Adam, you did the right thing by cleaning the engine bay by hand with a wash rag. Laziness with these cars will get you in so much trouble. If you take a pressure washer to this engine bay, as you mentioned, you will force water into all those non waterpack connectors and cause so many issues with the electrical system. Doing it your way, ensures that it's clean but not destroyed. Smart man.
I've been cleaning engines and engine bays for over 50 years and it never occurred to me to use a small paint brush. Now I will start using one. Thanks for another fine video Adam! Christopher Charles
I have noticed that a number of things that I have done in whatever way I thought _'...the best...'_ over many years are often _not_ the best---lol. I actually feel impatient for the next time someone observes me doing 'anything' and furrows their brow and says: _"Why are you doing 'x' that way?"_ and then proceeds to show me a much, much better / easier / more effective way of doing that task :D
Thanks Adam, that was another great video. That's exactly what I need to do on my newly acquired 1982 Jaguar XJ6, series 3. My engine bay is quite filthy and it needs a good cleaning also. Just the past week I replaced the top radiator hose because it started leaking from there and added more coolant/antifreeze to the proper level, where it had lost about 1 and 1/2 gallons of it. Thanks again Adam and a "HELLO" from Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Love your channel- after visiting Daughter n Husband in NZ and riding in a racing early 60's original type X decided to look into Jags and found your channel- though i was listening to some explanations from NZ why not to get a V12 - Watching YOUR Videos of working on the V12's took away most of my apprehension. As i was researching Older classic Jags i just missed buying two type S 6 cylinders, 1960's separately, however i spoke to a friend about now looking for Jags instead of VW BUGS and he said " My Grandmother is getting ready to list hers" COVID-19 lockdown just occurred but i asked could he at least send pictures- he did and her navy blue 1986 XJS V12 (HE) with original type wire rims and trim complete - needing seat stitching work... but it was just the right buy for me- price was really good and body shape was outstanding but needed some TLC. we made the deal sight unseen. :) pictures were enough - only a few rust bubbles and didn't run. ALL the Paperwork from most years was with it. Following your steps on Ignitions found the cause- a Mouse had chewed through the distributor "point" sending wires to the lucas HE amplifier- i ordered new dist and rotor , temp repaired the wires, added enough gas, charged a battery and zzzt, EH EH EH VROOM! (more or less) so pleased. I am looking forward to servicing all the system layers as some really good info has come by the Videos. i guess when The Woman's Husband died, there were things happening that she was unable or didn;t know what to do - none of them serious. I also was really Blessed to find three service manuals on Ebay for 75$ together, i scooped them up and in business! Excited to work on it, cant wait to drive it.
Hi Adam, A great place to start in the engine bay. You might consider replacing the standard air filter with a K and N replacement, a bit more expensive but it sure lets the engine breath. I've used them on my 40 for a couple of years. Your doing a great job.
K&N filters are ONLY any good if you are going racing but not good for a daily driver. They are covered in oil and this oil solidifies and coats the inlet track and in-turn attracts carbon/dirt, clogging up the throttle body butterfly valve and other components, effecting performance. Best use is a nice dry paper filter. I was an advocate of K&N filters until I saw the long term effects. Hope you find my comment interesting.
@@joeblogs8193 Agreed! I know i'm late to the comment but when i read what you wrote in this statement i was so happy. K & N's do NOT belong in any cars other than race cars. They market themselves as an upscale filter replacement but they end up causing more damage than good.
Love the videos - and XJs!! Thank you for making. I have owners many but am not mechanically minded. It’s really great to see these. In terms of a servicing video I would do what is convenient for you - it will he watched in any case regardless of length! All the best and keep going!
Thanks, Alex. I noticed a bunch of those little pine needles under my hood and boot today. I think I'm going to follow your lead and wipe everything down, too.
You have a beautiful car, and one that's a pleasure to drive. I have always admired the Daimler trim. I came close to inheriting one of these from a dear friend, but I felt that the caregiver who was with my friend when he passed deserved it more than I. It is exactly like yours. Coming from an area where the winter roads are not salted, I am stunned at how much corrosion damage is caused by road salt. My 1998 M-B has only one small speck of rust that I've treated, and the engine still looks great. No garage queen, I have more problems with moss in the car's gutters than others.
For finishing touches i use rust convertor on any rusty bits, nuts bolts etc it turns them black. For rubber/plastics I use a bumper or trim treatment this makes under the bonnet very black and presentable.
On all the cars that I had in the 60's and 70's in England I used to soak the engine bay with a product called 'gunk' then wait awhile then hose it all off to reveal an oil free surface.I loosely protected the electrics but never had any starting problems.Gunk had a very distinctive smell.I used tyre paint to put on all the rubber hoses as it was thin like petrol,very black and could also be used on metal radiator parts and rusty metal bits.It looked super when dry.I am not sure if those products are still around as I have been in Canada since 1975.I love to see a clean engine bay as it is easy to spot leaks.Carry on doing the videos as you think is best.
Thank you for the video tip. i use the engine degreaser for my engine clean up and mini auto vacuum. The hot water with soap with a paint brush combination. Please, keep up the great work.
Are there any S3's alive today in the UK. I am from the UK, but live in Australia now. Jaguars survive very well here due to the good weather but do suffer from sun damage. Unfortunately they still suffer from rust around the windscreens. What would you pay for a really good S3? Mostly Sovereigns here, not many poverty packs.
Thanks for your videos, very inspiring to aspiring Jag-owners like myself. Just at few questions out of curiosity (hope you don't mind) - what's your professional background since you are able to work on cars like this and how come your English (US) is so perfect? Greetings from right across the water :-D
I literally drenched down my old XJ40 and XJ81 engine bays and never had a single issue, I guess so long as you drive it after doing it so the water all evaporates then you wont have any issues.
@@LivingWithAClassic good for lifting in ground dirt out. You could always steam around labels. Heads only five to ten mm wide. Comes out under pressure. Not expensive. Find um on Ebay. A bit of practice you can lift dirt out your leather.
In your engine service video you could use the chapters option in a single video. Give time codes and titles for each part of the service so people can jump about the one video.
A good start Adam, and so true old Jags and pressure washers should never meet. As for your service video I say long, at the end of the day you are the one who has to film and edit it. We have the easy job. 😁
I have a question, why is it that the celing material of English cars fall after ten years? Perhaps is that the English cars dont use tension rods for the fabric? Excatly the same happened with my now defunct Discovery and also, with every older Jag and Range Rover I have seen!
Would be nice if you could break each job down into individual segments and title then accordingly. This makes it nice for people who are looking for a specific task E.g. How to replace XJ40 air filter. Thank you for all the information you convey to others. .... Something different, I make up a lot of my stickers/decals, made on a computer and printed on a laser printer with sticky back plastic paper.
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Adam, you did the right thing by cleaning the engine bay by hand with a wash rag. Laziness with these cars will get you in so much trouble. If you take a pressure washer to this engine bay, as you mentioned, you will force water into all those non waterpack connectors and cause so many issues with the electrical system. Doing it your way, ensures that it's clean but not destroyed. Smart man.
I've been cleaning engines and engine bays for over 50 years and it never occurred to me to use a small paint brush. Now I will start using one. Thanks for another fine video Adam! Christopher Charles
I have noticed that a number of things that I have done in whatever way I thought _'...the best...'_ over many years are often _not_ the best---lol.
I actually feel impatient for the next time someone observes me doing 'anything' and furrows their brow and says: _"Why are you doing 'x' that way?"_ and then proceeds to show me a much, much better / easier / more effective way of doing that task :D
Thanks Adam, that was another great video.
That's exactly what I need to do on my newly acquired 1982 Jaguar XJ6, series 3. My engine bay is quite filthy and it needs a good cleaning also. Just the past week I replaced the top radiator hose because it started leaking from there and added more coolant/antifreeze to the proper level, where it had lost about 1 and 1/2 gallons of it.
Thanks again Adam and a "HELLO" from Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Isn’t it really nice to clean it up and make it a never place to work? Thanks for watching 🙂
Love your channel- after visiting Daughter n Husband in NZ and riding in a racing early 60's original type X decided to look into Jags and found your channel- though i was listening to some explanations from NZ why not to get a V12 - Watching YOUR Videos of working on the V12's took away most of my apprehension. As i was researching Older classic Jags i just missed buying two type S 6 cylinders, 1960's separately, however i spoke to a friend about now looking for Jags instead of VW BUGS and he said " My Grandmother is getting ready to list hers" COVID-19 lockdown just occurred but i asked could he at least send pictures- he did and her navy blue 1986 XJS V12 (HE) with original type wire rims and trim complete - needing seat stitching work... but it was just the right buy for me- price was really good and body shape was outstanding but needed some TLC. we made the deal sight unseen. :) pictures were enough - only a few rust bubbles and didn't run. ALL the Paperwork from most years was with it. Following your steps on Ignitions found the cause- a Mouse had chewed through the distributor "point" sending wires to the lucas HE amplifier- i ordered new dist and rotor , temp repaired the wires, added enough gas, charged a battery and zzzt, EH EH EH VROOM! (more or less) so pleased.
I am looking forward to servicing all the system layers as some really good info has come by the Videos. i guess when The Woman's Husband died, there were things happening that she was unable or didn;t know what to do - none of them serious. I also was really Blessed to find three service manuals on Ebay for 75$ together, i scooped them up and in business! Excited to work on it, cant wait to drive it.
Sounds like a great project! Thanks for watching and best of luck
I have recently done this to my cars. Very satisfying. Almost seems like it runs better when it's clean lol
Well, of course, It's happy to be clean!
a two part video on the service sounds good , glad you were in your shed it sounds like a tornado out side
We have a pretty bad storm at the moment. The aide effect of living on top of a mountain. Thanks for watching 😊
Your absolutely right about avoiding pressure washing the engine bay👍🏻. I like to spray all the electrical connections with wd40 on my v12😁
They don't like water these cars
Hi Adam, A great place to start in the engine bay. You might consider replacing the standard air filter with a K and N replacement, a bit more expensive but it sure lets the engine breath. I've used them on my 40 for a couple of years. Your doing a great job.
K&N filters are ONLY any good if you are going racing but not good for a daily driver. They are covered in oil and this oil solidifies and coats the inlet track and in-turn attracts carbon/dirt, clogging up the throttle body butterfly valve and other components, effecting performance. Best use is a nice dry paper filter. I was an advocate of K&N filters until I saw the long term effects. Hope you find my comment interesting.
I have already purchased a standard filter for it. The XJS V12 has K and N on it and it works well
@@joeblogs8193 Agreed! I know i'm late to the comment but when i read what you wrote in this statement i was so happy. K & N's do NOT belong in any cars other than race cars. They market themselves as an upscale filter replacement but they end up causing more damage than good.
Love the videos - and XJs!! Thank you for making. I have owners many but am not mechanically minded. It’s really great to see these. In terms of a servicing video I would do what is convenient for you - it will he watched in any case regardless of length! All the best and keep going!
Thank you for watching 😊
Once again a great video! Would love to see a (long) full service video.
Thanks, Alex.
I noticed a bunch of those little pine needles under my hood and boot today. I think I'm going to follow your lead and wipe everything down, too.
You have a beautiful car, and one that's a pleasure to drive. I have always admired the Daimler trim. I came close to inheriting one of these from a dear friend, but I felt that the caregiver who was with my friend when he passed deserved it more than I. It is exactly like yours.
Coming from an area where the winter roads are not salted, I am stunned at how much corrosion damage is caused by road salt. My 1998 M-B has only one small speck of rust that I've treated, and the engine still looks great. No garage queen, I have more problems with moss in the car's gutters than others.
Rust can be very bad however I think it's getting better. Many places are using less salt it seems. Thanks for watching 😊
For finishing touches i use rust convertor on any rusty bits, nuts bolts etc it turns them black. For rubber/plastics I use a bumper or trim treatment this makes under the bonnet very black and presentable.
On all the cars that I had in the 60's and 70's in England I used to soak the engine bay with a product called 'gunk' then wait awhile then hose it all off to reveal an oil free surface.I loosely protected the electrics but never had any starting problems.Gunk had a very distinctive smell.I used tyre paint to put on all the rubber hoses as it was thin like petrol,very black and could also be used on metal radiator parts and rusty metal bits.It looked super when dry.I am not sure if those products are still around as I have been in Canada since 1975.I love to see a clean engine bay as it is easy to spot leaks.Carry on doing the videos as you think is best.
Gunk is still available.
Thank you for the video tip. i use the engine degreaser for my engine clean up and mini auto vacuum. The hot water with soap with a paint brush combination. Please, keep up the great work.
Nice and clean 👍. Off to a good start Adam. Looking forward to the next video.
Thanks for watching John!
You deserve more viewers and subscribers dude. Your S3 XJ6 is my dream car. Currently looking for one in the UK.
Are there any S3's alive today in the UK. I am from the UK, but live in Australia now. Jaguars survive very well here due to the good weather but do suffer from sun damage. Unfortunately they still suffer from rust around the windscreens. What would you pay for a really good S3? Mostly Sovereigns here, not many poverty packs.
Thank you very much Jordan! You just made my day 😊
Hope you find a nice car
Looking forward to your full detailing . Would like to see if you can get a good shine on the exhaust heat shield.
I'm looking forward to that too. It really let's down the engine bay at the moment
Have you done the video for the full detail yet as I’m in need of tip as I’ve just bought my first 1983 Jaguar XJ6 Series 3
Thanks for sharing your experience, Adam. I am following and sharing your videos, from Santos/SP - Brazil.
Thanks for watching! It's really cool when people post where they are watching from.
Thanks for your videos, very inspiring to aspiring Jag-owners like myself. Just at few questions out of curiosity (hope you don't mind) - what's your professional background since you are able to work on cars like this and how come your English (US) is so perfect? Greetings from right across the water :-D
I have a degree in engineering and I currently work in IT. I grew up going to American schools and picked up the accent there. Thanks for watching! 😊
Adam, will you be replacing any of the decals? Good start on the clean up. Looking forward to the full detailing video. Cheers from Winnipeg, Canada
I may replace one or two but most of them are in very good shape. Thanks for watching!
Looking forward to seeing you accessing that oxygen sensor. I've got the same fuelfail44 error.
I will be testing the signal from it and see if I need to replace it. Seems to be a common issue
I literally drenched down my old XJ40 and XJ81 engine bays and never had a single issue, I guess so long as you drive it after doing it so the water all evaporates then you wont have any issues.
Good to know! This car was going right into the workshop after the cleaning.
Great. Keep at it. Looking forward to seeing this car back up to scratch
Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks Adam it’s looking good! Maybe split up the service video cheers mate.
I think it will look really good when all done
Should get you a mini steam cleaner wand. Used for cleaning around your kitchen.
Are they safe with old decals?
@@LivingWithAClassic good for lifting in ground dirt out. You could always steam around labels. Heads only five to ten mm wide. Comes out under pressure. Not expensive. Find um on Ebay. A bit of practice you can lift dirt out your leather.
Adam, if you replace the coolant, will you do that by vacuum or the classic way?
In your engine service video you could use the chapters option in a single video. Give time codes and titles for each part of the service so people can jump about the one video.
I'll have to try that out in a video. Thanks for the tip!
A good start Adam, and so true old Jags and pressure washers should never meet. As for your service video I say long, at the end of the day you are the one who has to film and edit it. We have the easy job. 😁
I already have one odd fault code I don't need more from a wash Haha
Maybe I should just start filming and see how long it turns out to be 😂
سيارة جاقور xj6 1994 المحرك لايدور والسنتر لوك كذلك والاضواء الخلفية والكشف الكهرباء تمام وعلما المفتاح غير مشفر الحل وشكرآ
I have a question, why is it that the celing material of English cars fall after ten years?
Perhaps is that the English cars dont use tension rods for the fabric?
Excatly the same happened with my now defunct Discovery and also, with every older Jag and Range Rover I have seen!
Aussie Ford's do the same.
Sometimes it's the glue used and sometimes the foam that's under the fabric disintegrates. You can get new materials now that last
Would it be possible to use steam?
It probably would be but I'm not sure it would be safe with the stickers.
Would be nice if you could break each job down into individual segments and title then accordingly. This makes it nice for people who are looking for a specific task E.g. How to replace XJ40 air filter. Thank you for all the information you convey to others. .... Something different, I make up a lot of my stickers/decals, made on a computer and printed on a laser printer with sticky back plastic paper.
Do you make engine bay stickers?
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