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I recall going to a lotus seminar last year where the presenter explained the history of the 900 series engine. He explained that lotus had to add a belt catcher/guard to prevent the timing belt from jumping the inlet cam sprocket (as there are not many teeth engaged of the belt engaged on the sprocket) from what i remember it was an angle mounted just above the timing belt on the forward inlet side of the cylinder head. Firstly mine has not got one of these devices, secondly should it have one? It is an 83 turbo with an HC engine fitted. I have seen pictures of the engine bays in other esprit's some seem to have it some don't???
Thanks, Jez U.K.
Thanks, Jez U.K.
I recall going to a lotus seminar last year where the presenter explained the history of the 900 series engine. He explained that lotus had to add a belt catcher/guard to prevent the timing belt from jumping the inlet cam sprocket (as there are not many teeth engaged of the belt engaged on the sprocket) from what i remember it was an angle mounted just above the timing belt on the forward inlet side of the cylinder head. Firstly mine has not got one of these devices, secondly should it have one? It is an 83 turbo with an HC engine fitted. I have seen pictures of the engine bays in other esprit's some seem to have it some don't???
Thanks, Jez U.K.
Jez,
The Parts List covering your model year does not include the intake cam timing belt snubber (Lotus Part # A907E1107F) as part of the HCI engine set-up. This is because as of the '86 Model Year, Lotus switched to the eccentric timing belt tensioner which does not allow the belt to move under torque the way it tended to with the semi-automatic timing belt tensioner used in prior model years. Since you have an HC Motor which debuted in '86, you don't have one. Happy Motoring...Jim'85TE
>> Edited by lotusguy on Sunday 2nd February 16:35
>> Edited by lotusguy on Sunday 2nd February 19:57
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