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Quote: Originally Posted by mjf What kind of price range is something like that? How does it compare to the cost of the repairs? Best to call and ask...things have changed in 5 years. Let's put it this way...it MORE than paid for itself. The original warranty is gone pretty quickly.

If they are the same as an Elise - drill out two rivets.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cardinal Are you talking about the part that the hose fits onto cracking in some cases? I seem to remember something about that too. Yep. The tube that leads into the cooler that has the fitting on it that the hose's fitting screws onto. The twisting (from not using the second wrench) causes a fatigue crack to form in the tube.

Quote: Originally Posted by TimMullen Sorry, but that's a good way to die. If you are crawling under your car when it is supported only by the jack, you are simply asking for it. You life is depending on a small 5 cent piece of Chinese rubber o-ring. Jacks have been known to suddenly fail and drop, trapping/killing the people under the car. That is the purpose of the jack stand - to have a fail-safe support for the car. Using a jack to...

Quote: Originally Posted by tech1687 Its an original one..... I ate a bird into the oil cooler and he cause the leak in the fins of the oil cooler hahaha what away to go.... I now need a oil cooler son of a gun.... Do you recommend a factory oil cooler or is their an aftermarket solution that works..??? Thanks guys for you help.... Yup, that's a new one! I actually can't remember anyone talking about aftermarket coolers, so I'm...

Here is a diagram of the two flap valves. There is a stepper motor that directly drives the top one and a belt to the lower. Cheers, Michael

My pump module was so tight that even with the tank out of the car I broke the entire flange off of the unit trying to pry it upward and no way could I have gotten it out while trying to reach in the cavity with a screwdriver. I also am not a fan of the amount of cutting I have seen on the chassis to make room to extract the module through the chassis instead of dropping the tank. But if you get lucky and can get the module loose and are...

Here's what it looks like. There is no washer as was discussed in the thread. The hex bolt fits tightly and seems to be natural. I've taken it out and put it back several times and even bleed the pipe. I'll keep some tools and splice parts in the car for a few weeks, just in case

I put the car in the air just to check out the "other side". Yes, there is nothing there. ;-) I went thru the whole climate control system and I can't find the cause of the problem. I'll have to take it in and try out service @ Premier Lotus in Branford, CT. I believe it has to be either the rheostat (sp?) or one of the actuators. Thanks for all the help folks! AK

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