Chim Servicing Schedule

[Bob Falfa]

Ok, so my local garage is offering to service my Chim for £110. Fantastic, that's a hell of a lot better than the £400 that my local TVR specialist garage is offering!

But hang on, don't you get what you pay for?

I'm guessing that all my local garage will do is change the oil and filter and maybe vac the carpets. So, what extra will the TVR specialist garage offer?

Does anyone have access to the Chimaera service schedule so I can check?

Ta.

[scotty_d]

From the chim/griff resource

GENERAL

Check seat belts

Check all electrical components

Check handbrake

Check tyres and pressures

Check road wheels

Check wipers

Check/lubricate hinges, doors, boot and bonnets locks and catches

Check cooling fans



UNDERBONNET

Check exhaust manifold bolts

Check rocker cover

Check distributor and high tension leads

Check drive belts

Check throttles and linkage

Check throttle stop

Check windscreen fluid level

Check PAS reservoir level

Check clutch fluid level

Check brake fluid level

Check clutch master cylinder

Check underbonnet grommets

Check engine breather hoses

Change spark plugs

Clean stepper motor

Check radiator and pipes

Change cooling fluid



WHEELS AND BRAKES

Remove road wheels and check

Check brake pads, discs, callipers, flexible hoses

Check suspension fixings

Check steering joints, rack gaiters, ball joints, wishbone bushes

Check PAS pipes and unions

Change brake fluid



OIL AND FILTER

Change engine oil and filter



UNDER THE CAR

Change fuel filter

Change gearbox oil

Change diff oil

Change clutch fluid

Change coolant

Change air filter

Check underbody



SPECIALIST TASKS

Check engine timing

Check headlight alignment

Check tracking and camber

Edited by scotty_d on Wednesday 17th March 22:53

[MuffDaddy]

My indy checks the fuel hoses in the engine bay as a matter of course. They know the things to look for and have the parts if things out of the ordinary need work.

[bigdods]

The indie I use also includes a full front to back nut/bolt check during the service, this does require specialist TVR knowledge as there are a number of 'gotchas' that need to be checked that are specific to TVRs

[Bob Falfa]

Thought so - thanks chaps

Edited by Bob Falfa on Monday 22 March 21:27

[rev-erend]

The 6K service is a 5 1/2 hr service. It is after all a 155mph car and as the cars get older the need to service well and spot pottential defects actually increases rather than decrease.