Not a good year so far...........
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Ok - seriously thinking about selling our S1 now. It's been a bottomless pit this year... started in April, with major servicing/mot, needing the head drilling/retapping to refit a damaged manifold. (cost approx £900.00 all in) Then the brakes went, (about 250.00) only just had to have the clutch master cylinder replaced. (not had bill yet)
then - took it out yesterday, was driving home - seemed to be running lovely (too nice perhaps), all of a sudden, very loud blowing/tapping noise, followed by lots of oily smeeling smoke out the back, followed by complete loss of power, then kerput.... Followed by a 2 hr wait for the recovery truck..... (Cheesed off doesnt even come close)
Without investigating fully, i'm now thinking it was a head gasket....... More probs!!!!! Not being a spanner jockey any ideas how much (ballpark) this is likely to cost me???
then - took it out yesterday, was driving home - seemed to be running lovely (too nice perhaps), all of a sudden, very loud blowing/tapping noise, followed by lots of oily smeeling smoke out the back, followed by complete loss of power, then kerput.... Followed by a 2 hr wait for the recovery truck..... (Cheesed off doesnt even come close)
Without investigating fully, i'm now thinking it was a head gasket....... More probs!!!!! Not being a spanner jockey any ideas how much (ballpark) this is likely to cost me???
thats awful if that is the case.Harry1972M said:
Sorry to hear about your woes and hope its not too much of an exspensive fix for you - if it is a worse case scenario situation then you can pick up a motor on E Bay and the like pretty resonably.
Graham
Agree - that's your worst case, an engine for a couple of hundred, plus a couple of pints to a mate to fit it with you.Graham
TVRBloke Said:
What ever happended to the "TVR brotherhood"
It still exists very strongly especially on the S Forum in my opinion and once you have discovered the route cause of your engine problem I am certain you will get offers of help from fellow PHrs - if it is an engine swap then as TVRGit says a few beers will get it fitted - you can only but ask.
Good Luck
Graham
What ever happended to the "TVR brotherhood"
It still exists very strongly especially on the S Forum in my opinion and once you have discovered the route cause of your engine problem I am certain you will get offers of help from fellow PHrs - if it is an engine swap then as TVRGit says a few beers will get it fitted - you can only but ask.
Good Luck
Graham
I looked into the cosworth route - and decided against it on the grounds of cost and a lot of messing about.
You'll need a set of custom manifolds (Boosted on here sells them) for about £500/pair.
Engine from ebay probably about £300'ish.
A bit of messing about with the electrics/electronics - apparently as the ECU's are from an auto'box you have to fool it into thinking there's a 'park setting' so you can start the engine - unless you want to for out for an aftermarket ECU.
Think the above is right - but I'm sure others will be along with some other info.
Chris
You'll need a set of custom manifolds (Boosted on here sells them) for about £500/pair.
Engine from ebay probably about £300'ish.
A bit of messing about with the electrics/electronics - apparently as the ECU's are from an auto'box you have to fool it into thinking there's a 'park setting' so you can start the engine - unless you want to for out for an aftermarket ECU.
Think the above is right - but I'm sure others will be along with some other info.
Chris
Harry1972M said:
TVRBloke Said:
What ever happended to the "TVR brotherhood"
It still exists very strongly especially on the S Forum in my opinion and once you have discovered the route cause of your engine problem I am certain you will get offers of help from fellow PHrs - if it is an engine swap then as TVRGit says a few beers will get it fitted - you can only but ask.
Good Luck
Graham
Jeez, I offered beer, bacon sandwiches AND lunch in exchange for help in fitting just a damn water pump, and the added bonus of a sexy assistant to pass the spannersWhat ever happended to the "TVR brotherhood"
It still exists very strongly especially on the S Forum in my opinion and once you have discovered the route cause of your engine problem I am certain you will get offers of help from fellow PHrs - if it is an engine swap then as TVRGit says a few beers will get it fitted - you can only but ask.
Good Luck
Graham
Woody said:
I looked into the cosworth route - and decided against it on the grounds of cost and a lot of messing about.
You'll need a set of custom manifolds (Boosted on here sells them) for about £500/pair.
Engine from ebay probably about £300'ish.
A bit of messing about with the electrics/electronics - apparently as the ECU's are from an auto'box you have to fool it into thinking there's a 'park setting' so you can start the engine - unless you want to for out for an aftermarket ECU.
Think the above is right - but I'm sure others will be along with some other info.
Chris
a 24V cosworth is indeed a bit more work than an engine swap: You'll need to swap the engine whith mass airflow meter, ECU and wiring loom, and you'll need custom manifolds, the ones on the S don't fit the 24V Cosworth and the ones on the Cosworth don't fit the S. The most difficult part is the manifolds. Then expect to spend a few evenings sorting out the loom from the donor Scorpio to make it fit the S. Also a new alternator bracket and uprated clutch are needed.You'll need a set of custom manifolds (Boosted on here sells them) for about £500/pair.
Engine from ebay probably about £300'ish.
A bit of messing about with the electrics/electronics - apparently as the ECU's are from an auto'box you have to fool it into thinking there's a 'park setting' so you can start the engine - unless you want to for out for an aftermarket ECU.
Think the above is right - but I'm sure others will be along with some other info.
Chris
The problems with the ECU not working without autobox connected apply to the post '94 BOB engines with EEC-V engine management, so these engines will need an aftermarket ECU or extensive fiddling to fool the computer. The '89-'94 BOA engines whith EEC-IV engine management run quite happily without the autobox.
Harry1972M said:
CoolCatMaz Said:
Jeez, I offered beer, bacon sandwiches AND lunch in exchange for help in fitting just a damn water pump, and the added bonus of a sexy assistant to pass the spanners
And you didn't get any takers - I worry about S Owners sometimes I really do !!!
One taker, but he kept putting the job off, so the parts are still sat in a box god knows how many months later.......until this Tuesday that is, and the local garage is going to fit the parts for me.Jeez, I offered beer, bacon sandwiches AND lunch in exchange for help in fitting just a damn water pump, and the added bonus of a sexy assistant to pass the spanners
And you didn't get any takers - I worry about S Owners sometimes I really do !!!
Dont get me wrong though, I've been happy for the work not to be done as its non urgent and I've been driving the car loads, but now the weather is turning it can disappear for the day and get fixed.....and mainly because the fan belt is on its last legs and I dont want to drive the car now till thats replaced.
Sweet Thunder said:
Woody said:
I looked into the cosworth route - and decided against it on the grounds of cost and a lot of messing about.
You'll need a set of custom manifolds (Boosted on here sells them) for about £500/pair.
Engine from ebay probably about £300'ish.
A bit of messing about with the electrics/electronics - apparently as the ECU's are from an auto'box you have to fool it into thinking there's a 'park setting' so you can start the engine - unless you want to for out for an aftermarket ECU.
Think the above is right - but I'm sure others will be along with some other info.
Chris
a 24V cosworth is indeed a bit more work than an engine swap: You'll need to swap the engine whith mass airflow meter, ECU and wiring loom, and you'll need custom manifolds, the ones on the S don't fit the 24V Cosworth and the ones on the Cosworth don't fit the S. The most difficult part is the manifolds. Then expect to spend a few evenings sorting out the loom from the donor Scorpio to make it fit the S. Also a new alternator bracket and uprated clutch are needed.You'll need a set of custom manifolds (Boosted on here sells them) for about £500/pair.
Engine from ebay probably about £300'ish.
A bit of messing about with the electrics/electronics - apparently as the ECU's are from an auto'box you have to fool it into thinking there's a 'park setting' so you can start the engine - unless you want to for out for an aftermarket ECU.
Think the above is right - but I'm sure others will be along with some other info.
Chris
The problems with the ECU not working without autobox connected apply to the post '94 BOB engines with EEC-V engine management, so these engines will need an aftermarket ECU or extensive fiddling to fool the computer. The '89-'94 BOA engines whith EEC-IV engine management run quite happily without the autobox.
tvrbloke said:
Jees......... err, wasnt thinking it would be that technically involved - as said before, i'm not particularly mechanically minded (i can manage simple straight forward stuff) but that's way beyond me.... a straight swap (if needed) is looking more likely...
The cheapest way to get a standard engine for a straight swap may be to buy a complete granada: They sometimes go for next to nothing on ebay. added advantages of buying a complete car are the possibility to test drive the engine, and having some wheels, a seat and a radio attached to your engine means it's a whole lot more convenient to bring home.Gassing Station | S Series | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff