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 Posted: 05-09-2025 07:43 pm
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 Yes, Lotus called it the "Sprayshield", Lotus part number B907E0662Z. There's a lot of violent turbulence back in that "rear seal" area of the engine, and the sprayshield was supposed to minimize the amount of oil spray that would directly impinge upon the rear main seal... thus minimizing oil leaks.

In Lotus' own, much later "Service Notes" (ie, Workshop Manual), they added a note stating that the use of the sprayshield was optional, and not required.

If you don't have one, don't go nutz trying to find one. But if you have one, then I strongly recommend that you install it.

Regards,
Tim Engel