20 Most Recent 2005 Lotus Elise Questions & Answers

Have the speed sensor replaced

Check fuses. Have you by any chance changed to LED bulbs? If so, flasher units must be changed as the new bulbs draw less current. If bulbs not changed, might try changing flashers anyway as they are cheap. These should be located in the fuse box for most cars.

If the alarm was on, when the battery went flat - and I suppose it was - then you have to follow the manual to teach in your keys again.

Have you checked your intake cam. Mine started clicking when my cam got wiped.

take off the negative post for about 4 hour maybe at night and replace next day it should reset

The "white plastic piece" you are referring to is probably a connector that mates with the cube shaped piece you mentioned.. If you remove the instrument panel and take it to an electronics supply store (Not Radio Shack) they might be able to help. Or go to a dealer.

take the old one to a scrapyard and see what you can find ,if i can fit one from a citreon into a mitsubishi with the help of some some araldite and the fan blade from a opel astra .two self tappers and a couple of lucar connectors

Check engine light on with

it is poor design on behalf of lotus the resistor pack that controls the fan is mounted externally below the fan unit and subsequently gets wet corrodes and fails. it is a difficult job not for the faint hearted and requires **** shell removal. There is a lotus mod released to fix this fault i would suggest using it prevent future trouble. Speak to a lotus dealer or specialist.