From $3,000 Beater To NICE Driver... My Jaguar S-Type Is DONE!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- A cheap, 5 speed manual 2003 Jag S-Type, what's not to love? I bought this old Jag with the 3.0 V6 in it and after driving it a bit, I had to fix it. After fixing the engine in the last video it was time to move on to the suspension that was basically all worn out. I'm replacing all the tie rods and sway bar end links... but when it came time to align it things went south. Now it's back on the alignment rack so I can nail the rear and finish up a bunch of other little things before it heads out the door!
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Loving the Jag series. Just found one with the v6 manual for $2000 here in California and because of you, I'm getting it. Thank you JR!
Back to your roots! Saving older good cars. Well done.
4:39 got one 👌🏻good system but like you say knowledge is everything
Even pros screw up. I drove my '06 ZR2 Jimmy from NS to BC after new tires and full alignment at a major national shop. It handled like crap, so the same company checked the alignment in BC. The manager re-aligned it for free, saying he could tell that the NS franchise had used the settings for a normal 4x4 Jimmy, and not my ZR2 model.
yay more jag fun
why was the engine light still on?
So was that leak that destroyed your trans mount fixed too?
I can see how out of alignment it is on camera, so ya it is sooo funny 😁
Is it missing the underbonnet sound pad ?
Jag owners are like boat owners.
Their 2 favorite days of ownership are;
The day you buy them and the day you sell them.
You forgot the most notorious thing you fixed -- the hood struts! It wouldn't be a WatchJrGo video if you didn't have to replace hood struts.
So true... I forgot quite a few things I did 😂
Oh the humanity......do you know how many thousands have been killed by bad hood struts? LOL
@@WatchJRGo No outtro either? haha, all good. Just poking.
The only thing that Jag needs is a nice new home...... Great little series back in the garage John 👍
Where is this going to be listed? Im in Tulsa and I am interested.
And a new timing chain guide.
And a new steering wheel. This thing is hideous.
Absolutely loving this and the truck series. Great work JR.
That was funny hearing the tires squealing going straight.
Your car prices in the US are crazy! I'm in the UK and a 2003 S-Type can be picked up for like £500 with a bit of an MOT! S-Types of that year just get scrapped here! (UK climate and rust doesn't help! 😂) Good to see you using the car ninja! The guys a legend! Forget the Wizard, He doesn't know his ass from his elbow, Rely's on google to fault find and loves draining your wallet! 🤣
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for that broken chain guide getting fixed 🤞🏻 I saw you at the car Ninja’s place with Tyler Hoovie 😊❤
Well, I know I'm not 1st. Hello everyone!
When you wash the car take all the seat belt out the door. Hold tension so flat on windows and pressure washer the funk ont that seatbelt.
"Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur! Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr!"
That's funny. That reference never crossed my mind
I used to sing that to an ex when she would let the kitty grow fur.
Here we are again because all comments matter, literally to the 1% who's reading this, God bless you, and may your dreams come true, stay safe and have a wonderful and blessed day.😇
For the car ninja, the module for the horn is in the left front behind the glove box. Had one where water entered the connector and corroded everything
At most alignment shops, the people doing it don't know anymore than you. The computer tells them to do something and they do it. My (and most I think) Audi's have a fixed camber, well not adjustable and based off the subframe. So if you need to make a change you can shift the sub-frame a bit. The computer won't tell you that kind of information.
It is so funny you put $3000 beater in the title. A beater used to be a $500 car. A $3000 car was all the money.
Inflation got everything. When the pandemic hit I warned my sister to watch the hand you can't see.
@@Cartier_specialist For sure
Every car here under $3K is a parts car, rotted out, needs a transmission or engine, etc.
I learned by doing as well and we do the best that we can do. Having made my mistakes like brake calipers installed upside-down aka right caliper on the driver side & vice-versa the bleeder screws were not the highest point.
Spent the summer of 2000 trying to figure why my car wouldnt stop correctly and will never forget when i hear someone saying a similar comment about their braking system.
I ask. "Calipers installed backwards??"
Oh man the Jag is back and sounds like it's done. Watching now and are you going to keep it or move it down the road, certainly a nice car👍
10:24 Automakers should standardize more items (as ICEs come close to their end) like air filters, alternators, A/C pumps, oil filters, etc
Small piece of black vinyl tape on the instrument cluster glass, and “No more trouble lights!”
N.E.OH Bob
I rented an x1 for a birthday weekend. It is terrible. Don't know what you like about it.
Super nice to work on and that perfect BMW interior! You do need every option and M Sport for it to be right 🍻
@@WatchJRGo Mine had the red dial screen. So I think it had that M treatment. Trunk has a perpetual slant, so it's no good for a dog to enjoy :(
As an owner of a Volvo V70R (which was built in Ghent Belium, which I think you can hit with a stone's throw from Germany)... Jonny doesn't work on Volvos.
Something needs to be done with that steering wheel. Anything available on eBay or at a parts breaker?
I could spend another $10,000 on this car and get it to 100%, or let someone buy it for $4,000 and scrap it when they're done with it. 🍻
I can hear the squealing on the video!🤣
“Steers where you want.” Always a bonus in my book
Good point. Luckily you can't find a mountain in Kansas.
Nice to see the Jag completed! Now you have a reliable cruiser for the road!
The end of fixing the S type? How about that check engine light?
That's from those junky aftermarket cats, they work but P0420 is set. Luckily it doesn't matter in KS 🍻
@@WatchJRGo Yes in Pa no pass inspection 😔
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Spark plug non fouler ob the end of the O2 sensor will take care of that.
Great job! Did the Ninja find the short?
He did, it was the ignition switch! We put it back together, then I cleared the codes and pulled it out 🍻
What is the plastic stuck in the head rest is that previous owners hiding spot lol
😁hey if you work on cars, you make a mistake. Best way to learn👍👍
For sure, I didn't even look at the wheel, just the readout and thought we were about there. Gotta look up sometimes! 💯
The sad thing is if the previous owner had just done routine maintenance through its life none (bar oil change) of this would have been necessary. You did a great job of playing the 'Catch Up Game'.
Jags are basically great cars but like all cars they need maintenance.
The headrest is screwing with my Type A.
I stay far away from upholstery 😬
Funny story, I swapped my whole front subframe with a refurbished one, fitted it with new upper and lower suspension wishbones, on both sides, took it for alignment after installing it and everything was within limits, this was on my Mazda RX8, all the alignment was eyeballed by me, the guy who carried out the check at the alignment shop didn't believe me at first.
So glad you fixed this Jag.... Often neglected but in reality a good car
Wow. Never thought I'd see that Jaguar get done with all the other projects you got. What's the status on the cheap Escalade that you scored the dirt cheap interior deal on? Would love to get an update all of the projects you've got.
Just been waiting on the weather to jump on the Escalade, the new engine is ready to go in 🍻
Rick John always get things done and he really spend money one these cars when they find new owners and l see a lot of guys they don't even care if they fix there cars or not.
Now your Jag drives as good as it looks. Well done, JR!
Good to see the Jag getting the love it deserves! Can't wait to get mine riding like a dream.
Cheap Jag, the gift that keeps on giving
I'm on the same Journey as you sir. I bought my 03 Jag S-Type at an auction on a whim now I'm determined to get it back to close to 100% as possible. in some ways it's a piece of shit, but in other ways, I love this car.
This car had major update in 2004. And this jaguar vs e92 BMW made me realize that BMW is piece of crap made to break! This Jaguar is built like a tank! 10+ years ownership...bmw had something broken every other week, things around turbos,pulleys,many other things constantly broken while Jaguar had minor things like O-ring leaking! No comparison! Before buying bmw I thought BMW is German engineering. Was I wrong! Plus this jaguar was built when Jaguar was owned Ford, drives aa good as bmw e39, but has added comfort on top, plus much more reliable! Btw latest ford mustang still has derivative of s type chassis!
I never heard of crab walking, but I've heard of dog tracking like all the fixed wrecks out there lol. I guess i have updated my automotive vocabulary. This car is much better, hope that chain guide holds out. Appreciate all the video's, you should have more subs than you do, because you make good content. G-d bless.
FYI. When you are turning the car off and do not want the parking brake to engage then push down on the parking brake chrome piece until the car is off. A necessity if you do rear brakes. Second the car is highly sensitive to battery power and you can get all sorts bizarre and unrelated codes if your battery voltage is too low. Third when the battery get low you have to reset the park brake. It is a combo of using the park brake along with stepping on the brake and it will adjust itself. Why have you not used a code reader to see what the CEL is on for? It very well could be a code that is not a P-series (although that would be unusual) Very simple and if you fixed it- should be done away with. Also, after doing what you have done on the Jag, you should take off the battery and drain the capacitors so the car can adjust to the new engine parts. Surprised you have not replaced the O2 sensors. Very important to the PCM in this car.
Let's goooooooo
That was a *GREAT* project. Very "real world" for something that even us here in Europe could buy and try and make right
That’s a 8k car
Why would you align it before replacing the bad rear bushings ?????
I am gonna need you to fix that head rest for this to be a done.
What’s in the ziplock bag!!! 😮
🤦♂️operator problem!, thats happens even to the Doctor’s 🤦♂️
Those Hunter Hawk Eyes are pretty nice and will hold your hand through the whole process. If you know how to read it will get you aligned.
$4000 for a jag that is worth at best $2k because it’s a jaguar. When the last time you heard anyone say I can’t wait to get the new jaguar. Man when I get rich I want a jaguar, not never! Jaguar = junk. I’ll give you $1500 for it
The car ninja's electrical problem looks like a bad ground point, probably on the floor where the grounds are all ganged together on a bolt to frame.
The air filter in the Jag looks just like the one in my 2011 Ford Ranger.
i'll sure be glad when you get your own shop again. The content is kinda lacking these days. Sorry.
I know you love Jaguars, they are intensive labor vehicles, if you love them, you spend money on them
Are you going to do a full 'detail' on this car, by taking it through the brush car wash, like you did with the Nissan?
Looks like decent steering wheels are $100 or less on eBay. Get that disgusting one off!
These Jag rebuilds are my favorites on this channel.
Won't pass inspection in NJ with the airbag light on. 😒😒😒😒
More awesome content. Thanks.
It looked like the check engine light was still own during the last drive you took?
You can’t align with worn out parts….bushings
That's what I thought too?
BMW interiors are wildly easy to disassemble. Disassembled the whole interior of my E92 and had it all back together within 6 hours by myself.
You need to start buying cars to flip again. Videos are boring lately.
I think this is the first time you've not had an addendum after you ended the video.
I always thought these were the best looking of all the Jags.
What is going on with the headrest? It looks like it's open at the bottom
That air bag light also got me stumped on my 04 XJ8
how come every time you do a service, you never change the pollen filter
If you want a rear steer car just buy one ….jeez😄😂🤣😊
I want rear-steer more than I can even express... but I don't want to pay for it 😂
It's done for now. No Jaguar is ever really done.
Poor johnny those first gen x5s are GAAARRRBBBOOO
Is this car for sale? Or is it going to auction/raffle? If for sale I may be interested if a certain something goes right for me in the next week or so.
just spend the money and time to swap a 3.5eb or the na 3.7
can get these in the uk for about 50p and half a mars bar. 🤣
Jags of this era is so much better then any German car from same time..
CEL and SRS lights still on = Beater 😏
Don't feed the trolls JR. They never get full.
The X1 is just a Mini with a BMW body.
Next Stop - MotorTrend Channel!
The whole car is mechanically well now but the hand cheese steering wheel is what gets me LOL
was it an OG X1 or the later mini based x1?
I have a hearing loss and able to hear that rear end squeal!
The steering wheel makes me want to hurl.
Not just the ABS light but MIL light on as well !🥴 Did you not check for DTCs , could be loads of them. 😣
What’s the deal with the drivers side headrest?
JR first
🥉 so close!
Anyone else bothered by that headrest?
JR Please help me get my classic Mercedes Running. It's a '88 560 SEC and it's been sitting in my Aunts Garage for 4 years... But it's time to awaken the beast. Pleaseeeeeee help me JR. I'm a longtime fan and IMO you're most trustworthy mechanic on YT.
Nice to see that thing finished. However...the check engine light is still on as is the airbag warning light.🤔
I saw that too. Won't pass inspection in my state, not a driver yet!
So, is the S-type for sale now?
Unicorn with the manual transmission.
Hey
🥈 yo Ryan!
Exciting content…..just loved watching Questionable Garage to see a stock Toyota grocery getter get maintenance. WOW! Riveting……..
This is pretty much the market right now, a $3000 vehicle that needs $3000 worth of parts and work if you can't DIY it for a vehicle that's worth around $3000 😅