Drain
the
gearbox when
the
oil
is
warm.
Remove
all
four plugs. Clean and replace
the
drain plugs when the old oil has
drained thoroughly.
Fill the gearbox with new oil
of
the
recommended grade up
to
the
level
plug hole, and replace level and filler plugs. ·
Oil
Filter
Renew
the
oil .filter at the Free Service and at every A, B and C service.
Unscrew the filter canister by turning
in
an anti-clockwise direction, and discard.
Clean the mating face on
the
crankcase and screw on
the
new filter by hand,
but
not
too
tightly.
Start
the
engine and check for oil leaks, tightening
the
filter
further if necessary.
Drive
shafts
Every
service, grease
the
drive shafts inner and outer universal joints.
Use
a grease
gun
filled with
the
recommended lubricant, and pump until grease exudes from
the
joints.
Front
Hubs
Every
B and C Service
the
front
hubs should
be
re-packed
by
your Lotus Dealer
with
the
recommended lubricant.
RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS
Engine (above and
below
0°Cl
Mobil SHC must
be
used when
no
oil
cooler
is
fined.
When
an
oil
cooler
is
fitted
lubricants listed
below
may
be
used.
Lotus
Cars
Ltd
recommend Valvoline oils and
greases,
as
follows:
Engine (above
0°C)
Valvoline HD 2fNtl/50
All
Climate. or Racing Oil
Engine {below
0°C)
Valvoline
HD
1
M/40
All
Climate·
Transmission Valvoline X-18-8AE
80
Steering
Unit
Valvoline X-18-SAE
90
Drive Shafts Valvoline X-AII
Grease
Front Hubs Valvoline
Multilith
No
2
Grease
When
Valvoline products
are
unobtainable. the lubricants listed below are approved:
Oudthams Texaco Shell Esso Castro!
BP
Mobil
Engine a 2f1.NI50 Havoline Super
Uniflow
GTX
Super
Mobil#.
(above
0°C)
20W/50
100
10W/50 Viscostatic Super
20WI50
Engine
a
10W/40
Havoline Super
Uniflow
Castrolite Super
Mobi!Qil.
(below
0°Cl
10W/40
1
ow
1
30
1
ow
150
Viscostatic Super
2f1.N/50
T
ransm
isstun
tiypottl
80
Mult1gear
S~om
....
l::ao
l..aurol
Energol
Mobilube
EP
80
80EP
EP
SAE
80
HD
80
Steering
Hypoid
90
Multigear Spirax
Gear
oil
Hypoy
Energol
Mobilube
unit
EP
90
90EP
GX85W/
EP
SAE
90
HD
90
140
Drive shaft ) Duckhams Marfak Shell
Esso
Castro!
BP
Mobil
grease
Front I
LB10
All-
Retinax
Multi-
Grease
Energrease MP
Hubs
I purpose A
Grease
LM
L2
Brake Master
Cylinder
Reservoir: Castro! Girting Universal Brake and Clutch
Fluid.
Servicing
Intervals-
Refer
to
Maintenance Schedules
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