RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS
0
Engine (obove and below
0
C) Mobil SHC must be used when no oil cooler
is
fitted,
When an oil cooler is fitted lubricants listed below may be used.
Lotus Cars
Ltd.recommend Valvoline oils and greases, as follows:
Engine (above
o~C)
Valvoline HD 20W/50All Climate or
HP
High
Performance
Oil
Engine (below
0
C)
Valvoline HD 10W/40
All
CIimote
Transmission Volvoline X
-
18
-
SAE
80
Steering Unit Valvoline X
-
18
-
SAE
90
Drive Shafts Valvoline X-AI1 Grease
Front Hubs
Valvoline Multilith No
2
Grease
Where Valvoline products are unobtainable, the
lubricants listed below are approved:
Duckhams Texaco Shell Esso
-
L..
,.
.Engine (above
O'C?
Q
20W/50 Havoline Super
100
Uniflow
2OW/50
l
OW/50
Engine (below O'C)
Q
10W/40 Havoline
-
Super Uniflow
1
ow/40
1
OW/30
l
OW/SO
Hypoid 80/'12 Multigear Spirax
80EP
Esso
£6'80
Steering unit Hypoid
90
Multigear Spirax 90EP Gear oil
EP90
GX
85W/140
Drive shaft, front Duckhams
Marfak
Shell Esso
Hubs
LB
10
All-purpose
Retinox
A
Mul ti
-
grease
Brake Master Cylinder Reservoir:
Castrol Girling Universal Brake ond Clutch Fluid
Servicing Intervals
-
After Saies Service at 800 Kilometres (500 miles)
-
EM
A
Service, Every 8,000 Kilometres (5,000 miles)
Q?
-
B
Service, Every 16,000 Kilometres (1 0,000 miles)
Castrol
BP
-
-
Mobil
GTX Super
Mobiloil Super
Viscostotic
20W/50
Castrol ite Super Mobiloil Super
Viscostoti c
20W/50
m
Costrol £nergol
Mobilube HD80
3
EP
SAE 80
HYPOY
Energol
5
Mobilube HD90
P
EP
SA£ 90
-I
Costrol-
BP
Mobilgrease
5
Grease LM Energrease
MP
2
\
L2
S
B
Z
-I
a
M
For North American cars refer to
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Owners Handbook
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