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That looks absolutely incredible. WOW.. I can only imagine the work that went into that. Damn.

Look at the copper washers. Engine is great

One of the best engines the Uk ever produced imho, - it’s all short stroke rev happy plastic crap now

Hello danny

That is a fantastic job. I appreciate what a technical engine they are. They have 2 cam shain assemblies, you never hear of them streching👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

What Place in Florida? I live here in Florida and am Looking at 2 XJ6 currently. One a 1983 xj6 BRGreen . And the other a newer 1997 xj6 .

For a 1975 XJ6C, what are easy ways to boost power and increase fuel economy? My goal is 280-300 hp. Anyone increased compression with the 9:1 pistons? Added fuel injection? Or is it better to take another Jag and swap in the engine, FI, rear end, etc.? What are good engine swaps? I'd prefer to stick with Jag engines. Ok, now to look for XJ6 dropped spindles

I was hoping for step by step video of the actual work.

Very , very , nice !!

Hello Dan, I have a 76 Jag XJ6. I was wondering if I can get a helpful pointer on the engine. How can I reach you? Phil Los Angeles

Would this be the same as a 1975 mg midget 1500 rebuild. Or would there be to many changes to be relevant?

Dan, I have the same car. Having trouble locating the voltage regulator. Any tips please?

One should never test oil pump tolerances without an IPA close to hand .... just in case!

later IV and 1500s have the cam ride in the block directly,no bearings.

Hi Dan, Could you kindly advise what spray did you use to protect your engine/gearbox after your have blasted these two big parts? I have a friends that does blasting, but I am not sure what colour and what brand of the spray I should use to give my engine a nice fresh look like yours? Many thanks for your help, Marvin

Looks great but with Jags they are leakers and does this one still leak?

why its have a tapping noise ?

Impressive!

Always best to take the head to a shop when getting new valves installed. The force needed to install the guide usually mushrooms it slightly ( usually only noticeable with a telescopic gauge and mic ) due to the guide being made from a soft metal. So having the guide reemed out 100% plumb is always the safe option to avoid the valve moving out of plumb. At least this is what I was told.

Very nice...XK engine is a nice bit of kit and they look great all cleaned up. Great work.

Your UK accent and the steering wheel position initially cause confusion. Then I thought you'd brought the car in from the Continent only to discover you're in North America somewhere. Seat is undo squab screws at leading edge, pull up and out of car, remove trim, repair and replace. Yeah, that's a straightforward fix. Nice car, good luck with it.

valves 5 & 6 tend to get loose like that since they are the only 2 exhaust valves that are right next to each other so they run hotter. I just did a rebuild on mine, if you are in US you can send your cam to Delta and get a welded regrind done, i also did flat top pistons as mine had dished. Cool vid. OD trans will be nice. Headers are a pain, mine is one piece also, I see they make 2 piece headers now, Id get one of those if I was getting one. I do have an mg midget tho, so diff car body but same engine.

i have one its the same where do you get the new parts

can you please tell me which way to loosen the crankshaft nut on a "76 triumph spitfire ?

can you please tell me which way to loosen crankshaft nut ?

Amazing job sir. It looks and sounds great! My father had a 1987 Jaguar XJ6 series III painted in Arctic Blue. It was such a Gorgeous car.

Did this car ever live again?

TheSawyer10702 the valve seats look nasty it might need new valves or they need be lapped.

TheSawyer10702 Also make sure the coolant is clean and not dirty.

TheSawyer10702 You should bring the cylinder head to a shop have them check it for warps or cracks. If it is damaged after they check it either have them repair it or replace it with a new one. Because if that head is bad and you just slap a gasket onto it your going to half same problem again. Also I recommend find out what caused it to blow a head gasket so it does not do it again. Some engine just blow head gaskets because of poor engine design or a problem with the cooling system can cause a head gasket to blow. I would also check the fan make sure it is kicking on and check the thermostat and water pump so it does not blow a head gasket again.

Crack can be repaired depending on depth, water jacket undamaged.

Pressure test head first, if ok skim head, head bolts once removed can be a problem to screw back into block as debris tends to fall into thread , air compressor will clear this usually, us guide bolts to refit head.

my jag V8 sport needs this but I have no idea nor tools to do so

How much did the engine rebuild cost you? I'm comparing the cost of a recently restored one to actually doing it myself as a project. Thanks :)

Love to see this beautiful clean engine and compartment. Hope you are finished and driving around. Once a year I borrow my dads sovereign for a week or so for my daily commute, Love this car. Just don't look at the fuel gauge...

please i need help on this 2000 jag vanden plas v8, i took off the cylinder head and did not set anything, how can sequence the crank and camshafts together? (want to change the head gaskets), also what will be the best gaskets out there to purchase? i see Fel Pro and Federal-mogul....?

Thank you very much for posting this video. For what it's worth, that saved me a lot of misery. I had to replace the engine harness and I had one wire left and could not figure out where it went. Your video showed me where it plugged in (oil pressure sender behind the filter). Beautiful job. I don't think mine was that clean when it left the factory.

Beautiful work!

Mick we have a lot of spits here in northern ca USA I have a few mates that have spots in UK went last year to visit with a few mates and they came over here.they live up colchester way. We did live in south east London a spent few year in Braintree Essex. We have a garage gang ranging from all sorts of British cars. I'm on face book look me up Daniel sawyer my email is sawyer_10702@ Hotmail.com so join us on fb triumph spitfire lots of good stuff and people willing to help each other out and best places to source parts not Taiwan or Chinese rubbish that don't last so look us up mate cheers

Sorry my mistake, I thought you was saying to keep the gaps together, see what you mean about the bearing spinning. Great video and thanks for sharing. Yes in England with white spit 1500. Cheers

Sorry to say but i think you put that con rod cap on the wrong way after saying about the little gaps lining up. It's at 15.25 on the clock.

hi do you have the complete video of rebuild like removing step by step. i am planning to this in my 1984 XJ6

can you give me the address of this one

Yes just unscrew stud with vice grips or some device spray penetrant if it's not loose give it a try might come undone might need stud extractor harbor freight 10 bucks you in USA? You can also heat it up with propane yellow can is hotter. If it's too tight or corroded do not try to get it out let it soak with penetrant you do not want break it of so take your time and be patient word of advise....after you get it out clean out threads and blow out with air do not I repeat do not use oil on threads use special lube that comes with head studs arp kit is nice do not use cheap head studs from China they are worthless if you can use head studs then clean them up notice the head studs are longer where the eyes are for lifting engine take a photo of how they fit. Good luck let me know how it goes

I doubt it very much

It's only 2 valves per cylinder that adds up to 12 valves

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Hi do i need to torque down valve cover gasket on 1996 xj6 jag

my dad got me one of these and to be honest, im scared to own it. this will be my first car and it has 70,000 miles, which is good. But how often will i have to put it in the shop/work on it? Im in high school and my studies are more than enough to handle. It sucks because i should be happy its such a gorgeous car. Can i have some of your thoughts? Thank you, great video btw

My crank's float is at .0085", I'm needing to do mine. Your installing both standard width thrust washers, did both wear out? What is the thickness of the standard TWs? When are the over sized washers used?