Driving last night, hit a HARD bump, engine stopped!
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(2003 Cerbera Speed Six) Need some advice on things to check as the subject says, was driving lastnight through some lovely mountian roads and at a decent clip, and ran over a large step up in the road (think a 1" high lip running across the road) BAAM BAAM! then the engine just quit. Total failure. The car came to rest and although it will turn over, with some coaxing as the imbolizer seems to be doing the weak start trick, all I can get is a 1-2 second blurble from the engine. It was late and I had no tools with me, so it sits at a nice guys land who said I could leave it there until today.
I have a battery isolation switch in the engine bay and turned off for a few minutes and back on, no appearent change.
Please add any ideas as I'll be making the hour and a half drive after work today (in about 6 hours)with my tools and spare parts and hopefully can get it running again.
Thanks fella's, I need a rescue,
ScottyO
I have a battery isolation switch in the engine bay and turned off for a few minutes and back on, no appearent change.
Please add any ideas as I'll be making the hour and a half drive after work today (in about 6 hours)with my tools and spare parts and hopefully can get it running again.
Thanks fella's, I need a rescue,
ScottyO
Fullpull,
Thanks for the link.
Seems like that ... ehem.... should be the problem.
But this I vow, the next time your in Okinawa, dinner is on me!!
Leaving for the long drive to collect the car in about 3 hours.
I'll followup tomorrow.
Yet another fun day in the life of a TVR driver I suppose.
Have a great one,
ScottyO
Thanks for the link.
Seems like that ... ehem.... should be the problem.
But this I vow, the next time your in Okinawa, dinner is on me!!
Leaving for the long drive to collect the car in about 3 hours.
I'll followup tomorrow.
Yet another fun day in the life of a TVR driver I suppose.
Have a great one,
ScottyO
Hi fella's
Dispite the oncoming typhoon, in some lovely rain and wind, we reached the Cerb at about dusk yesterday.
Popped the bonnet, turned the battery disconnect switch on and unlocked the car.
Pressed the boot open button and heard the double pull of the solenoid, but it didnt pop the latch.
Jiggled a bit and it came free, then to notice that when some helpfull passers-by 'helped' push the car, they pushed incorrectly and ripped the trunk latch from the fiberglass.
FYI - make sure if someone ever pushes your TVR, they are aware of the fragile nature of a fiberglass car!
OK, that sucks, but we had a bigger problem to handle, pulled the velcro above the tank on the left side and with a little torch located and pressed the switch and heard a slight 'click'!!!! Mine was mounted the the back wall of the boot, a few inches to the right of the filler neck.
Hopped in and it started right up! WOOT WOOT.
My buddy and I then repaired the boot latch and reattached it enough to get it closed and latched for the drive home.
So, indeed, besides flowerpots and a heavy hand, the inertia swich can be tripped from running over a (not really) large bump on a mountian road and maybe even a real accident if anyone one is so inclined to try and report.
Definatly have to be on the things to know about the car list just under starting proceedures and how to open with a dead battery.
If you like sushi, I know a place
ScottyO
Dispite the oncoming typhoon, in some lovely rain and wind, we reached the Cerb at about dusk yesterday.
Popped the bonnet, turned the battery disconnect switch on and unlocked the car.
Pressed the boot open button and heard the double pull of the solenoid, but it didnt pop the latch.
Jiggled a bit and it came free, then to notice that when some helpfull passers-by 'helped' push the car, they pushed incorrectly and ripped the trunk latch from the fiberglass.
FYI - make sure if someone ever pushes your TVR, they are aware of the fragile nature of a fiberglass car!
OK, that sucks, but we had a bigger problem to handle, pulled the velcro above the tank on the left side and with a little torch located and pressed the switch and heard a slight 'click'!!!! Mine was mounted the the back wall of the boot, a few inches to the right of the filler neck.
Hopped in and it started right up! WOOT WOOT.
My buddy and I then repaired the boot latch and reattached it enough to get it closed and latched for the drive home.
So, indeed, besides flowerpots and a heavy hand, the inertia swich can be tripped from running over a (not really) large bump on a mountian road and maybe even a real accident if anyone one is so inclined to try and report.
Definatly have to be on the things to know about the car list just under starting proceedures and how to open with a dead battery.
If you like sushi, I know a place
ScottyO
ScottyOkinawa said:
pulled the velcro above the tank on the left side and with a little torch located and pressed the switch and heard a slight 'click'!!!! Mine was mounted the the back wall of the boot, a few inches to the right of the filler neck.
Hopped in and it started right up! WOOT WOOT.
ScottyO
Exactly where mine was. Hopped in and it started right up! WOOT WOOT.
ScottyO
Glad you got it going :-) just a shame about the boot issue.
Wowzers!! What a weekend.
So lucky I got the car back in my garage before this typhoon came through.
Almost 100mph winds and over 20" of rain.
Lucky near all the building are constructed with steel reinforced concrete.
That said, the wind was so strong it blew rain through the cracks in my garage and everything (tools, parts, shelves, cars) is covered in water.
Dispite the inertia switch and other lil naggin problem, still love the car, can't wait for the wetness to dry and get back on the road.
Thanks again fella's for the assistance
ScottyO
So lucky I got the car back in my garage before this typhoon came through.
Almost 100mph winds and over 20" of rain.
Lucky near all the building are constructed with steel reinforced concrete.
That said, the wind was so strong it blew rain through the cracks in my garage and everything (tools, parts, shelves, cars) is covered in water.
Dispite the inertia switch and other lil naggin problem, still love the car, can't wait for the wetness to dry and get back on the road.
Thanks again fella's for the assistance
ScottyO
Not only am I in Japan, but on the small island of Okinawa.
Its roughly 76 x 20 miles large... err small...
The lower 1/3 of the island is densely populated and it get lighter the more north you go.
So 'up north' there are some nice places to take a proper drive.
I daily drive a small kei van. It's basically a new version of what you guys call the Suzuki Rascal, a 660cc turbo van.
Decent gas and spacious considering its size.
I drive the Cerbie once or twice a week so each time its a treat... what a sound they make.
I still can't believe I have one sitting in my garage.
I still remember telling all my friends about the old Top Gear review of the car in 95 or so...
All these years later .. my precious... is mine....
ScottyO
Its roughly 76 x 20 miles large... err small...
The lower 1/3 of the island is densely populated and it get lighter the more north you go.
So 'up north' there are some nice places to take a proper drive.
I daily drive a small kei van. It's basically a new version of what you guys call the Suzuki Rascal, a 660cc turbo van.
Decent gas and spacious considering its size.
I drive the Cerbie once or twice a week so each time its a treat... what a sound they make.
I still can't believe I have one sitting in my garage.
I still remember telling all my friends about the old Top Gear review of the car in 95 or so...
All these years later .. my precious... is mine....
ScottyO
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