Lotus Esprit Series - Engine Cover; Engine Compartment Air Flow

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t.,rODEL S2 CHARACTERISTICS
An
oir scoop is fitted to the rear of each rear quarter light, one feeds air into the engine
cover and the other to the
airbox, via the engine compartment.
The side
~anels in the
engine compartment are sealed with vents into the engine compartment.
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ENGINE COVER
The engine cover in the model
S2 vehicle is sealed against the engine compartment floor
and hos an access hatch for routine
maintenance. Moulded into the top of the cover are
recesses for the wheel jack ond tools.
TO REMOVE
b
1.
Raise the tailgate, remove the tonneau cover and release the clips securing
the service hatch. Lift up hatch.
2.
Unscrew wire clip securing the flexible ducting tube to the airbox and pull
out the ducting tubes from the engine cover.
3.
Unclip the elastic straps from both sides of the cover and the two on the
inside at the rear of the cover.
TO REPLACE
1. Reverse the removal
C,
ENGINE COMPARTMENT AIR FLOW
Air to the
airbox is first picked up through the left hand air scoop, where it is expelled
into the engine compartment through the left hand side panel vent, see figure
27. Air
is drawn throu
g
h the ri
g
ht hand side ponel vent, throvgh the flexible ducting to the airbox.
The right hand air scoop is connected via o flexible ducting to the engine cover. Federal
vehicles and those used in high ambient climates are fitted with a fan in the ducting, which
is controlled by a temperature sensor on the airbox under the engine cover.
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