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I'm pretty sure your car qualifies for the recall. I think it's for all Elise/Exige through 2008 or so. At least something close to that.
this is really bad and WRONG advice, at least for any USA car. The recall replaces the fittings pictured with new ones AND OETIKER CLAMPS.Actually, you have the new stile oil lines and therefore not part of the recall. The recall is for Oetiker clamp oil lines only. My Exige had the factory installed Accusump and the splice in the original (new stile) oil line was the one that was leaking and covered. If you don't have the factory installed Accusump (with Oetiker clamps), you don't have a problem. The oil line recall is only for the Oetiker clamps.
+1. It was a US recall (two recalls, actually) forced by a US Federal Agency, not a worldwide recall. OP, call Lotus USA (770-476-6564) and get the definitive answer. My 2008 Exige, built in 2007, squeaked into the second recall based on its build date.this is really bad and WRONG advice, at least for any USA car. The recall replaces the fittings pictured with new ones AND OETIKER CLAMPS.
It is the early swedged connections that are failing. They don't have Oetiker clamps on them. The recall is done using Oetiker clamps on new barbed fittings for the lines that run from the sandwich plate to the oil coolers. A new line with supposedly properly done swedged fittings is used to replace the old line that runs from cooler to cooler.Actually, you have the new stile oil lines and therefore not part of the recall. The recall is for Oetiker clamp oil lines only. My Exige had the factory installed Accusump and the splice in the original (new stile) oil line was the one that was leaking and covered. If you don't have the factory installed Accusump (with Oetiker clamps), you don't have a problem. The oil line recall is only for the Oetiker clamps.
Good advice...include photos...that's what I did.+1. It was a US recall (two recalls, actually) forced by a US Federal Agency, not a worldwide recall. OP, call Lotus USA (770-476-6564) and get the definitive answer. My 2008 Exige, built in 2007, squeaked into the second recall based on its build date.
There may be an issue regarding (non)response to the recall notice relative to the OP's car. However, that appears not to be the OP's fault and I would expect Lotus USA to take care of the car.
No. Some comes out when they remove the fittings, but they don't do a full change by any means.when they replace the oil cooler lines, do they need to do an oil change as well?