Cooling Hoses Incorrectly Routed

[stefan]

I spent today swapping in an Eventuri cold air intake on my 2026 Emira V6 SE, and I think I spotted a manufacturing problem: The cooling hoses under the filter box are twisted. I've attached a picture.

Instead of the 1, 2, 3 routing, mine are in a 1, 3, 2 routing (see picture annotations), where the smaller hose is in the middle instead of at the end.

This I believe is causing a few issues:
1. The smaller of the hoses (3) not being retained properly, leading to...
2 Rubbing of the shifter linkage when in 5th and 6th gear. These always felt a bit soft at the extremes from the factory, but unfortunately I can no longer fully confirm after disassembly. I just know I had even worse issues after installing the new intake.
3. The big hose (2) is being pinched slightly because it can only go in the retaining clip for the smaller hose (3).

I'm hoping someone here has their own picture of a 2026 Emira V6 SE to compare. Based on Eventuri guides I've found online, the hoses are routed incorrectly.

I grabbed this from a youtube video of a 2025, and I think it has the correct routing (1, 2, 3)

 

[stefan]

And to be clear: I can't just move one over the other since they'd be twisted. I think this is a warranty issue I'll need to raise with the dealer, but wanted to confirm first.

 

[Osmiumira]

To my memory, one of the changes for 2026 was a revised cooling system. I believe the thermostat opens earlier, and also the actual hose routing is different to reduce vehicle weight (presumably by reducing the total volume of coolant). You can dig up the original 2026 press release to see for sure. For this reason comparing your 2026 car to existing things you find online may or may not be misleading. Finally, I would just be weary of presenting the issue to the dealer, as it seems likely to me that installing a non-stock intake could void the engine warranty, since lotus themselves hasnt done the R & D to ensure that the eventuri filter design sufficiently protects the engine from foreign particles.

For what its worth ive never noticed shifter linkage rubbing on my 2025; what exactly are you noticing? an odd feeling through the shift lever? a noise?