1998 TVR Chimaera 4.0 - Turbocharged.

Oh yes, there will be plenty of that stuff.

What an epic sound!

I look forward to seeing your improvements. I always feel the Chim's are a tad underwheeled.

Leads are ordered, along with cap, rotor arm, and plugs.

Wheels, well... that i'm still deciding on.

So this weekend was a good chance to get stuck into some of the stupid niggles. First on the list was the non functioning dash lights. I decided to do a bit of research first for some common faults and... well, long story short, I swtiched them on:



Turns out there is a stealthy little kill switch hidden under the dash on the left hand side. Seriously. TVR give you the "distraction free" option much like the old Saabs so that you can drive at night and focus on the road better.

It gets better. See how the tach is brighter than the odometer?



That's no mistake. TVR feels that the most important gauge should be brightest. Another niggle that needs no repair. Naturally, the best way to make sure dash lights work is to take it a night blast...



This just highlighted that the misfire is still very much there. OK, onwards to the engine.



Checked the oil first. Still opaque and light brown. No idea on history so it will be changed regardless, but positive signs so far. Next up, plugs...



Tight access, naturally, but all 8 plugs changed with little drama. Not so much the leads, but I'll come to that ...

You have done it again,sneeked another of my "i'l have one one day " cars in to your garage! Will you be at skunkworks H.Q. at all this week? I've been threatening to come visit for ages so its about time I did. So long as you know its not you I'm coming to visit its your cars lol!!

Aye, about that drama...



Sadly, one casualty was this last spark plug suppresor. They go between the plug and lead to (I presume) angle them away from the enormous tubular manifolds. Good news though, TVR parts bin nabbed them from a Vauxhall Cavalier. Bad news, I only managed to find 2 on ebay. Turns out old Cavvy's are getting pretty rare now, judging by the lack of spares kicking around now. Nonetheless, I can replace this buggered one and have one up the sleeve, then probably order the remaining six from Vauxhall.

In my defense, the suppresor had to come from here:



...a gap that is tighter than a ducks cnut. Sorted now though. I checked out the old cap and arm once off. Not the worst by any stretch, but very little shiny copper. Suggests to me there is very little contact happening, with a good chance of arcing needed here rather than at the plug. Meh, worth a change!



So, all back together...



Hoses that were removed have been cleaned and refitted, and a few other bits tidied up...



So... did it cure the misfire? No.

bad news on the misfire. I recently had a hunt for one myself and after changing the coil pack, crank sensor, checking the fuel pump, injectors... etc etc it ended up being moisture in the ECU and some dodgy connections.. whip those connectors off and have a shifties sir, sometimes it's the simple things. Hope you get it sorted!

mk2 cav leads ?

Not sure about that, as they are straight connections. I'm sure the only reason the adaptors are used is for the angle. I can just attach the HT leads direct to the plug (as i did to ensure it ran ok last weekend) but they are veeeery close to the manifold.