at 04:07, 5 September 2010

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Geoff: Change Gearbox Oil moved to Gearbox Oil Change

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Change Gearbox Oil moved to Gearbox Oil Change

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 Recommended lubricant is discussed at length in [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=19171 this forum thread] and [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7835 this one].  Castrol TAF-X 75w90 originally recommended by Lotus is discontinued.  As of 2011, it is replaced by Castrol Syntrans 75W-90 in the UK, Syntrax 75w-90 in the US.  Redline MT-90 (''not'' MTL) also meets these requirements.  For those who have installed Quaife differentials, [http://www.quaife.co.uk/faqs they also recommend] 75W-90 synthetic gear oil.
-Bottom line:  75W-90 GL-5 full synthetic gear oil.
+Bottom line:  75W-90 GL-4 full synthetic gear oil.
 == The mysterious refill plug ==

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-The problem here is not removing oil but putting it in.
+The challenge lays not in removing oil but putting it in.  The transmission is filled through the hole where the speedometer drive cable enters the housing.  The first job is to remove the [[Speedometer Cable]] and speedometer gear from the gearbox and remove the speedometer gear to check the oil level.  Please do this before draining the old lubricant.  If you're not able to remove the cable, it's better to find out while there's still oil in the transmission.
-The first job is to remove the [[Speedometer Cable]] and speedometer gear from the gearbox and remove the speedometer gear to check the oil level.  Please do this before draining the transmission.  If you're not able to remove the cable, it's better to find out while there's still oil in the transmission.
+If you need to add or refill oil you’ll need a funnel and suitable length of hose (nobody said this was easy). The original Mobil oil specified by Lotus is no longer produced.  Lotus next recommended Castrol TAF-X 75W-90.  TAF-X 75W-90 is no longer available but has been replaced with another Castrol product (see below).  Draining the gearbox is simply a case of removing the transmission drain plug from beneath the car.  The LEC how-to section includes an [http://www.lotuselancentral.com/repair/transaxleoil.htm article with photographs].
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 If you need to add or refill oil you’ll need a funnel and suitable length of hose (nobody said this was easy). The original Mobil oil specified by Lotus is no longer produced. Lotus next recommended Castrol TAF-X 75W-90.  TAF-X 75W-90 is no longer available but has been replaced with another product (see below).
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 Draining the gearbox is simply a case of removing the transmission drain plug from beneath the car.  The LEC how-to section includes an [http://www.lotuselancentral.com/repair/transaxleoil.htm article with photographs].
 == Capacity and recommended lubricant ==

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 The problem here is not removing oil but putting it in.
-The first job is to remove the [[Speedometer Cable]] and speedometer gear from the gearbox and remove the speedometer gear to check the oil level.
+The first job is to remove the [[Speedometer Cable]] and speedometer gear from the gearbox and remove the speedometer gear to check the oil level.  Please do this before draining the transmission.  If you're not able to remove the cable, it's better to find out while there's still oil in the transmission.
-If you need to add or refill oil you’ll need a funnel and suitable length of hose (nobody said this was easy). The original Mobil oil specified by Lotus is no longer produced. Lotus now recommends Castrol TAF-X 75W/90, which is readily available and recommended for the S2 Elan which uses the same gearbox as the S1.
+If you need to add or refill oil you’ll need a funnel and suitable length of hose (nobody said this was easy). The original Mobil oil specified by Lotus is no longer produced. Lotus next recommended Castrol TAF-X 75W-90.  TAF-X 75W-90 is no longer available but has been replaced with another product (see below).
-Draining the gearbox is simply a case of removing the transmission drain plug from beneath the car.
+Draining the gearbox is simply a case of removing the transmission drain plug from beneath the car.  The LEC how-to section includes an [http://www.lotuselancentral.com/repair/transaxleoil.htm article with photographs].
 == Capacity and recommended lubricant ==

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 Lotus manuals state 1.8l / 1.9 US quarts as capacity for refilling a drained transaxle.  1.9 US quarts = 1.8l = 3 imperial pints = 60.8 fl oz.
-Recommended lubricant is discussed at length in [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=19171 this forum thread] and [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7835 this one].  Castrol TAF-X 75w90 originally recommended by Lotus is discontinued.  As of 2011, it is replaced by Castrol Syntrans 75W-90 in the UK, Syntrax 75w-90 in the US.  Redline MT-90 (''not'' MTL) also meets these requirements.
+Recommended lubricant is discussed at length in [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=19171 this forum thread] and [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7835 this one].  Castrol TAF-X 75w90 originally recommended by Lotus is discontinued.  As of 2011, it is replaced by Castrol Syntrans 75W-90 in the UK, Syntrax 75w-90 in the US.  Redline MT-90 (''not'' MTL) also meets these requirements.  For those who have installed Quaife differentials, [http://www.quaife.co.uk/faqs they also recommend] 75W-90 synthetic gear oil.
-Bottom line:  75W-90 GL-4 (or GL-5) full synthetic gear oil.
 == The mysterious refill plug ==

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 == Capacity and recommended lubricant ==
-Lotus manuals state 1.8l / 1.9 US quarts as capacity for refilling a drained transaxle.  1.9 US quarts = 60.8 fl oz = 3 imperial pints = 1.8l.
+Lotus manuals state 1.8l / 1.9 US quarts as capacity for refilling a drained transaxle.  1.9 US quarts = 1.8l = 3 imperial pints = 60.8 fl oz.
 Recommended lubricant is discussed at length in [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=19171 this forum thread] and [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7835 this one].  Castrol TAF-X 75w90 originally recommended by Lotus is discontinued.  As of 2011, it is replaced by Castrol Syntrans 75W-90 in the UK, Syntrax 75w-90 in the US.  Redline MT-90 (''not'' MTL) also meets these requirements.

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	Draining the gearbox is simply a case of removing the transmission drain plug from beneath the car.		Draining the gearbox is simply a case of removing the transmission drain plug from beneath the car.
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		+	== Capacity and recommended lubricant ==
		+	Lotus manuals state 1.8l / 1.9 US quarts as capacity for refilling a drained transaxle, 1.9l / 2 US quarts if filling a dry transaxle.
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		+	Recommended lubricant is discussed at length in [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=122&t=19171 this forum thread] and [http://forum.lotuselancentral.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7835 this one].
		+	Bottom line: 75W-90 GL-4 (or GL-5) full synthetic gear oil.

	== The mysterious refill plug ==		== The mysterious refill plug ==

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