Sadly (fortunately) my job needed much more attention than past summers and my lovely Exi s1 has been stuck in my box for 5 months ! Never happened before…other than some cat fur inside ( lucky cat to avoid my eyes), I’m now wondering about the procedure to restart the engine.
I think after 5 months the engine is completely dry and it would be nice to let the oil start, before the first complete ignition.
Can you help me?
I was thinking about 2 different ways:
disconnect the inertia switch
disconnect the fuel pump fuse
But…where are them?
I remember the first one on my old Elise s1, on the left side of the engine bay. But I didn’t find it there on my Exi.
Fuel pump fuse. Is it inside the fuse box on the front bonnet?
I encourage you to get yourself a copy of the Elise workshop manual. It is quite easy to read and well illustrated (see drawing above).
And the best thing: you can download it from various places in the net for free, like here:
Before you turn the engine, remove the spark plugs and spray a small amount of warm engine oil into each cylinder. Leave it for 5 minutes to allow it to run down the bores so when the pistons come up they’re not running dry.
lucky cat to avoid my eyes), I’m now wondering about the procedure to restart the engine.
