My Emira was in service for 1.5 months waiting for a replacement steering pump from UK. They replaced it and the noise is NOT gone.
Now the service rep tells me Lotus claims it characteristic of the car and that multiple other cars on the lot have the same sound.
If anyone knows of a way to...
The fluid reservoir/pump for the i4 is near the front wipers according to the manual. The v6 fluid reservoir is in the back.
I haven’t noticed the sound outside. Will check in a couple of days and update.
They’re not completely wrong. I4 has a electro-hydraulic steering and V6 has a hydraulic steering. I’m waiting to get my first 1000 miles in so I can get this fixed along with an oil change.
I have an i4 too and this sound is annoying if I’m not listening to music.
Did you hear any response? I'm about to pick up an i4 tomorrow, and I heard a very similar noise a few days back and asked the dealership to fix it before delivery. Service personal responded with nothing is wrong, and we don't hear it anymore after lifting it - which I highly doubt.