Engine gone pop
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Hi all,
Well, it had to happen.
Just returned back to the Midlands, after attempting to return home, with the Tiv on a low loader.
Basically, the engine sounds like a bag of bolts - metal grinding on metal. Started at 3K revs and after pulling over, on idle. Not sure but sounds like it's from the cylinder head.
Worse thing is it just came back from its 12K service yesterday. Had the full service including tappets (4 new shims).
I'm gutted.
Paul
>> Edited by fairclp on Saturday 3rd December 18:46
Well, it had to happen.
Just returned back to the Midlands, after attempting to return home, with the Tiv on a low loader.
Basically, the engine sounds like a bag of bolts - metal grinding on metal. Started at 3K revs and after pulling over, on idle. Not sure but sounds like it's from the cylinder head.
Worse thing is it just came back from its 12K service yesterday. Had the full service including tappets (4 new shims).
I'm gutted.
Paul
>> Edited by fairclp on Saturday 3rd December 18:46
Hi Paul,commiserations,a beautiful car,what IS it with that Speed Six,I assume the work just completed is warrantied,lets hope they're going to support you.
What surprises me is that the engine was in production from '99 on in various forms-well before the T350-and now this!
Let us know what happens,and I do hope she's soon making that fantastic straight-six howl.
runt
What surprises me is that the engine was in production from '99 on in various forms-well before the T350-and now this!
Let us know what happens,and I do hope she's soon making that fantastic straight-six howl.
runt
Hi,
sorry to hear about your problems, I hope it only a similar problem to me as there are a load of shims for the valve which are a bit dodgy going round the TVR dealers. supposedly a bit soft and so they deform.
Fingers crossed,
Sacha
www.t350.net
sorry to hear about your problems, I hope it only a similar problem to me as there are a load of shims for the valve which are a bit dodgy going round the TVR dealers. supposedly a bit soft and so they deform.
Fingers crossed,
Sacha
www.t350.net
Might be the same shaft that went on mine a few months ago which, if it is, it sounds hellish but the problem is not that serious. 10 hours was all it took HHC to fix it - but the rub is that the warranty won't pay for it as the shaft worked lose due to a nut being lose. Still ongoing as I haven't paid the £2K they want for it...
alloypearltam said:
I think it were me, I would be asking some pretty serious questions about the car going pop after only been serviced 24 hours beforehand.
I agree, I may well get flamed for saying this, but I sometimes feel that the price we pay for our services sometimes does not reflect in the work done, depending on where you go of course. Paul, am really sorry to hear of this with that gorgeous car of yours
I sincerely hope its not as bad as we all first fear with these things, and I hope your garage can help shed light on the problem swiftly. Chris
>> Edited by chris watton on Saturday 3rd December 17:45
T88CAN said:
I think it were me, I would be asking some pretty serious questions about the car going pop after only been serviced 24 hours beforehand.
Hopfully it might just might be finger followers, as there appears to be a new solution to this problem
Is there? wonder if these can be 'retro-fitted', instead of a dreaded engine rebuild!
chris watton said:
I think it were me, I would be asking some pretty serious questions about the car going pop after only been serviced 24 hours beforehand.
Hopfully it might just might be finger followers, as there appears to be a new solution to this problem
Is there? wonder if these can be 'retro-fitted', instead of a dreaded engine rebuild!
Let us into the secret of the new solution!
OOPs sorry for the delay have a read of this it might be the good news we have all been waiting on
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=218782&f=152&h=0
Updated today i have mailed Kipper for more info.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=218782&f=152&h=0
Updated today i have mailed Kipper for more info.
T88CAN said:
OOPs sorry for the delay have a read of this it might be the good news we have all been waiting on
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=218782&f=152&h=0
Updated today i have mailed Kipper for more info.
WOW! That does sound promising! I would assume the price for that mod would be around the £1K mark, instead of the 'bog standard' quote of at least £5K!
chris watton said:
OOPs sorry for the delay have a read of this it might be the good news we have all been waiting on
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=218782&f=152&h=0
Updated today i have mailed Kipper for more info.
WOW! That does sound promising! I would assume the price for that mod would be around the £1K mark, instead of the 'bog standard' quote of at least £5K!
I`ve always thought the genuine cost against quoted price for a rebuild was a bit iffy TBH
If you can do the job "in situ" why have none of these so called specialist done it
.. let me think about that for a second 
£££££££££££££££££££££
T88CAN said:
Chris i`m thinking of selling the Tam already, i can`t warm to it at all, it seems a tad boring IMHO
Sorry to hear that bud, would you get another Tuscan? I used the £1K mark for the followers, as I know a set is around the £500 mark, so £500 labour should more than cover it, I would have thought.
>> Edited by chris watton on Saturday 3rd December 20:37
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