Help! Broken Down!

[rusgb]

Hi guys, well it has finally happened - I have broken down. 4.0 Chimaera just died as I was coming up a slight incline to a junction almost 2,000 revs then died out. The engine will try and turnover and electrics seem ok. There is a bit of a thud as the exchaust pushes some air out. I left the car for 40m thinkning it may be flooded.

When I tried to start it this time I think I spotted the problem - the fuel pump is not making any noise. It should have half a tank of fuel in it (99 % certain). Also when you push the fob with key in the ignition the little red light is not coming on (as it does in tandom with the sound of the fuel pump engaging).

Any help please? Could this be a fuse? Any fixes or just call the breakdown folks? I have just done a change of insurance this week too!

Rus

[Ribol]

It would be a bit unusual for an immobiliser to pack up when driving.

Things you could try:

Try swapping the two metal relays on the fly lead near the battery, to see if you have a pump relay problem.
Check for loose connections on the pump itself.
Check the pump inertia switch above "glove box" if you have hit a pothole etc.

Good luck.

[rusgb]

Anyone have the breakdown number for RH Specialist? I can't get an answer on the one I have. Ahhhh!

[SILICONE KID]

08007833280 or 01277720763 cheers

[rusgb]

Thank so much SILICONE KID, called them (they were really friendly) and they're on their way. The policy documents hadn't even arrived with me yet! They'll think I'm some chancer!

I'll feedback on what happens but will let him (or her, could be a girl) know the thoughts above, I hope she recovers quick!

p.s. any other troubleshooting thoughts please let me know.

Rus

[walt762]

Not that it's any help but my immobiliser packed in on the move.
Have you tried giving the underside of the dash a thump at the passenger side?

[Ribol]

walt762 said:

Not that it's any help but my immobiliser packed in on the move.
Have you tried giving the underside of the dash a thump at the passenger side?

Wouldn't that be a great ending to the story

[SILICONE KID]

You will get a card to stick in your wallet with all the phone numbers on for next time ..hope there is not a next time ..

[TheCoolerKing]

You own a TVR never leave home without a breakdown service number in your phone.

[T_Pot]

my old chim did this once or twice, moving the wire loom in the footwell would be enough to make the pump work, was obviously a bad connection in the footwell, but never found it.

[Clippy]

When this happened to me it was a blown fuse.

The fuel pump and the alarm/immob on my '95 model share a fuse, which explained the lack of response from both when I couldn't get mine restarted...

Good Luck!

Giles

[rusgb]

Hi Guys, firstly thank you to the TVR enthusiast who pulled over to help me push the car out of the road and into a car park, not sure many other cars would get that response! He said he didn't want to leave me at the junction bringing shame on the great British marque!

So the car was dropped home and today has been collected and transported to Dom at TVR in Coventry (luckily only 20 mins away).

I'm hoping a few other niggles can be sorted whilst it's there and will report back on findings.

Thanks for the support as always.

Rus