Lotus specialistsLotus oil change in Dubai at Royal Prince Auto Care, DIP 2. We match the oil to your Lotus engine and replace the filter.
Tell us your car, what it needs and how to reach you. A service advisor will call you back to talk through the work.
The work we carry out on Lotus models at our Dubai Investment Park workshop. Open the full details below.
A Lotus shows 6 signs around its engine oil. They are the service countdown, the red oil pressure light, a low dipstick reading, oil use between changes, a dust storm drive and dark oil. We match every sign to its cause, then change the oil, top it up or repair the fault.
A MY26 Emira counts down to its next service on the instrument display, with a "Service due in" message in distance and days. Once the countdown reaches the service, we change the oil and filter as that service lists.
A MY26 Emira's red oil pressure light calls for an engine stop when it stays lit after start-up or comes on while the engine runs. Lotus rules out a restart until the cause is fixed. Our first check is the oil level, and we then trace the pressure loss to its cause and repair it.
Oil at the low mark has been used or lost since the last fill. We top up to the Lotus grade, locate the leak and seal it.
A turbo engine such as the Emira 4-cylinder, with its single twin-scroll turbo, consumes more oil, since that oil lubricates the turbocharger as well. We fill to the high mark and log 1,000 km of driving. The oil the engine then takes to refill is its use, and we repair the cause of a high figure.
Lotus asks for a MY22 to MY25 Emira's oil and filter to be changed as soon as possible after driving in a dust storm. We change both on an Emira that has been through one, whatever the countdown shows.
Fresh oil can turn dark soon after a change, and colour is no reliable test of its condition. Our check rests on the countdown, the level and the car's recent driving instead.
Every Lotus oil change in Dubai at our workshop holds these items:
We keep the same list on the supercharged V6 and the turbocharged 4-cylinder. The oil grade and the quantity differ between the two.
6 causes break down Lotus engine oil in Dubai: sand, heat, short trips, soot, overfilling and the wrong oil. Between them, they contaminate the oil, dilute it or age the seals around it. The countdown, the dipstick and the car's driving show which causes apply, and we deal with each one at the change.
Dubai sees 17.7 days of rising sand annually, and a mean daily maximum of 40.3 °C or more from June to August. Lotus advises more frequent engine oil and filter changes for a MY22 to MY25 Emira used in severe conditions. For an Emira that lives in that sand and heat, we move the next change earlier.
Our oil changes follow the Lotus listing, which gives the driver these results:
Oil to ACEA C5 is made for improved fuel economy in engines built for it, and the Emira 4-cylinder is one of them.
The catalytic converter lasts longer on ACEA C oil, a class designed for compatibility with exhaust after-treatment.
A new filter's return-stop valve holds oil in the filter and its passages with the engine off, so oil flows at once on start-up.
Once a filter clogs, its bypass valve opens and dirty oil skips the element. A new filter at each change keeps all the oil passing through it.
Soot or dust in old oil scratches each surface it touches. Clean oil and a clean filter stop that scoring.
A fresh sealing ring on the drain plug at each change keeps the sump from weeping. A plug with a fixed ring is replaced whole.
A Lotus Emira needs the grade and classes Lotus lists for its engine. On MY22 to MY25 Middle East cars, the 3.5 litre V6 takes SAE 0W-40 to API SN and ACEA A3/B4. The 2.0 litre 4-cylinder takes SAE 0W-20 to ACEA C5, API SN Plus, ILSAC GF-6A and MB 229.71.
For a MY26 or later Emira, including the 420 Sport, we read the oil from the Lotus listing for that car. An Evora, Exige or Elise gets the grade listed for its own engine.
Each Lotus passes through these 6 steps in our bay, from the engine check to the leak test.
The Emira Turbo, Turbo SE and 420 Sport carry a 2.0 litre turbocharged 4-cylinder, and the V6 SE a supercharged 3.5 litre V6. We confirm which engine the car has before a bottle is opened.
We wipe the drain plug, filler cap and dipstick area clean before any of them comes off. Desert grit stays outside the engine that way.
Hot oil burns, so the engine cools before the drain. Then the sump empties and the old filter comes off.
A new oil filter goes on at every Lotus oil change, and the drain plug goes back in.
Oil first goes in to the low mark, and the engine idles until it builds pressure. We then top up in 0.1 litre steps, reading the level on level ground once the oil drains back.
With the engine idling, we check the filter and the drain plug for leaks and correct any joint that weeps.
Call or message us on WhatsApp with the model and its "Service due in" reading to book.
A Lotus oil change in Dubai is priced on 4 factors: the oil quantity, the oil classes, the filter and any fault found. On a MY22 to MY25 Emira, the 4-cylinder holds 6.7 litres with its filter and the V6 holds 6.0 litres. A fault adds its own repair.
Our quote follows the engine fitted: its oil, its filter and any repair it needs.
What sets our Lotus oil changes apart:
On a MY22 to MY25 Emira, part of the oil sits in the oil cooler circuit, which a routine change cannot drain. We fill to the dipstick mark instead of pouring the full capacity.
Lotus says the Emira's service reminder is not to be reset unless the car was serviced to the Lotus schedule. We reset it when the work done matches that schedule.
On a MY22 to MY25 Emira, Lotus lists MB 236.22 oil for the 4-cylinder's dual-clutch gearbox and 75W-80 API GL-4 for the V6 manual. We keep each one apart from the engine oil.
Our oil changes cover the AMG-sourced 4-cylinder of the Emira and the supercharged 3,456 cc V6 of the Emira V6, Evora and Exige.
Each Lotus oil change includes a read of the engine fault memory, and we repair any oil pressure or level fault stored there.
We log the grade, the classes, the km and the date of each Lotus oil change, so a later top-up matches the fill.
We change the oil on these Lotus combustion models, with the Lotus type number where one is published:
The Evora went on sale in 2009 and the V6 Exige ran from 2011, both to 2021. The 4-cylinder Exige ran from 2004 to 2010, and the Elise kept a supercharged 1.8 litre engine to the end of production in 2021.
4 owner habits make Lotus engine oil last longer in Dubai. The 4 are level checks at set distances, top-ups within the dipstick marks, a look under the car before a drive and no additives. Together they hold the oil at the right level, with nothing added, until we change it next.
On a MY26 Emira, Lotus asks for oil level checks at set distances and gives 1,600 km as its example.
On a MY22 to MY25 Emira, 1.5 litres separates the low and high dipstick marks. A top-up from the low mark takes up to that amount.
Check the dipstick and the ground under the car for oil or water before a drive. A fresh stain marks a leak at a seal or the drain plug.
Lotus recommends against any oil additive in the Emira, so the oil goes in as it leaves the bottle.
Tell us the make, model and what the car is doing, and we book it in at our Dubai Investment Park 2 workshop. Free pickup and drop-off by our driver comes with a service contract. Every service comes with a free car wash.
Regular servicing keeps small faults from turning into big repairs. Both packages are carried out by certified technicians using genuine or quality parts.
Each package is quoted for your car. Call +971 50 216 0864 with the make and model for an estimate.
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No. The job is the engine oil and filter alone. The Emira's gearboxes take their own oils, which we change as a separate job.
A Lotus Emira needs its oil change when the "Service due in" countdown reaches the service the Lotus schedule sets. Lotus advises earlier changes under severe conditions and after any drive in a dust storm. Our date for the next change comes from the countdown and the car's use.
No. Lotus calls for fully synthetic oil of the correct specification for the Emira's whole life. A top-up matches the grade and classes of the fill. We note both at each change.
No. The Eletre 600 and 900 and Emeya 900 sold in the UAE run on 2 electric motors and a battery. We change engine oil on the Emira, Evora, Exige and Elise.
Call or send a WhatsApp message with your Lotus model, its year and what the car is doing, and book it in at our Dubai Investment Park 2 workshop.
