Valve Guide Seals

[LL]

Hi all,

My Elan blows a little smoke and it's been diagnosed as being the valve guides. I know the car isn't supposed to have seals but what types can be retrofitted? I'm sure I saw a post on this a while ago but after going through the threads can't find it and the search function doesn't appear to be working.

Cheers,
Neil

[type26owner]

http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1053

Just a word of caution. If you're planning on running the car on the racetrack then set the stem clearances to the Lotus Service Manual specs otherwise the chance of seizing a valve goes way up. You can run these big clearances and still stop the oil smoke with the stem seals. Recommend you run synthetic oil on the racetrack.

[twincamman]

synthetic oil caused a catastrophic bottom end failure on one of my twin cams ---I wont use it in my lawn mower --- it isn't designed for older motors --the word synthetic says it all fossil oil is best for older motors --[and so it begins again] ---ed

[types26/36]

synthetic oil caused a catastrophic bottom end failure in my lawn mower ed

Oh Ed, would that be a 26R lawn mower?........and I thought Lotus only made racing bicycles!
Brian

[twincamman]

no it was my super 7 lawn mower-[sob]----a lotus f1 bicycle?--ed

[types26/36]

a lotus f1 bicycle?--ed

Yep, they made them.
Type 108 1992 1 prototype Olympic bicycle Gold Medal Barcelona
Type 110 199? ? production version of type 108 bicycle
Brian

[twincamman]

lotus 119 a 119 b and 119c ----bet they didnt run worth a s*it on synthetic oil-- -ed

[types26/36]

a lotus f1 bicycle?--ed

Yep, they made them.

......and I believe Lotus also made made a "soap box" and/or a solar powered "soap box" although I dont have a reference or type number.
Brian

[twincamman]

l synthetic oil maybe for your little girl pink MIATA -most certainly NOT for a manly hairy chested Lotus twin cam -50 weight valvoline dino oil only thank you ---ed

[types26/36]

Hmmm, could be wrong here but I'm think I'm picking up vibes you are not a supporter of Synthetic oils
Brian

[twincamman]

not so much -- we found less blow ups when we went from synthetic back to ash oil in our vee engines --that convinced me my belief it caused my tc failure was correct -----ed

[types26/36]

Just had a look a type 119c ...thanks, now thats interesting.

http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/t ... us119.html

Brian

[twincamman]

GREAT gas milage --ed

[Bill]

Oil - Shmoil !!

If my Twink were of an ethenic persuation other than Eurasion I would have to resort to Castrol R (can't you smell the bacon frying?) Mornng in the pit campground.
I run either Mobil one or Pennzoil synthetic since my rebuild 7 years back. It works -- new spec engine, new tech. ---therefore, new oil!!! SYNTHETIC.

Don't fry your eggs in it 'tho -- might be carsosomething.

Back to the pits breakfast and Castrol R

26/0538

Uncle Bill

[triumphelan]

When I went "modern" and used synthenic oil ,it leaked from everywhere .I`m back to GTX