Lotus Service Notes Section TDP

TECHNICAL DATA - ENGINE

SECTION TDP

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General .................................................................................................................... 2
Cylinder Block .......................................................................................................... 2
Cylinder Head .......................................................................................................... 3
Valves & Springs ...................................................................................................... 3
Camshafts ................................................................................................................ 3
Pistons ..................................................................................................................... 3
Connecting Rods ...................................................................................................... 3
Crankshaft ............................................................................................................... 3
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Oil Pump .................................................................................................................. 3

Coolant Thermostat .................................................................................................. 3

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GENERAL
Type designation - All except Elise S 2ZZ-GE
- Elise S 1ZZ-FE
Configuration & no. of cylinders in-line 4 -
Capacity 1796 cm3 1794 cm³
Bore 82.00 mm 79.00 mm
Stroke 85.00 mm 91.50 mm
Camshafts Chain driven DOHC -
Valves 4VPC in pentroof -
chambers
Valve control - inlet Variable timing & lift Variable timing
- exhaust Variable lift -
Valve timing - inlet - low & medium speed - open 33° BTDC to all speeds 48° BTDC
to 10° ATDC to 5° BTDC
- close 15° ATDC to all speeds 12° ATDC
58° ATDC to 55° ATDC
- high speed - open 58° BTDC to
15° BTDC
- close 54° ABDC to
97° ABDC
- exhaust - low & medium speed - open 14° BBDC all speeds 42° BBDC
- close 34° ATDC all speeds 2° ATDC
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- high speed - open 36° BBDC

- close 60° ATDC
Compression ratio 11.5:1 10.0:1
Compression pressure (250 rpm) - new 1400 kPa (203 psi) 1500 kPa (218 psi)
- service limit 1000 kPa (145 psi) -
Firing order 1,3,4,2 -
Spark plugs NGK IFR6A11 NGK BKR5EYA-11
Spark plug gap 1.1 mm 1.0 ± 0.05 mm
Maximum continuous engine speed 8000 rpm 6,800 rpm
Maximum transient engine speed 8500 rpm 7,000 rpm
Idle speed 850 rpm -
Ignition system Direct ignition using -
individual H.T. coils
for each cylinder
Fuel system Fully sequential -
indirect fuel injection,
Lotus T4 controller
Fuel requirement (minimum) Unleaded 95 RON -
Peak power (1999/99/EC) 141 kW (192 PS) 100 kW (136 PS)
@ 7,800 rpm @ 6,200 rpm
Peak torque (1999/99/EC) 181 Nm 172 Nm
@ 6,800 rpm @ 4,200 rpm
Exhaust emissions - CO 0.42 g/km 0.23 g/km
- HC 0.078 g/km 0.050 g/km
- NOx 0.0121 g/km 0.0217 g/km
- HC + NOx 0.0792 g/km 0.0717 g/km
- CO2 208 g/km 196 g/km

CYLINDER BLOCK
Material Aluminium alloy, Aluminium alloy,
MMC cylinder bores cast iron liners
Deck face flatness tolerance 0.05 mm -
Cylinder bore diameter 82.000 - 82.013 mm 79.000 - 79.013 mm

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CYLINDER HEAD 2ZZ-GE 1ZZ-FE

Material Aluminium alloy -
Head face flatness tolerance 0.05 mm -
Reface limit No machining -

VALVES & SPRINGS

Valve seat angle in head 45° -
Valve face angle 44.5° -
Cold valve clearance (between cam & follower) - inlet 0.10 - 0.16 mm 0.15 - 0.25 mm
- exhaust 0.24 - 0.30 mm 0.25 - 0.35 mm
Valve guide standout 15.3 - 15.7 mm 8.7 - 9.1 mm
Valve spring free length - inlet 46.4 mm 45.9 mm
- exhaust 46.5 mm 45.9 mm

CAMSHAFTS
End float - new 0.04 - 0.14 mm 0.04 - 0.10 mm
- service limit 0.15 mm 0.11 mm

PISTONS
Diameter - @ 90° to pin, 12 mm from bottom edge 81.975 - 81.993 mm
- @ 90° to pin, 25 mm from top edge 78.925 - 78.935 mm
Ring gap, 110 mm from block top face - std. - no.1 0.25 - 0.35 mm -
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- no.2 0.35 - 0.50 mm -

- oil rail 0.15 - 0.40 mm -
- max. - no.1 1.1 mm -
- no.2 1.2 mm -
- oil rail 1.1 mm -
Ring groove clearance 0.030 - 0.070 mm -

CONNECTING ROD
Small end bush inside diameter 20.011 - 20.023 mm 20.012 - 20.021 mm
Big end side clearance 0.16 - 0.34 mm -

CRANKSHAFT
Crankshaft endfloat - new 0.04 - 0.24 mm -
- service limit 0.30 mm -
Main journal diameter 47.988 - 48.000 mm -
Crankpin diameter 44.992 - 45.000 mm 43.992 - 44.000 mm
Max. taper & out of round, journals & crankpins 0.02 mm -

OIL PUMP
Oil pressure - idle, running temperature 39 kPa (6 psi) min. 29 kPa (4 psi) min.
- 3,000 rpm, running temperature 300 - 540 kPa -
(45 - 80 psi)
Outer rotor to housing clearance - new 0.13 - 0.18 mm -
- service limit 0.33 mm -
Inner rotor tip clearance - new 0.06 - 0.18 mm -
- service limit 0.33 mm -
Rotor end float - new 0.03 - 0.08 mm -
- service limit 0.16 mm -

COOLANT THERMOSTAT
Valve opening temperature 80 - 84°C -
Valve lift at 90°C 10 mm -
Header tank pressure cap 108 kPa -
Cap opening pressure 93 - 123 kPa -

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