New Tuscan owner

New Tuscan owner

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Richard smith

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31 posts

105 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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Hi
I'm Richard and I purched a tuscan 2001 in December last year and have been getting it ready for the summer which is now yay. I'm looking to see if anybody could help me find history on the car as I didn't get any with it reg is J99 TUS and also trying to find a few parts one being a heater ecu. Can anybody help me ?

Thanks
Richard

Edited by Richard smith on Monday 1st June 20:38

Speed 3

4,486 posts

118 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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Welcome to the club, hope you love it as much as I do mine. A lot of TVR parts supply has been amalgamated into the new TVR network. They're showing two versions available as recons. Yours should be this one:

http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-me...

That said, TVR were notorious for production line variability so your car being a 2001, it may have the earlier version. Part number should be marked on it.

Other suppliers such a Racetech might have one or if you are willing to gamble on a breaker, there is a well known one in the NE that advertises on Flea.

Edited by Speed 3 on Monday 1st June 20:59

mk1fan

10,507 posts

224 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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If you mean the fan speed controller then they are not available new. I assume they are the same as the Tam and T350.

You can get the current one refurbed or chance a breakers item.

If it is the same unit as the Tam then it is usually the two large capacitors that over heat and fail. These are pretty cheap in Maplin.

Or it could be just the plug gone bad as it isn't up to the job.

ETA This thread gives details of the plug. I soldered wires directly to the board connector, fitted a decent plug and moved the unit to the fresh air vent to keep it cool.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by mk1fan on Monday 1st June 21:11

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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Speed 3 said:
Welcome to the club, hope you love it as much as I do mine. A lot of TVR parts supply has been amalgamated into the new TVR network. They're showing two versions available as recons. Yours should be this one:

http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-me...

That said, TVR were notorious for production line variability so your car being a 2001, it may have the earlier version. Part number should be marked on it.

Other suppliers such a Racetech might have one or if you are willing to gamble on a breaker, there is a well known one in the NE that advertises on Flea.

Edited by Speed 3 on Monday 1st June 20:59
For the horror story it has been but I do love it and race tech know me very well now for all the parts I've purched. When the car turned up it didn't even have the heater ecu so Im trying to find one and any help would be good

Speed 3

4,486 posts

118 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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Re-reading those TVR Parts entries, they're both on exchange basis although they do quote a "surcharge" which I assume is if you have no core or yours is scrap. Probably best to check other PH'ers with 2001 cars what part number theirs are fitted with then ask TVRGlen what he has. If he has and it works, bingo, if not exchange it through TVR Parts. If you look at the list of Tuscans owned by PH'ers sticky in the Tuscan forum you should be able to seek out 2001 owners and PM them directly if none chips in on this thread.

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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Speed 3 said:
Re-reading those TVR Parts entries, they're both on exchange basis although they do quote a "surcharge" which I assume is if you have no core or yours is scrap. Probably best to check other PH'ers with 2001 cars what part number theirs are fitted with then ask TVRGlen what he has. If he has and it works, bingo, if not exchange it through TVR Parts. If you look at the list of Tuscans owned by PH'ers sticky in the Tuscan forum you should be able to seek out 2001 owners and PM them directly if none chips in on this thread.
I brought the car from tvr glen and never want to deal with that man again as he lied j about everything on the whole car and that's why it's been a horror story and pretty much replaced everything on the car. So just need the heater ecu now

Milky400

1,960 posts

177 months

Monday 1st June 2015
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You're not the first and won't be the last, not that that offers any comfort. Glad you stuck with it and good luck getting it back to where it should be........ On The Road

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Milky400 said:
You're not the first and won't be the last, not that that offers any comfort. Glad you stuck with it and good luck getting it back to where it should be........ On The Road
Yeah I know and everybody I speak to about him has said total wker and avoid. We'll it's all on the road now and I do love it but it has nearly cost me £20,000 and six months of very hard graft. All I need now is the heater ecu and then I think I've replaced pretty mu everything on the car.

S6 Devil

3,556 posts

232 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Hi Richard, I'm in West Sussex. There are a few of us around. I'm in East Preston and also have a Tuscan. Where are you based?

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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S6 Devil said:
Hi Richard, I'm in West Sussex. There are a few of us around. I'm in East Preston and also have a Tuscan. Where are you based?
hi s6 Devil im near gatwick so not a million miles away from you

mk1fan

10,507 posts

224 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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There's a small cluster of us at the top of the M23. A few Tuscans have been seen regularly in Purley too. There's a few SV6s, Chims, Tamora and Tuscans.

The Surrey Meet is round by the A3 / M25 junction. 4th Thursday of the month.

Niftynoo

128 posts

131 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Hi Richard,

I was in a similar position to you, although I have an early 2000 Mk1 - ECU MEL 426. These are like hens teeth so changed the control knob and board to the later one which works with the easier to come-by MEL 489. This I got from Clever Trevor c/o Racing Green at the end of 2013.

I'm also in Sussex, down on the coast in Hove.

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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mk1fan said:
There's a small cluster of us at the top of the M23. A few Tuscans have been seen regularly in Purley too. There's a few SV6s, Chims, Tamora and Tuscans.

The Surrey Meet is round by the A3 / M25 junction. 4th Thursday of the month.
I might have to attend one of them so the 28th of June is the next meet? I have had my Tuscan resprayed in white so if there a white Tuscan spotted in the Gatwick area then it will probably be me

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Niftynoo said:
Hi Richard,

I was in a similar position to you, although I have an early 2000 Mk1 - ECU MEL 426. These are like hens teeth so changed the control knob and board to the later one which works with the easier to come-by MEL 489. This I got from Clever Trevor c/o Racing Green at the end of 2013.

I'm also in Sussex, down on the coast in Hove.
Thank you very much for this information and maybe i can pop down and meet you sometime as i dont understand how the main bonnet to service bonnet catch goes together or if somebody has a pic

mk1fan

10,507 posts

224 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Have a read of this. Tuscandani is in the cluster at the top of the M25.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

ETA - Yes 28th is the next Surrey Meet.

IIRC Berkshire Meet is next Tues (12th) round in Bracknell.

Niftynoo

128 posts

131 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Richard smith said:
Thank you very much for this information and maybe i can pop down and meet you sometime as i dont understand how the main bonnet to service bonnet catch goes together or if somebody has a pic
You're more than welcome to pop down at sometime, the car is garaged literally 5 mins from the A23/A27 junction so very easy to find. I've got the Allan Howell main bonnet conversion which may be of interest.

Roger

nawarne

3,088 posts

259 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Richard/OP,

Speak to Paul Smith here _ http://pselectronicsolutions.co.uk/

Paul may be able to help either by sending you a refurb'd item or sourcing a replacement. Good guy to deal with, ex-factory so knows all the foibles (with all the bespoke ecu's)

Nick

tuscandani

302 posts

131 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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OH NO!!
I leave on that day to go on holidays. Darn! 21st was perfect for me to show off my Bonnet mount. Im still happy if anyone wants to meet on this day.

mk1fan said:
Have a read of this. Tuscandani is in the cluster at the top of the M25.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

ETA - Yes 28th is the next Surrey Meet.

IIRC Berkshire Meet is next Tues (12th) round in Bracknell.

travelbug63

98 posts

116 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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Hi Richard, I'm having my bonnet converted by Allan on Monday (8th), he's popping down and doing a couple of conversions in the area. You're welcome to see mine so to speak, and it sounds like you're pretty close to me, I'm in Salfords just north of Horley.

With regards to "meets", check out TOSH ( Tuscans over the Surrey Hills) we're not as regular with meet ups but I think one's been discussed for later this month.

Richard smith

Original Poster:

31 posts

105 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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travelbug63 said:
Hi Richard, I'm having my bonnet converted by Allan on Monday (8th), he's popping down and doing a couple of conversions in the area. You're welcome to see mine so to speak, and it sounds like you're pretty close to me, I'm in Salfords just north of Horley.

With regards to "meets", check out TOSH ( Tuscans over the Surrey Hills) we're not as regular with meet ups but I think one's been discussed for later this month.
Hi yeah id be interested it seeing it and i live in east grinstead so really close could pop over one evening if thats ok