The trials and tribulations of TVR Chimaera ownership.

Sunday, 8 July 2007

Stepper motor, HT leads and rotor arm

Spent the day literally taking the Chimp apart.
  • Oil and filter change
  • Air filter clean
  • ECU out and checked all readings as per Steve Heaths' Griffith and Chimaera Bible
  • Checked plug gaps
  • Looked for oil leaks
  • Checked Oil pressure relief valve
  • Cleaned stepper motor
Here's what I found:
  1. HT leads needed replacing - done
  2. Injection system over fueling
  3. Rotor Arm knackered - done
  4. Throttle potentiometer badly adjusted - fixed
Car runs much better now - no hesitation and idles perfectly.
Still over fueling - got to sort that.

Oil pressure is on the low side when really hot - suspect the sender or gauge.

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