TVR chimaera 4.0 Question
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Good evening, I’m looking to get in to TVR ownership and I’ve seen a nice model for sale, around the 20k mark. Mileage is low 20’s and externally the car looks good . Under the bonnet is clean and underneath looks sealed a nice. I contacted the seller and received this as part of the response. As someone who doesn’t know the marque, it a little concerning and I wondered what the group thought and in particular current TVR owners and those work on them...
Not sure how familiar you are with the Rover V8? They are a little leaky on the old fluids, being a 1959 based Buick pushrod design.
This one is no different. They leak from the sump, the rear main, oil filter housing, PAS Union pipe, and the external Landrover slave unit. The worst leaks are from the sump and I’ll be getting ***** to take that off during the service and reseal. He’ll tighten up the PAS pipe and that will deal with the majority of the drips. But not all.
As they say, "if it’s not leaking…check there’s still oil in it!”
Many thanks....
Not sure how familiar you are with the Rover V8? They are a little leaky on the old fluids, being a 1959 based Buick pushrod design.
This one is no different. They leak from the sump, the rear main, oil filter housing, PAS Union pipe, and the external Landrover slave unit. The worst leaks are from the sump and I’ll be getting ***** to take that off during the service and reseal. He’ll tighten up the PAS pipe and that will deal with the majority of the drips. But not all.
As they say, "if it’s not leaking…check there’s still oil in it!”
Many thanks....
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That seems expensive for a 400 unless it is pretty much new.
I've got my 500 going to Bespoke Performance, Ware for an annual service/check up and MOT next week. It will be staying there to be sold and will be the same price or less I expect as this 400 and that had aassiby detailed body off restoration done in 2016 at a cost of pretty much the price of the car!
I've got my 500 going to Bespoke Performance, Ware for an annual service/check up and MOT next week. It will be staying there to be sold and will be the same price or less I expect as this 400 and that had aassiby detailed body off restoration done in 2016 at a cost of pretty much the price of the car!
I'm on my third Chim and the sump is a standard issue for all of them. The PAS pipes there's a kit which is IMO a worthwhile upgrade
None have leaked from the oil filter housing or elsewhere
Only word of advice is low mileage isn't necessarily great news, they do seem to benefit from regular use (esp stuff like electrics, Power steering leaks etc)
None have leaked from the oil filter housing or elsewhere
Only word of advice is low mileage isn't necessarily great news, they do seem to benefit from regular use (esp stuff like electrics, Power steering leaks etc)
Lower mileage is only an issue for those wanting to chip owners down on price .. in reality low mileage is always more desirable in the marketplace .. high mileage cars are harder to shift generally.
All tvrs will give you some expense at some point, I'd rather have the grief with a spotless low mileage car than a tired high miler any day. There's a nice t350 mentioned in another thread, looks the part but is over 47k miles and now on the second garage trying to sell it according to the thread, with a price reduction. If that was a 20k mile car it would have gone already I bet.
Buy the car you like
All tvrs will give you some expense at some point, I'd rather have the grief with a spotless low mileage car than a tired high miler any day. There's a nice t350 mentioned in another thread, looks the part but is over 47k miles and now on the second garage trying to sell it according to the thread, with a price reduction. If that was a 20k mile car it would have gone already I bet.
Buy the car you like
neilswinyardjordan said:
Useful info from everyone, many thanks...chassis is A1, pictures included in the advert, up on a ramp. Looking at a 53k mileage Chim as well, used regularly and no leaks mentioned...so may be the lower mileage one are an issue?
Low miles, high miles, TVR, Range Rover or anything else with an RV8 in it may well dribble oil.Mine doesn't leak, but I've just spent £9k on an engine rebuild, so it bloody well shouldn't. A couple of years down the road it will again.
PAS hoses leak because of the Heath Robinson TVR plumbing: pipe kits are available to sort.
Everything on a Chimaera is fixable, it's just a case of how much money you want to spend.
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