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I have a Lotus Elan S4 which has been heavily modified and fitted with a late Ford, 711, engine. Can anyone tell me what the torque settings should be for the big ends and main bearing caps? heer

Failing that, has anyone got a Lotus Elan manual to hand? In which case please can you let me know what the standard Lotus engine torque settings should be? Hoping to put the engine back together tomorrow if someone replies!

Cheers!

Paul

Standard engine torque settings from my manual are ~
Crankshaft - main bearing caps......55 -60 lbs.ft. 7.60- 8.29 kg.m

Connecting rod (big ends) caps.......44 -46 lbs.ft. 6.08- 6.36 kg.m
These torqe settings are for the `c` type caps


`l` type caps.......... 25 lbs.ft 3.45 kg.m

Sorry I can`t find the difference between `c` & `l` caps.

Regards, John.

my 1970 to 74 1600 pinto manual states-------big end bolts 30 to 35 pounds but the lotus book says 55 t0 60 -----for an L block ----the 711 is a pint o bob cat motor so I'm not sure which is correct here ---ed