What you don’t want to see in a Lotus engine

June 11, 2023 – Not a fancy photo today but a photograph of what can be a car engines worst nightmare. That’s correct, there’s a big pool of antifreeze in one of the cylinders. The frappuccino looking mess below it is antifreeze mixed slightly with the oil. This is what happens when you blow a head gasket. Fortunately I pulled my Lotus over quickly and no major damage happened.

Lotus engine after blown head gasket
Lotus engine after blown head gasket

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