Lotus Esprit Series - Page 133

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Check for. oil and coolar~t leaks while engine is running.
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Refit the air cleaner element, the air box cover and the air trunking.
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- adjust the idle speed and mixture if necessary.
VALVES
To Remove
1. Remove the cylinder head.
2.
Using a suitable valve spring compressor, compress the valve springs and
extract the split collets. Release the valve spring compressor, and remove
the volve spring retainer, valve springs
and spring seat from each valve.
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Remove the valve.
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-,eat the process for the remaining valves.
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1.
Check the valve seats for condition, re - cutting as necessary, and check
condition of volve guides. Grind in all valves.
2.
Lightly lubricate the stem of the valve and insert into ih wide.
3.
Fit sprlng seat, valve springs, spring retainer. Place the valve spring
compressor in position and
comprea the volve springs suffialently to fit the
split collets. Release the volve spring compressor.
Check both halves of
the collets are still in place and correctly seated.
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4. Repeat the process for the remaining valves. b
5.
Replace the cylinder head followed by the comshaft hovrlngs. Re - check
the volve cleoronces.
6.
Replace camshaft covers and 'V' belts.
DECARBONISE CYLINDER HEAD AND
PISTONS
To Remove
1.
Remove cylinder head to a clean covered bench.
2. Remove the valves.
3.
Kemuve all carbon deposits from the cylinder head combustion chamber foces,
inlet and exhaust ports, piston crowns and volve heads. A ring of carbon
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