Tvr immobiliser?

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:52 pm

Went to start my Chimaera tonight. It turned over once, then stopped. It's tried to click in twice since, but apart from that there's nothing when I try to start it. All other electrics seem fine, and the battery was good when I went for a run this afternoon.

Where is the immobiliser relay/ starter solenoid relay?

Cheers.

richardpope50 · Post by **richardpope50** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:05 pm

Just check that the wire to the starter motor's solenoid is properly attached. Mine was just touching so worked sometimes and clicked other times. Took months to find.

richardpope50 · Post by **richardpope50** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:40 am

Further thinking and if it clicks, I doubt it is the immobiliser. Try by-passing the circuits and going straight to the solenoid and then work backwards. I Googled "tvr chimaera starter relay" and got quite a few suggestions / problems. HTH.

SimpleSimon · Post by **SimpleSimon** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:36 am

The TVR was never fitted from the factory with a starter relay (deleted from LR loom by TVR apparently) this over time passes to much current through the Meta alarm relays causing burning/carbon build up of the relay points thus causing intermittent non starts etc

If caught in time a relay in the circuit thus lowering the current through the Meta relays can get you by but ultimately long term you will need to get the modular immobilizer relays replaced or the module itself renewed completely, this is of course if this is your problem and not a failing starter or the ign switch itself also an over worked part from a 4 cyl Vauxhall

but if you have not already you still need the so called hot start relay mod like mentioned already