camshaft replacement sp6

[JENKS_D]

Has anyone else needed their camshaft replacing after 14k? Then wait an eternity (almost 2 months) for the car to be returned from Blackpool, as the Dealers aren't allowed to carry out this particular task.

[angrybeats]

Sorry, to hear about your trouble my Cerbera has only 15k miles on the clock and has two serious mechanical failures since I have had it, it is currently in repair ( 8wks ). I only had the car back 3wks after the first repair ( 7 wks ) by the TVR factory when the engine knackered in again. TVR do not give a S*** and will not do anything to speed up the repair or compensate me for hiring a lease car. As soon as it is repaired I am going to get a more reliable car. I bet this is not your first major repair, I have heard the some Tuscans have to have repairs done similar to yours after only 10k miles.

[trefor]

So are we saying here that TVR don't give you a replacement car (even a Micra) while your TVR is at the factory for factory warrantied repairs? Seems very wrong for any manufacturer to do this. Trefor/.

[Peter]

Sounds familiar...Had the same thing done at about 8000 on my SP6. Had to wait about 6 weeks. Worth it though, the car was so much better when it was returned. Oil pressure was up too!!!!

[sabre]

I sold my Speed 6 at 8k miles as it was the third time I had to have the tappets set ( and I had to pay the last time even though it was only 13 months old!..last straw) I understand it has had 2 engine rebuilds after selling it...sorry someone got caught with that {C5 RBY?} It had all the mods before delivery, but I think the delays are the volume TVR are having to do on Tuscans as well. I'll have another TVR but only with the Rover V8 for now.... a few years and the speed 6 will be sorted and Tuscan is favourite [ and it is 'fabulous' when on song.]

[trefor]

I guess the problem here is that the car has to go back to TVR each time for engine bits to be repaired. I guess you have no choice if you are under warranty, but I'm sure Steve at Thames Racing in Hurst has done a fair bit of work on the AJP V8 - there's always a Cerbie in there when I visit him. Trefor/.

[GreenV8S]

quote:What about camshaft problems on the AJP8 engine? Surely the cam shouldn't go soft after 20,000 miles either !!! It must either be a design fault or a quality control problem. Has anyone sued yet ???

Not just AJPs, it seems to be a recurring problem with the Rover engines too. Peter Humphries (and a green V8S)

[andyr]

GT - buy a newish chimaera or griff - they don't go wrong.