R5K Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hi, Picked up my laser blue 111r on Wednesday last week. Got a few issues and a couple of questions. The elise had been stood for more than 6 months with only the odd short run to keep the battery charged etc. It's owner has emigrated to Australia. After I drove it home, it is losing small amounts of oil from just inside the rear wheels. I can only see oil on the very end of the wishbone where the damper is bolted on. Nothing on the tray under the engine at all. There was no mark under it where it has been stored so assuming the drive home triggered it. Is it most likely the dampers leaking? All the fluid levels look ok. It looks like a piece of heat shield has been pulled / cut out of the drivers side rear just inside the metal grill on the bumper. Is this common? Looks deliberate is there something that needs to be accessed that way? The plastic cover on the passenger side of the dash board has lost the two clips from the top, I guess I need a replacement. The car has lost its manual is there anywhere I can get instructions for fitting the hardtop. What is the best engine oil for an 06 111R? I will try and put some pictures on later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin68 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Welcome to mloc, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R5K Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks Martin, Here is a picture of the car when i got it home: two pics of the heat shield: Driver side with the missing piece Passanger side looks intact: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-ahrairah Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Spotted! Electric blue Elise S2, not 100% on the reg but I think it was AU06 EHP or something Going north on the A1M at J44 at 8:30ish. was this you? My wife spotted it wizzing past her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Regard pax side head shield I wouldnt worry about it. Is potentially been cut to gain access to back box to Cat bolts. a quick wheel off look at the dampers should tell you 100% if they are leaking or have leaked. p.s: car looks lovely. Reminds me of my old 111r, was same colour and also an 06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R5K Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 20 hours ago, El-ahrairah said: Spotted! Electric blue Elise S2, not 100% on the reg but I think it was AU06 EHP or something Going north on the A1M at J44 at 8:30ish. was this you? My wife spotted it wizzing past her No, it wasn't me not been on the A1 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R5K Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 41 minutes ago, Alex B said: Regard pax side head shield I wouldnt worry about it. Is potentially been cut to gain access to back box to Cat bolts. a quick wheel off look at the dampers should tell you 100% if they are leaking or have leaked. p.s: car looks lovely. Reminds me of my old 111r, was same colour and also an 06 I intend to get it up on axel stands and do an oil change / have a good look around soon. Can you recommend which oil and filter is best to use is Mobi 1 oil the best? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Warrior Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 quite a few on here who do use their cars on track and for a spirited early morning sunday blast use Fuchs Titan Race Pro R 15W-50 Ester Fully Synthetic Engine Oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Fuchs titan or millers CFS? mobil 1 isn't brilliant too my knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley00 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Welcome to the club. I've got a lightweight outdoor cover you are welcome to borrow if required if you are ever coming 'up North' to Sheffield. I'm only in Ecclesall if you want to nip up for a cuppa. Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R5K Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 20/09/2017 at 11:00, Mutley00 said: Welcome to the club. I've got a lightweight outdoor cover you are welcome to borrow if required if you are ever coming 'up North' to Sheffield. I'm only in Ecclesall if you want to nip up for a cuppa. Cheers, Andrew Thanks Andrew, Sheffield isn't north, we are only about 10 mins away from you in Chesterfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R5K Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Nice drive out this afternoon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Welcome to MLOC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr H Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Welcome. Re axle stands. Please make sure you put them in the right places, getting it wrong can be expensive! If you already know about this - apologies, but it's always worth mentioning, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.