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ashtizadeh

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  • Birthday 15/09/1990

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    Mohamed Abbas
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    2015 Exige S Roadster
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    Bahrain

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  1. Hey guys, faced the same issue here. Was driving along one day and made a fast-ish long right turn and suddenly lost all throttle response. Very dangerous mid-turn as you can imagine. At first I suspected it was a throttle valve connection issue since it’s drive-by-wire so I cleaned out the throttle and cleaned out the throttle pins with throttle pin cleaner (I discovered that that’s a thing on that day). Did the whole throttle relearning dance with the key in the on position with the engine switched off - slow in all the way, hold for 3 seconds, slow out (x3). Sadly that didn’t solve the issue cause it had nothing to do with the issue. I’d get a random CEL and/or service light (the spanner) and they’d go away after a couple of minutes, the suddenly the “traction off” light comes on followed by loss of throttle soon after. Bottom line is it was a faulty brake position sensor. Apparently these cars are very reliant on what this sensor tells them and if the sensor starts speaking gibberish, the car simply won’t have any of it and lock you out of fun times. Had the brake position sensor replaced at the dealer (stupidly expensive part for something that has “GM” written on it) and the car’s been running flawlessly ever since. Even took it to the track a couple of times and it was still good after. Anyway hope this helps cause I was stumped at the time.
  2. @notabene That's fantastic, makes me wish I had access to a 3D printer. I received the part last Thursday from Deroure and clipped the lock barrel in from the old cap. All is as it should be. Still, I think it would be helpful if someone has any suggestions on what other cars' fuel caps we can use in case this happens to anyone else. Drive safe, everyone.
  3. Hi all, I went to get my car filled at a petrol station (here we have employees at the pump to take care of it while you wait in the car). Long story short, the cap wouldn't lock back in and I realised that it was because some of the plastic pieces on the inside of the cap had broken off. The lock barrel is still intact, which is lucky, considering the cost of a replacement cap from lotus plus the barrel. Does anyone know which other cars' fuel caps are compatible with the V6 Exige slot? It seems to have smaller-than-normal spaces for a regular fuel cap to fit its "teeth" in. I live in the Gulf and we don't have a Lotus dealership where I am as of yet, so I'm at the mercy of the logistics company I'm using to get the (ridiculously priced) part shipped over and I'm looking for a temporary solution till then. Thanks,
  4. Hello all. New here. I got this beauty a couple of months ago. It's getting more and more difficult to not drive it all the time. This was at a Cars and Coffee meet. Photo credit goes to my very talented relative.
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