Thanks for this video. I have just finsihed swapping my Rad in my X type after it blew its load on Tuesday morning. Watched this on Tuesday afternoon and managed to get it out with no issues. Massive thanks.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make a great and informative video... Thankfully my Jag is identical to yours! Mine sprung a vicious leak that took ages to identify where it was coming from... So thankfully your video mentioned the drain plug... and that was the cause of the leak.
Leaks are hard to find as the water evaporates so fast with a hot engine which you need so the pressure reaches its normal , get it to running temp and lift the revs to 3 and have a good look at each water connection ,be methodical ,,pls don't put radweld in as it makes a right old mess inside the engine ,the heater matrix is the first to block , but can you imagine what happens when it passes or doesn't through mixer units CVVs where you can have dif temps left or right side ,if it doesn't do something to those units then I shall eat my ears :) A Jag is for life not just Xmas .. Santa said ..
At the front I jack up on the chassis rails using blocks of wood to protect the metal. At the back I jack up under the spring plates. If you are changing the rear springs you need a jack in the middle as well. I never use the sill jacking points as they will collapse.
I heated the screw up with a kitchen carameliser, sprayed it with WD40 then undid it with a long flat bladed screw driver that has a hex section for a ring spanner.
@@hemi255 I am not sure what you mean. I only took off the hoses that connect directly to the radiator top and bottom. I did not touch the plastic tee piece because they are famous for failing.
Thanks for a great really helpful video, it certainly helped me, I would make two suggestions that may make it a bit easier and I think that point about the bumper is right too (I did remove mine though) 1) You had a big problem removing the hose clip from the top hose. You can remove the clip and break the hose at the tee piece that is the Thermostat housing and also the overflow pipe can be split at a connector by the battery and then both pipes fitted to the new radiator whilst it is off the car. 2) Remove the Fans and housing with the radiator but remember to unplug the two connectors first .
my new radiator came with an oring but I am not sure where it should go, I did not see any oring while taking the old radiator from the car. any comment on this? thanks
where did you buy radiator we bought one at autozone and where the bottom hose connects it keeps leaking the fluid and we bought new hose and still leaks we changed out 2 new radiators and still leaks ?
I am in the UK . I bought it from ebay from a company specializing only in car radiators. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-RADIATOR-JAGUAR-X-TYPE-CF1-X400-2001-TO-2009-ALL-ENGINES/292266028058?fits=Car+Make%3AJaguar%7CModel%3AX-Type&hash=item440c69ac1a:g:bQEAAOSwVh9cXXCk&frcectupt=true
I always enjoy your videos and have gotten the courage to tackle some jobs on my XType as result. I think you have to be due for front anti sway bushings soon. Hint hint....
I found with the front bushes that there is one bolt you can't get out. I undid the other three, put in two new washers and tightened them up. The bolts stretch over time and my temporary cure has lasted three years so far.
All I did was run the engine from cold for two minutes without the header tank cap on. Then let it rest for a couple of minutes and then top it up. repeat if necessary. If all the air doesn't come out then there must be an air leak somewhere.
I have just done my 2006 X type . A few tips , Cable tie the air con condenser to the bonnet lock , Before you undo the transmission cooler ( there could be a cable tie on the n/s so have a look ) , cut it off if there is . Tip 2 The top radiator hose can be left on the radiator . Disconnect it from the plastic T piece The thin hose can be pulled of with the clip on You can take the hose off when it is out !. Put it back on with the clip at 3 o clock looking at the front of the car m Or facing the drivers side that way you can get at it if you need to do it again !. Disconnect the fans and lift them out of the clips . The fans should come out with the radiator , With a bit of jiggling , The radiator is fucked any way , That you are taking out . Rest of it is just the reverse . In Australia we don't have the corrosion problem with bolts as you do in the UK and US ETC , i recommend changing the hoses and thermostat as well ( top and bottom )
@@johnnysevengun I replaced the t piece and thermostat then the fucking radiator leaked ,2 days after could have done the two to get her would have been quicker
My 2002 Jaguar Xtype front bumper was damaged and removed.The radiator perhaps was damaged and was removed by a local jackleg mechanic.All parts are retained .Should I proceed to replace radiator at a Jaguar repair shop here in Hollywood,CA? I am asking for advice for financial reasons.The car will run with radiator.
I had to look up jackleg which I take to mean a bad mechanic. In the UK it costs a fortune to have Jaguar fix your car. As you can see from my video it can be done yourself with minimal tools which means a good local car mechanic should be able to do you a good price. I would recommend you have the radiator replaced - you can get a pattern part.
Always helpful your videos. Curious. My mechanic forgot to put rubber strips across the top/bottom of the radiator. Do you recall if the radiator bottom is accessable without pulling the bumper? I will try. Thanks for posting these videos.
Unfortunately, it is not necessary to remove the front bumper to remove and replace the radiator. I removed and replaced the radiator on an 2002 x type sport without removing the bumper. I simply jacked up the car and removed the radiator from below. Replacing the radiator is certainly not a simple task.
Unfortunately? Maybe you mean fortunately? I took the bumper off to put on a new grille and that makes it so much easier to get at all the fastenings. And very much clearer for making a video about it.
Thanks for making this video. I just watched this, looked at a couple pictures and that's all I needed. Outside of the weirdo center diff and trans filling these cars aren't bad to work on.
Hi. 58 reg, SE diesel. 96,000 miles. Went out last this last Friday night and there was a horrible burning smell. I thought someone was burning something so I carried on. A few miles later the battery light came on so I turned round and headed home. Everything went pear shaped. The sat nav screen went blank, the ABS light came on, the airbag light came on, the low fuel light came on and the speedo needle started to wave at me and the indicaters started beeping. The lights started to dim. I got pipped at as I struggled to reach home but then it came to a juddering stop. Battery flat as a pancake. I walked home about half a mile. Day after with another old battery fitted it still wouldn't start and the alternator started to smoke! It was recovered and is awaiting its fate outside our bungalow. I shudder to think what this will cost. I'm 70 so fixing this is beyond me so it needs, some how, taking it to my regular garage. Recovery man reckons the battery is knackered and so is the alternator. This is quite a shock. I've had other X types and all sorts of cars but have never been left stranded. I'll keep you posted of the outcome. Cheers.
Glad you are alright. By coincidence my brother's Citroen Picasso Diesel caught fire and was completely burnt out only three days ago. He was unhurt but there does seem to be spate of diesel cars catching fire.
Could just be one of them things but I suppose if you've got an alternator in your car and it fries, the car could still go up in smoke whether diesel or petrol. In fact, I'd say that there's more chance of a burn out with a petrol car as diesel is difficult to light whereas petrol, if ignited, could turn your car into a explosive fireball. I guess I was lucky it wasn't worse. If the battery light had come on our drive before I set off I wouldn't have set off and knackered the battery up. One bloke on TH-cam says a faulty alternator could damage the car's computer. Yikes! It looks a really awkward job compared to the Hillman Hunter I had in the seventies. You could almost stand inside the engine compartment and work on the car. Nowadays there's more room in Ann Hegerty's knickers than in a modern engine compartment lol. Thanks for the reply.
X pat hellos from california. So, I was lucky, my bumber was bolted in, not welded. I made the mistake of using a 1/2 drive socket on the first nut, and it rounded, well not quite, thought I had enough. I put liquid wrench on them and got them off with a proper impact wrench and heavy duty socket, I'd recommend anyone to not do it less you have those. I had to chisel off the nut, and it's still stuck on their but got the bolt out. Did it the old navy way. Everything was rusted at sea. lol
took one of them of my mates jag today, a right pain in the arse all the bolts were rusted in solid, it needed replacing it was rusted so bad it split in two, he ordered one from jaguar dealer £108 plus vat :(
don't think my mate thought about trying car spares for one, he is getting a couple of year old jaguar XE in the next few weeks, and I am buying the x type of him, so it has worked out well for me it going when it did, and it had new brake pads and discs and a oil change last year, and he only wants a £1,000 for it, I will be getting a lot of car for the money, it has satnav climate control heated seats it's the SE model.
Oh by the way the ORANGE coolant is the CORRECT ONE TO USE please do not use blue - they are coloured for identification! I was going to put blue in mine when it started leaking but my Jaguar garage shouted NOOOOO DONT you will ruin the cooling system! Thanks for the video!
Coolant is an emotive issue. I always try to use blue because that is the Ford spec. At the moment it is full of orange and Steel Seal. The car is 19 years old now it can't have done it any harm.
@@johnnysevengun VERY TRUE I think this is the last repair im doing on mine I even wonder if it will pass the MOT In December! I didnt know the blue was thr Ford spec? Jaguar told me the opposite :((YES i love that comment that bracket IS MADE OF TINSEL see what you mean :)))
As an aircraft engineer the design of these cars ASTOUNDS ME! It is ‘back to front’! I have to replace my rad now as my car was in storage for 10 years before i got it! These ‘Jaguars’ have an awful reputation, i previously had Volvos and had ONE fault in 5 years and the most expensive one cost me £1800! I had to fit a new turbo and exhaust then she ran right up until i had to scrap her with nearly 200k on it! The Xtype........pretty much a major fault every 6 months! But i was given the car free so what can you do 🤷🏼♂️
The quality of the storage must have been exemplary - I would have expected dozens of things to go wrong in that time - rust, failed electrics, bearings, perished rubbers etc. I am impressed. £1800 to fix a Volvo? I could by a decent X Type for that. I agree about the design though - it was the worlds first completely automated build - I even met the man who designed the assembly line. The cars were only designed for a six year life so yours is doing very well.
Worse than a Trabant? How many of those on the road after 20 years? There is 3600 of just my model in the UK alone. Well over 200,000 around the world. Can't be that bad. And that sweet engine is in several other cars.
Thanks for this video. I have just finsihed swapping my Rad in my X type after it blew its load on Tuesday morning. Watched this on Tuesday afternoon and managed to get it out with no issues. Massive thanks.
Thank you . That is exactly what these videos are for.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make a great and informative video... Thankfully my Jag is identical to yours!
Mine sprung a vicious leak that took ages to identify where it was coming from... So thankfully your video mentioned the drain plug... and that was the cause of the leak.
Leaks are hard to find as the water evaporates so fast with a hot engine which you need so the pressure reaches its normal , get it to running temp and lift the revs to 3 and have a good look at each water connection ,be methodical ,,pls don't put radweld in as it makes a right old mess inside the engine ,the heater matrix is the first to block , but can you imagine what happens when it passes or doesn't through mixer units CVVs where you can have dif temps left or right side ,if it doesn't do something to those units then I shall eat my ears :) A Jag is for life not just Xmas .. Santa said ..
I'm sure you've been asked this before but where do you place the axle stands when jacking up the jag?
At the front I jack up on the chassis rails using blocks of wood to protect the metal. At the back I jack up under the spring plates. If you are changing the rear springs you need a jack in the middle as well. I never use the sill jacking points as they will collapse.
What are the two tools u used at 4:50
I heated the screw up with a kitchen carameliser, sprayed it with WD40 then undid it with a long flat bladed screw driver that has a hex section for a ring spanner.
@@johnnysevengun how do you put that clip back in on the Tee but the long tube that connects to the tee on the passenger side
@@hemi255 I am not sure what you mean. I only took off the hoses that connect directly to the radiator top and bottom. I did not touch the plastic tee piece because they are famous for failing.
Big thanks to you sir from across the pond. 2005 X-Type 3.0 Sport
Thanks for a great really helpful video, it certainly helped me, I would make two suggestions that may make it a bit easier and I think that point about the bumper is right too (I did remove mine though)
1) You had a big problem removing the hose clip from the top hose. You can remove the clip and break the hose at the tee piece that is the Thermostat housing and also the overflow pipe can be split at a connector by the battery and then both pipes fitted to the new radiator whilst it is off the car.
2) Remove the Fans and housing with the radiator but remember to unplug the two connectors first .
That's good advice. I would hesitate to disconnect the tee-piece myself as they are notorious for breaking.
@@johnnysevengun my tee-piece just split down the seam.
I really do find your xtype videos a massive help. Cheers bud
Great Job! I have to change my xtype's Radiator...i think i will follow ur instructions. A garage was asking about 800€ to change it...! 😕
Wow, The radiator only cost about E70.
my new radiator came with an oring but I am not sure where it should go, I did not see any oring while taking the old radiator from the car. any comment on this? thanks
There definitely isn't one for the top hoses. There could be one in the plastic push on fitting at the bottom.
I really appreciate your video. It is very helpful to fix my car without spending a lot of money. Thanks.
Thanks. That is exactly what the videos are for.
where did you buy radiator we bought one at autozone and where the bottom hose connects it keeps leaking the fluid and we bought new hose and still leaks we changed out 2 new radiators and still leaks ?
I am in the UK . I bought it from ebay from a company specializing only in car radiators. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-RADIATOR-JAGUAR-X-TYPE-CF1-X400-2001-TO-2009-ALL-ENGINES/292266028058?fits=Car+Make%3AJaguar%7CModel%3AX-Type&hash=item440c69ac1a:g:bQEAAOSwVh9cXXCk&frcectupt=true
It has just occurred to me that there might be an O-ring missing in the connector?
I always enjoy your videos and have gotten the courage to tackle some jobs on my XType as result. I think you have to be due for front anti sway bushings soon. Hint hint....
I found with the front bushes that there is one bolt you can't get out. I undid the other three, put in two new washers and tightened them up. The bolts stretch over time and my temporary cure has lasted three years so far.
Im a little stuck, from the reservoir there is a 3 way plastic hose connector. Do you know the name of the part?
It is the coolant expansion tank header pipe T-piece. You can buy the whole assembly (all pipes) on e-bay for £15. I can't see the t-piece on its own.
Thanks for your videos they're very helpful, how do you bleed the radiator, I cant get all the air out from the system, thanks.
All I did was run the engine from cold for two minutes without the header tank cap on. Then let it rest for a couple of minutes and then top it up. repeat if necessary. If all the air doesn't come out then there must be an air leak somewhere.
I have just done my 2006 X type .
A few tips ,
Cable tie the air con condenser to the bonnet lock , Before you undo the transmission cooler ( there could be a cable tie on the n/s so have a look ) , cut it off if there is .
Tip 2 The top radiator hose can be left on the radiator . Disconnect it from the plastic T piece The thin hose can be pulled of with the clip on You can take the hose off when it is out !. Put it back on with the clip at 3 o clock looking at the front of the car m Or facing the drivers side that way you can get at it if you need to do it again !.
Disconnect the fans and lift them out of the clips . The fans should come out with the radiator , With a bit of jiggling , The radiator is fucked any way , That you are taking out .
Rest of it is just the reverse .
In Australia
we don't have the corrosion problem with bolts as you do in the UK and US ETC ,
i recommend changing the hoses and thermostat as well ( top and bottom )
That's all good advice. I didn't want to touch the T-piece as they are well known for cracking - but that might be a UK thing too.
@@johnnysevengun I replaced the t piece and thermostat then the fucking radiator leaked ,2 days after could have done the two to get her would have been quicker
@@johnnysevengun $254 for the the piece thermostat and a length of hose ! , Ned kelly used to wear a helmit when he was robbing people
@@kevinduffy6712 A new thermostat is about £20 on ebay UK and a secondhand hose is about £45.
@@johnnysevengun thats a big differance .i wouldnt put second hand hoses on though
My 2002 Jaguar Xtype front bumper was damaged and removed.The radiator perhaps was damaged and was removed by a local jackleg mechanic.All parts are retained .Should I proceed to replace radiator at a Jaguar repair shop here in Hollywood,CA? I am asking for advice for financial reasons.The car will run with radiator.
I had to look up jackleg which I take to mean a bad mechanic. In the UK it costs a fortune to have Jaguar fix your car. As you can see from my video it can be done yourself with minimal tools which means a good local car mechanic should be able to do you a good price. I would recommend you have the radiator replaced - you can get a pattern part.
@@johnnysevengun Thanks for the timely valuable input.
Always helpful your videos. Curious. My mechanic forgot to put rubber strips across the top/bottom of the radiator. Do you recall if the radiator bottom is accessable without pulling the bumper? I will try. Thanks for posting these videos.
If you can get the plastic undertray off you can get at the bottom. I did not put the insulation strips back.
Unfortunately, it is not necessary to remove the front bumper to remove and replace the radiator. I removed and replaced the radiator on an 2002 x type sport without removing the bumper. I simply jacked up the car and removed the radiator from below. Replacing the radiator is certainly not a simple task.
Unfortunately? Maybe you mean fortunately? I took the bumper off to put on a new grille and that makes it so much easier to get at all the fastenings. And very much clearer for making a video about it.
Thanks for a video it really helpful I’m gonna replace my next week ❤️
Thanks for making this video. I just watched this, looked at a couple pictures and that's all I needed.
Outside of the weirdo center diff and trans filling these cars aren't bad to work on.
They have their eccentricities.
Hi. 58 reg, SE diesel. 96,000 miles. Went out last this last Friday night and there was a horrible burning smell. I thought someone was burning something so I carried on. A few miles later the battery light came on so I turned round and headed home. Everything went pear shaped. The sat nav screen went blank, the ABS light came on, the airbag light came on, the low fuel light came on and the speedo needle started to wave at me and the indicaters started beeping. The lights started to dim. I got pipped at as I struggled to reach home but then it came to a juddering stop. Battery flat as a pancake. I walked home about half a mile.
Day after with another old battery fitted it still wouldn't start and the alternator started to smoke! It was recovered and is awaiting its fate outside our bungalow. I shudder to think what this will cost. I'm 70 so fixing this is beyond me so it needs, some how, taking it to my regular garage. Recovery man reckons the battery is knackered and so is the alternator.
This is quite a shock. I've had other X types and all sorts of cars but have never been left stranded. I'll keep you posted of the outcome. Cheers.
Glad you are alright. By coincidence my brother's Citroen Picasso Diesel caught fire and was completely burnt out only three days ago. He was unhurt but there does seem to be spate of diesel cars catching fire.
Could just be one of them things but I suppose if you've got an alternator in your car and it fries, the car could still go up in smoke whether diesel or petrol. In fact, I'd say that there's more chance of a burn out with a petrol car as diesel is difficult to light whereas petrol, if ignited, could turn your car into a explosive fireball. I guess I was lucky it wasn't worse. If the battery light had come on our drive before I set off I wouldn't have set off and knackered the battery up. One bloke on TH-cam says a faulty alternator could damage the car's computer. Yikes! It looks a really awkward job compared to the Hillman Hunter I had in the seventies. You could almost stand inside the engine compartment and work on the car. Nowadays there's more room in Ann Hegerty's knickers than in a modern engine compartment lol. Thanks for the reply.
X pat hellos from california. So, I was lucky, my bumber was bolted in, not welded. I made the mistake of using a 1/2 drive socket on the first nut, and it rounded, well not quite, thought I had enough. I put liquid wrench on them and got them off with a proper impact wrench and heavy duty socket, I'd recommend anyone to not do it less you have those. I had to chisel off the nut, and it's still stuck on their but got the bolt out. Did it the old navy way. Everything was rusted at sea. lol
Guitars?
@@homesculptor I design and make aluminium guitars. Every now and then I put a video up on this channel.
took one of them of my mates jag today, a right pain in the arse all the bolts were rusted in solid, it needed replacing it was rusted so bad it split in two, he ordered one from jaguar dealer £108 plus vat :(
One of the failings when these cars get old is the very rusty fasteners - the rad will be more pricey from Jag that's why I went to a pattern company.
don't think my mate thought about trying car spares for one, he is getting a couple of year old jaguar XE in the next few weeks, and I am buying the x type of him, so it has worked out well for me it going when it did, and it had new brake pads and discs and a oil change last year, and he only wants a £1,000 for it, I will be getting a lot of car for the money, it has satnav climate control heated seats it's the SE model.
Oh by the way the ORANGE coolant is the CORRECT ONE TO USE please do not use blue - they are coloured for identification! I was going to put blue in mine when it started leaking but my Jaguar garage shouted NOOOOO DONT you will ruin the cooling system! Thanks for the video!
Coolant is an emotive issue. I always try to use blue because that is the Ford spec. At the moment it is full of orange and Steel Seal. The car is 19 years old now it can't have done it any harm.
@@johnnysevengun VERY TRUE I think this is the last repair im doing on mine I even wonder if it will pass the MOT In December! I didnt know the blue was thr Ford spec? Jaguar told me the opposite :((YES i love that comment that bracket IS MADE OF TINSEL see what you mean :)))
Love vids hope my 03 by dont need one
Least I am not the only one who struggles to remove that bloody radiator cap
When I replaced the expansion tank with a new one it became easier! th-cam.com/video/9yspk8HqXQ0/w-d-xo.html
I have an its still a pain
As an aircraft engineer the design of these cars ASTOUNDS ME! It is ‘back to front’! I have to replace my rad now as my car was in storage for 10 years before i got it! These ‘Jaguars’ have an awful reputation, i previously had Volvos and had ONE fault in 5 years and the most expensive one cost me £1800! I had to fit a new turbo and exhaust then she ran right up until i had to scrap her with nearly 200k on it! The Xtype........pretty much a major fault every 6 months! But i was given the car free so what can you do 🤷🏼♂️
The quality of the storage must have been exemplary - I would have expected dozens of things to go wrong in that time - rust, failed electrics, bearings, perished rubbers etc. I am impressed. £1800 to fix a Volvo? I could by a decent X Type for that. I agree about the design though - it was the worlds first completely automated build - I even met the man who designed the assembly line. The cars were only designed for a six year life so yours is doing very well.
I’m a mechanic and I say x tipe has the most poor engineering ever
Worse than a Trabant? How many of those on the road after 20 years? There is 3600 of just my model in the UK alone. Well over 200,000 around the world. Can't be that bad. And that sweet engine is in several other cars.
I really do find your xtype videos a massive help. Cheers bud