Hi John, nice to see Purdey is in good nick and behaves well on this trip, looking forward to your fix it videos for the small problems you found along the way
Got a new motor John? Sorry, i could not resist. I just had one of your other videos recommended (probably because of my recent searches for XKR exhaust) and really enjoyed it. I had a 2004 XKR coupe many years ago and loved my 3 years of ownership. I have recently bought 2007 XKR convertible (being delivered Monday) i'm really looking forward getting back in a big cat and to doing a similar problem finding road trip. Love your new cat, enjoy.
Hi John - thanks for all the secrets videos. I thought I would share my recent problem on my 1998 130,000mile XKR - the drivers exterior door handle snapped (so the part you lift to open was just flapping around). It's not a fixable part, so ebay provided a second hand replacement, and changing it was easier than anticipated. Just remove the door trim and electrical connections, (but raise the window right up), then two 7mm bolts are reasonably accessible to remove from the inside of the handle, jiggle it outwards and away from the two door rods attached (looks impossible at first, but persevere), then one screw to remove and swap the lock mechanism over to the replacement handle, then put it all back. The gaskets around the handles get brittle and little bits go missing - but at £20 for a tiny piece of rubber I reused the old one. But I sort of wish I had changed it now since it is something you see every day. Anyway - it was much easier than I had expected - my heart sank when it broke...... My aircon is nonexistent - a regas helped pitifully little and didnt last long. Any ideas? Cheers, Steve Pearce, Kent.
Hi Stephen. Thanks for the handle intel Run the Air con diagnostic shown in Secrets number 6 th-cam.com/video/_dKVYfEH-Ks/w-d-xo.html It may give some clues.
Hi John, nice video, once again ! Learn so many thing about this car with your videos ... good job! Now, I’m ready to buy one ! Hopefully tomorrow .... can’t wait anymore! Tell us more ! Thanks
A very useful trip: Thanks so much for keeping these posts coming. A car hit my 2004 XKR convertible offside mirror some time ago very hard and I now suffer from the same vibration in it as you. Likewise the air con needs regular charges, so these may both be standard faults. I will be fascinated to learn how your brake & exhaust improvements work out, also if you find any disadvantages doing them.This XK model is hugely underrated also insufficiently appreciated. I sense that is slowly starting to change. In so many ways this car gives not merely a nod to the E Type, but actually is its true successor!
I totally agree. These motors are now appreciating. I must investigate that mirror this weekend.🤔. Brake and exhaust mods to come, but I'm waiting to get my small car lift installed first as it will be easier to do and much easier to film.
I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot my account password. I love any assistance you can offer me
@Ayaan Judson I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Love your vids and i was so surprised to see you driving through Market Rasen's main street, the town where i live when you did your 800 mile road test. Cheers Malcolm
I'm sure you've worked this out by now but the mirror has all the symptoms of the black circular plastic holder in the mechanism having cracked. I had exactly the same. Replacement cost £8.99 on ebay (for a used part). Easy fix. I've changed three on the two x100s I've owned. My cars both also had that creak thing until it warmed up. It is worse with the recaro seats as they are bigger and (perhaps) rub more. I drew same 'warm up' conclusions as you. I also had the same door clip go. Again, easy fix. BTW, I once drove Cardiff to Gladgow in a 1998 XK8 and got 34mpg just cruising up the motorway at 70mph. However, I got 28 on the way home :-) (Nb. My 4.2 04 XKR returns 32 max when cruising in a similar fashion).
Thanks Leigh. the vibration was cured by tightening the screw that holds the adjusting motor into place behind the plastic holder, but can easily see how they might crack. Jaguar always claimed that the 4.2 is more economical than the 4.0 obviously its hard to tell without some pretty scientific tests as there are so many variables. I recon 32 is pretty impressive for an R
Hi John, How about a video of the rear bumper removal on the XK8. As you know the brackets are notorious for corrosion and seizing, making this a tricky job. Best regards, Bob.
Hi John. Subsequent to my 4.2-S being awakened from its winter slumber - and also due to ignoring its deteriorating performance for the last 2 years! - the aircon required a regas too. I found an offer on Groupon to get it done for £37 at any ATS Euromaster, which may be of interest to fellow subscribers that have the same problem. Offer expires end July.
Bit more to the story on my Air con will come soon. Sounds like a good deal though. If you only need to charge your system on the one car and its every couple of years then this is the sort of deal to make use of. If you have multiple old zircon cars and might need to top two or more of them up in the average year then getting your own kit becomes worthwhile. I will let you all know a little more about mine soon.👍
Hi John, Be interested to see how the headlight condensation fix goes...Do consider the Paramount Sport Exhaust,...what a sound. The air con re gas will of course be interesting...good luck!! As always, a good informative video.
I have also experienced headlight condensation in the past and just left the plastic caps loose on a warm day run for an hour or so and then sealed them again. I only had the problem when I first got my car in UK, but now in a dryer climate I don't have the issue ( or at least rarely) and just do the same trick if I do.
I had a service on my XKR and the aircon stopped working. After a few minutes of concern I used the Auto button a few times and it sprung into life and hasn't been a problem since. I am just now concerned about the cream leather seats showing early signs of cracks. Any solutions for that ?
It can do but the positioning needs to be just right to avoid making it worse particularly in wet environments like the UK, The 8 mm high slot beneath the right hand headlight is the cars cold air intake and one jet was spry through that could force water into a lamp with a hole in the bottom. In warmer climates the hole will certainly let the condensation vent itself.
yes it definitely needs to be drilled where water cannot ingress I am lucky I live in Arizona where we get about 5" of rain a year and they get so excited when there is 1/2' of rain, what silly people, P.S. I hate the rain and I am English
Hi folks. Just replaced the fuel filter in my '01. The filter had a 2010 data stamp. The gas that came out looked like rusty water. I am thinking that cleaning or replacing the fuel injectors might be prudent. If I choose the replacement route any thoughts on what to get/what to avoid?
Why do you have a pig hanging around your volume knob? Is it a special thing for Jaguars. My Dad had a perfumed pig 🐖 sitting pretty in his 98 XKR . I drive it now but I feel I might be missing something 🤷♂️… should I have a pig somewhere?
27mpg (UK) is more like 10.4l/100km... UK and US gallons differ. One's 4.54L the other's 3.78L respectively. So UK's bigger gallon. It's about 22.5mpg US
Yes you have to keep a close eye on the units. Its way too easy to fall into the trap of assuming that US and UK units are the same as we use so many of the same unit names. Even the size of the horses used for horse power is different.
@@ToTheGarage Hi John Thanks for that. Mine has a dipstick. The only thing is the dipstick has some kind of plastic cover on it and I don't know how to remove it. Without removing it I can't remove the stick. Any ideas?
Enjoyed the video John. Unfortunately the hoses near the latch on my XK8 are leaking, luckily I had no fluid in the first place! After I fix that I'm going to fit exhaust myself. Do you have any recommendations? Most seem to be similarly priced. I was looking at DCR AutoParts' Big Bore Sport Exhaust and Adamesh Stage 1 and 2.
Hi Jacob On my previous car I had the equivalent of the adamesh stage 1 and 2 fitted and loved the sound. Check out my video 'best exhaust note in the world' Its pretty in your face when pulling hard but not too offensive when on a steady throttle. I might go for the DCR version though based on getting a stainless front box rather than retaining the original jaguar unit.
@@ToTheGarage John, I've decided to fit the DCR exhaust. I live in the US and my car is currently on a flat bed, so it may take a week or two to get it all sorted, but I'll send you a video of my XK8 soon. This looks like the loudest exhaust: www.xk8-parts.com/2013/09/xkr-4-0-big-bore-sports-exhaust-system/. There's some issues with the page, but I found the sound clip URL from the markup if you're interested, th-cam.com/video/Xd2gxxFcmho/w-d-xo.htmlrel=0&fs=1. Jacob EDIT: Assuming I can get in contact with Dave. I tried to buy some floor mats and a car cover from him recently and got no response.
Joanna Lumley eh, have another Bolli with your Chish & Flips John for a great production. Not sure if I would have let a VW, aka Bentley, pass a Jag. Good to see you use the J box, but, do you really need 2nd ? Mileage is about what I got over 1100km from Brisbane to Sydney, just ticking over at the speed limit, except, when no one is watching. In fact put the computer in the correct mode, floor it & see the number hit the floor, great fun, as my MG handbook said many years ago, Safety Fast. My Jag man , Terry at The Breed, Cooroy, calls them, "the Boeing of the Bitumen". Judging by your dash comments, it would seem I also have the same Sports (1997) model, although I always thought Birds Eye Maple was much lighter in colour, will check mine tomorrow for the underlying colour. Await your words of wisdom on the headlight condensation issue.
Thanks for the Kind words Alan. VW Bentleys are quicker than you imagine, particularly since they dropped the flat 4 and went Watercooled🤣. Nobody needs 2nd in a 4 litre car. But Its fun!! I love the 'Boeing of the Bitumen' monicker. That will stick with me. Happy to be wrong on the Wood. Its not my specialism and of course brochure images of the options are not much help as every natural wood dashboard is different. Let me know your thoughts on it. Im thinking Birds eye maple as its the sand for Sports trim allegedly.
Hi John. I know i'm going to get a few "How dare you" comments coming back from this but have you ever thought about swapping out the "FAKE" gauges for digital ones that give the exact(or close to it) readings? Has this been done before?
Hi James I don't know about Digital but certainly, i know some folk have installed traditional instruments and senders on more highly modded cars, There is a great mod that converts existing dials into true gauges by changing the senders and adding some clever electronics to achieve a genuine gauge in effect. Check out this guy. he has a lot of other interesting Jag related mods too www.thejagwrangler.com/realgauge-installation.html Thanks for getting involved James👍
Hi James. Mine has an original fit - and now obsolete - SatNav. I've seen some examples of people upgrading to something more modern but I think this detracts from the car's authenticity. However, I have/am seriously considering replacing the SatNav with Purdey-esque analog gauges, which would, of course, compromise the car's authenticity! Decisions, decisions.......
Start the car from cold with the bonnet up. It should not rattle. Check the kick down operates on the auto box. Switch sport mode on and off several times . There should be no faults thrown up on the dashboard and sport mode should make a clear difference to the way the car accelerates without Kickdown. (lower gears) Ensure 'manual' element of the J gate works and that you can hold the car in lower gears Ensure all electrical items work and that the radio code is present. Then check the corrosion areas as per this video. th-cam.com/video/45kgLWfoadg/w-d-xo.html Good luck
Charles Ross Baron of Biggar Should be permanent Clicking subscribe should add the channel to your list of subscribed channels until you click it again and that unsubscribes it. Clicking the bell icon and allowing notifications, allows TH-cam to message you when a new film is published by that channel. If you have had a major update on your pc it might reset things I guess? But never heard of it.🤔
John, the best mileage I have ever gotten in my 2005 XK8 is 24mpg on the open road with the top down going 70mph. How is it that you are doing so much better? How many miles are on the car and what has it had done repair wise in that time?
Hi Gary It’s an indicated Mpg so may be inflated by 1 or 2 mpg but pretty good all the same Outset has done 51,000 miles and is still A nicasil engine. Good nicasil cars do have lower internal friction It has had top tensioner change but otherwise nothing except very regular servicing. I enjoy hypermiling where you try to extract maximum economy by clever driving ( I have a video on that with my Navara pickup truck which I got 43 mpg out of) But this was not one of those runs. As you can see I don’t hang about. They are much more aerodynamic hood up than down, and if the hood is down not putting the tonneau cover on can rob 2 or 3 mpg due to the flapping of the headliner causing drag
@@ToTheGarage Yes, I had a 2001 BMW X5 E53 with the 4.4L M62 with nikasil and it was fabulous with very low oil consumption. Sold it to my neighbor after redoing the chain guides and Vanos at 235Kmi, running swell to this day. Now have 2014 X50i with 4.4L twin turbo. I do love V8s. The vertical members that hold the air vent slats are easy fabricated out of sheet stock if yours are trashed. That was the first job I had to do on mine when I got it back in 2011. Once again I remind everyone to get my XK8 Bible at www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/xk8-bible-177827/ and scroll to the end to get the newest revision.
Thanks Gary. Its surprising how Nikasil and the associated horror stories has been so heavily associated with Jaguar when BMW made I expect far more cars with this treatment and had just as many issues in the same sulphur rich era.
@@ToTheGarage Both BMW and Jaguar often complain that their cars are not driven hard enough to break-in properly. Too many soccer moms making short trips to the grocery store back in the days of high sulfur containing fuel was the problem. It cost Jaguar a lot of money to refit engines with cast Iron sleeves but they felt that they had to do it and step back from the ledge since it was affecting sales.
Ha hAh Good Call Alan. Did you know that Joanna Lumley was the one who named her own character in the Avengers Purdey. They were going to call her Lindsay (I might have miss remembered that bit) but Joanna said it should be a pretty name but menacing at the same time. She suggested Purdey after the gunsmiths and the rest is history😁
I watched the entire video, incredible video as usual. 3 thoughts and the first one is HUGE. All of these early V-8's had the tensioner and guide issues and "no" one can get away with this issue without replacing them, has this been done? 2nd, I think from factory it says Highway Millage you will average 22 MPG, how did you get better than that and 3rd, how fast do you guys drive in the UK, DAMN.
Hi Mitch Thanks for watching Good questions 1) I have documented proof that the top tensioners have been changed but nothing about the bottoms so will be getting a little investigation done. I probably will have to get a trusted independent jag shop to do that as I just don't get enough time at home for that degree of work. I got them changed on PJ almost as soon as i got her too. I saw the guides in your 308 video a few nights back. Those pictures are a warning to all Jag V8 owners. 2) U.S. Gallons are smaller than UK Gallons (as are the horses used in Horsepower by the way!) so by my calculation, 22 U.S. Mpg is 26.4 UK (imperial) Mpg. so I was only marginally better than the factory estimate. 3) We all think we are Stirling Moss (nothing to be proud of) The national speed limit is 70Mph (dual carriageways and motorways) and much of the traffic will be doing a minimum of 77mph. (Unofficially the police allow a 10% of speed limit +1mph tolerance to eliminate any arguments about speedo or speed camera error.) 60Mph is the limit in most other nonresidential areas. I live in a very sparsely populated area so even the most twisty of roads is usually a 60mph limit. There is no limit on how fast you get up to those limits though! We don't think that our speeds are particularly high as many of us will have experienced German Autobahns which are completely unrestricted (and completely scary in my book)
@@ToTheGarage Thanks John for the come back response, please consider getting the of the tensioners done, you saw at only 62,000 mines was falling apart..YOU mate are the best..
After seeing Mitch's video I am getting nervous about the lower tensioners/guides on my 2005 XK8 with 133Kmi. Keep in mind that the supercharged engines, lacking VVT, don't have the asymmetric loads placed on the camshafts, so in theory that should make the N/A engines even harder on these primary chain components than the S/C ones.
@@MitchGrooms So as I understand it the newer engines have more robust primary chains and guides as well as the metal bodied secondary tensioners? If they are as good as my old BMW X5 M62 guides, I did that job at 233Kmi.
I think so. I had both the stage one and 2 on the previous car and enjoyed it immensely. plus its a really easy 15 to to 20 Horse power gain on an 8 just by eliminating the squashed over axle pipes of the O.E. System. I will shop around a little but the price and simplicity of the Adamesh system is hard to ignore (plus the weight saving is huge)
Hi John, nice to see Purdey is in good nick and behaves well on this trip, looking forward to your fix it videos for the small problems you found along the way
Thanks Dirk
Im looking forward to doing them👍
Hi John
Hice to see the beautiful new XK8. Another great video.
Craig
Thanks Craig
Got a new motor John? Sorry, i could not resist.
I just had one of your other videos recommended (probably because of my recent searches for XKR exhaust) and really enjoyed it.
I had a 2004 XKR coupe many years ago and loved my 3 years of ownership.
I have recently bought 2007 XKR convertible (being delivered Monday) i'm really looking forward getting back in a big cat and to doing a similar problem finding road trip.
Love your new cat, enjoy.
Thanks FASTAMV .
Good luck with the new Cat.
You will have to let us have a picture👍👍
Hi John - thanks for all the secrets videos. I thought I would share my recent problem on my 1998 130,000mile XKR - the drivers exterior door handle snapped (so the part you lift to open was just flapping around). It's not a fixable part, so ebay provided a second hand replacement, and changing it was easier than anticipated. Just remove the door trim and electrical connections, (but raise the window right up), then two 7mm bolts are reasonably accessible to remove from the inside of the handle, jiggle it outwards and away from the two door rods attached (looks impossible at first, but persevere), then one screw to remove and swap the lock mechanism over to the replacement handle, then put it all back. The gaskets around the handles get brittle and little bits go missing - but at £20 for a tiny piece of rubber I reused the old one. But I sort of wish I had changed it now since it is something you see every day. Anyway - it was much easier than I had expected - my heart sank when it broke......
My aircon is nonexistent - a regas helped pitifully little and didnt last long. Any ideas?
Cheers, Steve Pearce, Kent.
Hi Stephen. Thanks for the handle intel
Run the Air con diagnostic shown in Secrets number 6
th-cam.com/video/_dKVYfEH-Ks/w-d-xo.html
It may give some clues.
Superb video John and will be watching more when I get my XK8 in a couple of weeks.
Excellent news. Thanks for watching👍
Happy motoring, John! Purdy seems one classy lady!
Thanks Asif.
I shall treat her well and show her off in all the finest places😁
Great early example John. Congrats!
Thanks Kellier
Hi John, nice video, once again ! Learn so many thing about this car with your videos ... good job!
Now, I’m ready to buy one ! Hopefully tomorrow .... can’t wait anymore!
Tell us more !
Thanks
Hi Henrique. Have a fabulous Jag day tomorrow👍
A very useful trip: Thanks so much for keeping these posts coming. A car hit my 2004 XKR convertible offside mirror some time ago very hard and I now suffer from the same vibration in it as you. Likewise the air con needs regular charges, so these may both be standard faults. I will be fascinated to learn how your brake & exhaust improvements work out, also if you find any disadvantages doing them.This XK model is hugely underrated also insufficiently appreciated. I sense that is slowly starting to change. In so many ways this car gives not merely a nod to the E Type, but actually is its true successor!
I totally agree. These motors are now appreciating. I must investigate that mirror this weekend.🤔. Brake and exhaust mods to come, but I'm waiting to get my small car lift installed first as it will be easier to do and much easier to film.
I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account?
I was stupid forgot my account password. I love any assistance you can offer me
@Landry Dax instablaster :)
@Ayaan Judson I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Ayaan Judson it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much you really help me out!
Love your vids and i was so surprised to see you driving through Market Rasen's main street, the town where i live when you did your 800 mile road test. Cheers Malcolm
Hi Malcolm
Nice area to live mate. My accent is very midlands, but I am Lincolnshire through and through
I'm sure you've worked this out by now but the mirror has all the symptoms of the black circular plastic holder in the mechanism having cracked. I had exactly the same. Replacement cost £8.99 on ebay (for a used part). Easy fix. I've changed three on the two x100s I've owned. My cars both also had that creak thing until it warmed up. It is worse with the recaro seats as they are bigger and (perhaps) rub more. I drew same 'warm up' conclusions as you. I also had the same door clip go. Again, easy fix. BTW, I once drove Cardiff to Gladgow in a 1998 XK8 and got 34mpg just cruising up the motorway at 70mph. However, I got 28 on the way home :-) (Nb. My 4.2 04 XKR returns 32 max when cruising in a similar fashion).
Thanks Leigh. the vibration was cured by tightening the screw that holds the adjusting motor into place behind the plastic holder, but can easily see how they might crack.
Jaguar always claimed that the 4.2 is more economical than the 4.0 obviously its hard to tell without some pretty scientific tests as there are so many variables. I recon 32 is pretty impressive for an R
@@ToTheGarage Once I had the confidence to pull out the mirror, it was all an easy fix behind there. :-)
Hi John,
How about a video of the rear bumper removal on the XK8. As you know the brackets are notorious for corrosion and seizing, making this a tricky job. Best regards, Bob.
Hi Bob, that's a good idea. I will add it to the list
Hi John. Subsequent to my 4.2-S being awakened from its winter slumber - and also due to ignoring its deteriorating performance for the last 2 years! - the aircon required a regas too. I found an offer on Groupon to get it done for £37 at any ATS Euromaster, which may be of interest to fellow subscribers that have the same problem. Offer expires end July.
Bit more to the story on my Air con will come soon. Sounds like a good deal though. If you only need to charge your system on the one car and its every couple of years then this is the sort of deal to make use of. If you have multiple old zircon cars and might need to top two or more of them up in the average year then getting your own kit becomes worthwhile.
I will let you all know a little more about mine soon.👍
I'll be watching out for your mirror switch fix!
Sounds like im not alone then David?
Hi John,
Be interested to see how the headlight condensation fix goes...Do consider the Paramount Sport Exhaust,...what a sound. The air con re gas will of course be interesting...good luck!!
As always, a good informative video.
Cheers Harry. I am looking at a few options including the Paramount. DCR & Adams
I have also experienced headlight condensation in the past and just left the plastic caps loose on a warm day run for an hour or so and then sealed them again. I only had the problem when I first got my car in UK, but now in a dryer climate I don't have the issue ( or at least rarely) and just do the same trick if I do.
I had a service on my XKR and the aircon stopped working. After a few minutes of concern I used the Auto button a few times and it sprung into life and hasn't been a problem since. I am just now concerned about the cream leather seats showing early signs of cracks. Any solutions for that ?
if not already mentioned the headlamp juice problem can be cured by drilling a hole in the bottom of the headlight unit .
It can do but the positioning needs to be just right to avoid making it worse particularly in wet environments like the UK,
The 8 mm high slot beneath the right hand headlight is the cars cold air intake and one jet was spry through that could force water into a lamp with a hole in the bottom. In warmer climates the hole will certainly let the condensation vent itself.
yes it definitely needs to be drilled where water cannot ingress I am lucky I live in Arizona where we get about 5" of rain a year and they get so excited when there is 1/2' of rain, what silly people, P.S. I hate the rain and I am English
Hi folks. Just replaced the fuel filter in my '01. The filter had a 2010 data stamp. The gas that came out looked like rusty water. I am thinking that cleaning or replacing the fuel injectors might be prudent. If I choose the replacement route any thoughts on what to get/what to avoid?
Why do you have a pig hanging around your volume knob? Is it a special thing for Jaguars. My Dad had a perfumed pig 🐖 sitting pretty in his 98 XKR . I drive it now but I feel I might be missing something 🤷♂️… should I have a pig somewhere?
27mpg (UK) is more like 10.4l/100km... UK and US gallons differ. One's 4.54L the other's 3.78L respectively. So UK's bigger gallon. It's about 22.5mpg US
Yes you have to keep a close eye on the units. Its way too easy to fall into the trap of assuming that US and UK units are the same as we use so many of the same unit names.
Even the size of the horses used for horse power is different.
Nice flow John other than the AC😀
👍😁
Hi John
Any chance of doing a video on how to check the gearbox oil please?
Its on the list but the VW T2 is currently blocking the lift😔
@@ToTheGarage
Hi John
Thanks for that.
Mine has a dipstick. The only thing is the dipstick has some kind of plastic cover on it and I don't know how to remove it. Without removing it I can't remove the stick.
Any ideas?
PS: Didn't Purdey drive a TR7!? Gambit had a XJS & Steed had an Invicta XJ, I seem to recall.
Enjoyed the video John. Unfortunately the hoses near the latch on my XK8 are leaking, luckily I had no fluid in the first place! After I fix that I'm going to fit exhaust myself. Do you have any recommendations? Most seem to be similarly priced. I was looking at DCR AutoParts' Big Bore Sport Exhaust and Adamesh Stage 1 and 2.
Hi Jacob
On my previous car I had the equivalent of the adamesh stage 1 and 2 fitted and loved the sound. Check out my video 'best exhaust note in the world'
Its pretty in your face when pulling hard but not too offensive when on a steady throttle.
I might go for the DCR version though based on getting a stainless front box rather than retaining the original jaguar unit.
@@ToTheGarage John, I've decided to fit the DCR exhaust. I live in the US and my car is currently on a flat bed, so it may take a week or two to get it all sorted, but I'll send you a video of my XK8 soon. This looks like the loudest exhaust: www.xk8-parts.com/2013/09/xkr-4-0-big-bore-sports-exhaust-system/. There's some issues with the page, but I found the sound clip URL from the markup if you're interested, th-cam.com/video/Xd2gxxFcmho/w-d-xo.htmlrel=0&fs=1.
Jacob
EDIT: Assuming I can get in contact with Dave. I tried to buy some floor mats and a car cover from him recently and got no response.
Joanna Lumley eh, have another Bolli with your Chish & Flips John for a great production. Not sure if I would have let a VW, aka Bentley, pass a Jag.
Good to see you use the J box, but, do you really need 2nd ? Mileage is about what I got over 1100km from Brisbane to Sydney, just ticking over at the speed limit, except, when no one is watching. In fact put the computer in the correct mode, floor it & see the number hit the floor, great fun, as my MG handbook said many years ago, Safety Fast.
My Jag man , Terry at The Breed, Cooroy, calls them, "the Boeing of the Bitumen".
Judging by your dash comments, it would seem I also have the same Sports (1997) model, although I always thought Birds Eye Maple was much lighter in colour, will check mine tomorrow for the underlying colour. Await your words of wisdom on the headlight condensation issue.
Thanks for the Kind words Alan. VW Bentleys are quicker than you imagine, particularly since they dropped the flat 4 and went Watercooled🤣.
Nobody needs 2nd in a 4 litre car. But Its fun!!
I love the 'Boeing of the Bitumen' monicker. That will stick with me.
Happy to be wrong on the Wood. Its not my specialism and of course brochure images of the options are not much help as every natural wood dashboard is different. Let me know your thoughts on it. Im thinking Birds eye maple as its the sand for Sports trim allegedly.
Hi John. I know i'm going to get a few "How dare you" comments coming back from this but have you ever thought about swapping out the "FAKE" gauges for digital ones that give the exact(or close to it) readings? Has this been done before?
Hi James
I don't know about Digital but certainly, i know some folk have installed traditional instruments and senders on more highly modded cars, There is a great mod that converts existing dials into true gauges by changing the senders and adding some clever electronics to achieve a genuine gauge in effect. Check out this guy. he has a lot of other interesting Jag related mods too
www.thejagwrangler.com/realgauge-installation.html
Thanks for getting involved James👍
Hi James. Mine has an original fit - and now obsolete - SatNav. I've seen some examples of people upgrading to something more modern but I think this detracts from the car's authenticity. However, I have/am seriously considering replacing the SatNav with Purdey-esque analog gauges, which would, of course, compromise the car's authenticity! Decisions, decisions.......
Just looking to buy 1998 xk8 64000miles fsh one owner. Any thing i should look out for on my test drive. Great video
Start the car from cold with the bonnet up. It should not rattle. Check the kick down operates on the auto box.
Switch sport mode on and off several times .
There should be no faults thrown up on the dashboard and sport mode should make a clear difference to the way the car accelerates without Kickdown. (lower gears)
Ensure 'manual' element of the J gate works and that you can hold the car in lower gears
Ensure all electrical items work and that the radio code is present.
Then check the corrosion areas as per this video.
th-cam.com/video/45kgLWfoadg/w-d-xo.html
Good luck
I thought that when I subscribe, then it is permanent - do I have to subscribe each time? Or does my subscription somehow disappear?
Charles Ross Baron of Biggar
Should be permanent
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If you have had a major update on your pc it might reset things I guess? But never heard of it.🤔
John, the best mileage I have ever gotten in my 2005 XK8 is 24mpg on the open road with the top down going 70mph. How is it that you are doing so much better? How many miles are on the car and what has it had done repair wise in that time?
Hi Gary
It’s an indicated Mpg so may be inflated by 1 or 2 mpg but pretty good all the same
Outset has done 51,000 miles and is still A nicasil engine. Good nicasil cars do have lower internal friction
It has had top tensioner change but otherwise nothing except very regular servicing. I enjoy hypermiling where you try to extract maximum economy by clever driving ( I have a video on that with my Navara pickup truck which I got 43 mpg out of)
But this was not one of those runs. As you can see I don’t hang about.
They are much more aerodynamic hood up than down, and if the hood is down not putting the tonneau cover on can rob 2 or 3 mpg due to the flapping of the headliner causing drag
@@ToTheGarage Yes, I had a 2001 BMW X5 E53 with the 4.4L M62 with nikasil and it was fabulous with very low oil consumption. Sold it to my neighbor after redoing the chain guides and Vanos at 235Kmi, running swell to this day. Now have 2014 X50i with 4.4L twin turbo. I do love V8s. The vertical members that hold the air vent slats are easy fabricated out of sheet stock if yours are trashed. That was the first job I had to do on mine when I got it back in 2011. Once again I remind everyone to get my XK8 Bible at www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/xk8-bible-177827/ and scroll to the end to get the newest revision.
Thanks Gary.
Its surprising how Nikasil and the associated horror stories has been so heavily associated with Jaguar when BMW made I expect far more cars with this treatment and had just as many issues in the same sulphur rich era.
@@ToTheGarage Both BMW and Jaguar often complain that their cars are not driven hard enough to break-in properly. Too many soccer moms making short trips to the grocery store back in the days of high sulfur containing fuel was the problem. It cost Jaguar a lot of money to refit engines with cast Iron sleeves but they felt that they had to do it and step back from the ledge since it was affecting sales.
Hi Gary, I can get 30-ish mpg from my 2005 4.2 coupe at a similar speed to you. Perhaps the difference is down to coupe Vs convertible?
Purdey is a well known make of English beautifully hand made shotguns, usually sold in matched pairs.
Ha hAh Good Call Alan.
Did you know that Joanna Lumley was the one who named her own character in the Avengers Purdey. They were going to call her Lindsay (I might have miss remembered that bit) but Joanna said it should be a pretty name but menacing at the same time. She suggested Purdey after the gunsmiths and the rest is history😁
@@ToTheGarage That is really interesting. I didn't know that. Clearly a girl who liked rolling around in the heather. ))))
Look forward to the re gas of the a/c
Will do Mike
I watched the entire video, incredible video as usual. 3 thoughts and the first one is HUGE. All of these early V-8's had the tensioner and guide issues and "no" one can get away with this issue without replacing them, has this been done? 2nd, I think from factory it says Highway Millage you will average 22 MPG, how did you get better than that and 3rd, how fast do you guys drive in the UK, DAMN.
Hi Mitch Thanks for watching
Good questions
1) I have documented proof that the top tensioners have been changed but nothing about the bottoms so will be getting a little investigation done. I probably will have to get a trusted independent jag shop to do that as I just don't get enough time at home for that degree of work. I got them changed on PJ almost as soon as i got her too. I saw the guides in your 308 video a few nights back. Those pictures are a warning to all Jag V8 owners.
2) U.S. Gallons are smaller than UK Gallons (as are the horses used in Horsepower by the way!)
so by my calculation, 22 U.S. Mpg is 26.4 UK (imperial) Mpg. so I was only marginally better than the factory estimate.
3) We all think we are Stirling Moss (nothing to be proud of)
The national speed limit is 70Mph (dual carriageways and motorways) and much of the traffic will be doing a minimum of 77mph. (Unofficially the police allow a 10% of speed limit +1mph tolerance to eliminate any arguments about speedo or speed camera error.)
60Mph is the limit in most other nonresidential areas. I live in a very sparsely populated area so even the most twisty of roads is usually a 60mph limit.
There is no limit on how fast you get up to those limits though!
We don't think that our speeds are particularly high as many of us will have experienced German Autobahns which are completely unrestricted (and completely scary in my book)
@@ToTheGarage Thanks John for the come back response, please consider getting the of the tensioners done, you saw at only 62,000 mines was falling apart..YOU mate are the best..
After seeing Mitch's video I am getting nervous about the lower tensioners/guides on my 2005 XK8 with 133Kmi. Keep in mind that the supercharged engines, lacking VVT, don't have the asymmetric loads placed on the camshafts, so in theory that should make the N/A engines even harder on these primary chain components than the S/C ones.
@@garyvanremortel5218 you are fine with a 2005, you are safe.
@@MitchGrooms So as I understand it the newer engines have more robust primary chains and guides as well as the metal bodied secondary tensioners? If they are as good as my old BMW X5 M62 guides, I did that job at 233Kmi.
Adamesh exhaust ?
I think so. I had both the stage one and 2 on the previous car and enjoyed it immensely. plus its a really easy 15 to to 20 Horse power gain on an 8 just by eliminating the squashed over axle pipes of the O.E. System. I will shop around a little but the price and simplicity of the Adamesh system is hard to ignore
(plus the weight saving is huge)
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PS: Didn't Purdey drive a TR7!? Gambit had a XJS & Steed had an Invicta XJ, I seem to recall.
PS: Didn't Purdey drive a TR7!? Gambit had a XJS & Steed had a one-off IInvicta XJ, I seem to recall.
well remembered Stephen. I Think the Invicta XJ has recently been 'found' and re sold