Recommended Oil

offshorematt · Post by **offshorematt** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:05 pm

In the absence of any kind of owner's manual, what do Lotus recommend as the right oil for a 40,000 mile S1? I'm thinking a 10W/40 semi-synthetic?
I used to think expensive = good but I was put right on that front a long time ago...

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:31 am

Matt, I have some fully synthetic.
Don't know the type off my head but Uldis and I bought a heap of it from Big W of all places before it closed!!

offshorematt · Post by **offshorematt** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:59 am

Gareth - when you say you've got 'some' do you mean half of an old litre bottle in your garage or did you buy a fair bit? I need enough for a full oil change, you see. I'm not topping up the p1sh that's in there just now...I hate to think what it was - £4.99 for 5litres from ASDA if those tyres were anything to go by

Can anyone tell me the oil capacity of the S1 Elise? I guess its in the hand book but thats not much use to me seeing as I don't have one...

Cheers!

Post by **simon** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:02 pm

Think it's meant to be 5 litres IIRC but I seem to remember reading that people tend to only get 4.5 litres in.

Post by **Shug** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:40 pm

Yip - and you want a good synthetic. 10W40 would be fine. I use Mobil1 motorsport 15W50 - largely because it's got a high temp tolerance and my engine fries oil in a trackday...

offshorematt · Post by **offshorematt** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:52 am

Nice one, thanks

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 2:53 pm

Matt,
I have enough for a oil change.