New recall oil cooling lines

[Kimmax]

Just got my car back from the dealer for inspection and other items. They also applied a fix for a recall I haven’t heard of yet, so I thought I’d share.

The recall is being listed as (translated) "Lotus Recall 2023/21 - Oil cooling lines".

My build date should be around November 22. I picked the car up late in the evening, so I couldn’t ask for more information from my mechanic

 

[FederGigant]

I guess we‘ll get a few more of these recalls 😅 „fortunately my car is parked until March and I only have to go to the dealer once for all the stuff they find recall worthy in the next few months.

Would you like to share how much your first Service was, if it was already done?

 

[Kimmax]

Would you like to share how much your first Service was, if it was already done?

Very reasonable in my opinion! About 710€ including Oil & Filter change.

 

[kitkat]

Very reasonable in my opinion! About 710€ including Oil & Filter change.

Hopefully they did a bit more than oil and filter for 710 euros…

 

[Kimmax]

Hopefully they did a bit more than oil and filter for 710 euros…

Of course, the full deal. Only mentioned oil specifically since it's a big chunk of material cost. Full service as specified by Lotus + a few smaller items, fluids, etc.

 

[virtualmacho]

Of course, the full deal. Only mentioned oil specifically since it's a big chunk of material cost. Full service as specified by Lotus + a few smaller items, fluids, etc.

Hmmm. No mention of LED fluid. You should make sure both front and rear have been topped up!

 

[scc.131.fe]

Hmmm. No mention of LED fluid. You should make sure both front and rear have been topped up!

My wife's Vantage had rear LED fluid, but there was a TSB for that!

 

[Kimmax]

Some more information: Recall is to check and ensure snuck fit on some hose connectors. I wasn't affected.

 

[ND2021]

Of course, the full deal. Only mentioned oil specifically since it's a big chunk of material cost. Full service as specified by Lotus + a few smaller items, fluids, etc.

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so how much was the Lotus Hologram?

 

[Kimmax]

so how much was the Lotus Hologram?

😏 It's shiny tho!

 

[Gridgway]

When you say full deal, they just changed the oil and oil filter and checked a load of things! That's a long way off a full deal service in my book!

 

[kitkat]

When you say full deal, they just changed the oil and oil filter and checked a load of things! That's a long way off a full deal service in my book!

Basically a $50 oil change and a multipoint inspection service most dealers do for free. Maybe a $80 oil change if you factor in the bolts needed to remove the rear access plate.

 

[Mh59]

Car servicing has been a rip off for years now. I remember taking my old VW Golf into a local Peugeot Dealer about 20 years ago and got it back with tightened handbrake, brake foot pedal adjusted, all sorts of stuff that made me notice genuine attention had been paid.

Now it's oil & filter and checking a few things. Things should get better with time, not worse!

 

[KJD]

Very reasonable in my opinion! About 710€ including Oil & Filter change.

You’ve been ripped off. €710 is way more than I’ll be expecting to pay.

If B&C charge me more than £400-450 (€500 max) I’ll be unpleasantly surprised.

 

[Mh59]

The pricing is advertised online at £430 in the UK for year 1 servicing.

Fixed Price Service | Lotus Cars United Kingdom

Experience the best with Lotus Fixed Price Servicing: Genuine parts, 2-year guarantee, and skilled crew for your exceptional ride.

www.lotuscars.com

Hopefully mine will align with that as it’s due to be done in a few weeks

 

[Yas.totti10]

You’ve been ripped off. €710 is way more than I’ll be expecting to pay.

If B&C charge me more than £400-450 (€500 max) I’ll be unpleasantly surprised.

Lotus Silverstone charged me around £400 for 1st year service

 

[Kimmax]

Service alone was 502,66€
6.7l 10W-60 Oil cost is 157,86€ (should have brought my own, that's on me)
About 32€ for a special request
The remainder is oil filter, small items, and small amounts of various fluids

 

[kitkat]

Service alone was 502,66€
6.7l 10W-60 Oil cost is 157,86€ (should have brought my own, that's on me)
About 32€ for a special request
The remainder is oil filter, small items, and small amounts of various fluids

Is the 10w60 a recommendation from Lotus?

 

[JonFuller]

Is the 10w60 a recommendation from Lotus?

B&C confirmed to me 0W40 A3 B4, and that they use Mobil-1, 0W40 A3 B4 (fully synthetic). I bought a 20 litre drum of this from Opie Oils, @ just over £200, which should give me 3 oil changes.
For ref, it took exactly 6 litres to get it back to the top mark on the dipstick after sump and filter drain.
And a genuine oil filter (obviously Toyota, in a Lotus box) was under a tenner from B&C. I chose to change the oil & filter at 1300 miles, so just after run-in, as it can't hurt, and 10k miles seems a long shlep on oil used for break in.
I will be (as I do with most of my motors) doing intermediate oil/filter changes anyways, ie, every 5k in this case.
I ordered an oil drain/refil tool set from the states, that has an adaptor that screws into the oil filter body, and allows you to drain the filter via a flexi tube, before removing it, which saved a lot of mess.

- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114153335441

I wasn't able to use the blue part of the funnel, as it fouled the engine surround trim, but the screw-in transparent portion was useful to poke a regular funnel spout into, as the oil filler hole on the cam cover has a built-in strainer, right by the opening, making it very difficult to get the spout of the regular funnel to go in & rest there safely. This adaptor thing saved a lot of spillage, I'm sure.

Also bought the Synthetic gear oil (75/80, fully synthetic) for the manual transmission, but haven't changed it yet, because the oil level plug I was looking for, wasn't obvious. Turns out the tranny oil is a little more complex to change (lotus manual gives a drawing with dimensions, of how to make your own dipstick! You remove the oil return pipe from transmission cooler circuit, and dip the gearbox oil via that hole.
It also states, that you should use the Lotus diagnostic software to manually run the transmission cooler pump, to ejaculate the remaining oil out of that circuit, before refilling.

 

[kitkat]

ejaculate the remaining oil out of that circuit

😳 sir this is a family environment