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Make sure you know about this thread: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...action-158861/
Make sure you know that F-type won't warn you about low oil condition. People lost engines this way.
Stay on top of oil changes, direct-injected oil-pressure controlled variable timing is very sensitive to bad oil.
I also suggest upgrading your gearbox oil to fully synthetic, it helps shift smoother. Shockingly, OEM gear oil used in the gearbox isn't synthetic.
Make sure you know that F-type won't warn you about low oil condition. People lost engines this way.
Stay on top of oil changes, direct-injected oil-pressure controlled variable timing is very sensitive to bad oil.
I also suggest upgrading your gearbox oil to fully synthetic, it helps shift smoother. Shockingly, OEM gear oil used in the gearbox isn't synthetic.
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Wonderful!! And another Manual. Unhingd will be happy to have another member of the manual club
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Make sure you know about this thread: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...action-158861/
Make sure you know that F-type won't warn you about low oil condition. People lost engines this way.
Stay on top of oil changes, direct-injected oil-pressure controlled variable timing is very sensitive to bad oil.
I also suggest upgrading your gearbox oil to fully synthetic, it helps shift smoother. Shockingly, OEM gear oil used in the gearbox isn't synthetic.
Make sure you know that F-type won't warn you about low oil condition. People lost engines this way.
Stay on top of oil changes, direct-injected oil-pressure controlled variable timing is very sensitive to bad oil.
I also suggest upgrading your gearbox oil to fully synthetic, it helps shift smoother. Shockingly, OEM gear oil used in the gearbox isn't synthetic.
My F-Type auto is now 3+ years old with over 40,000 kms on it, it still has the original ZF ATF in it and it shifts smooth as silk at all times. I can't remember ever reading of an F-Type owner changing out the ZF ATF for something else and getting smoother shifts as a result.
Whoops - it's a manual not an auto!!!!!
My bad!
Yes, I agree, from many years experience with manual boxes (I owned nothing but manuals for the first 38 years of car ownership) fully synthetic MTF is better than mineral or semi-synthetic. I also found that adding some Nulon G70 made it sooo much smoother, dunno if you can get Nulon G70 in the US as it's an Oz product.
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Make sure you know about this thread: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...action-158861/
Make sure you know that F-type won't warn you about low oil condition. People lost engines this way.
Stay on top of oil changes, direct-injected oil-pressure controlled variable timing is very sensitive to bad oil.
I also suggest upgrading your gearbox oil to fully synthetic, it helps shift smoother. Shockingly, OEM gear oil used in the gearbox isn't synthetic.
Make sure you know that F-type won't warn you about low oil condition. People lost engines this way.
Stay on top of oil changes, direct-injected oil-pressure controlled variable timing is very sensitive to bad oil.
I also suggest upgrading your gearbox oil to fully synthetic, it helps shift smoother. Shockingly, OEM gear oil used in the gearbox isn't synthetic.
Thank you for the heads up!!
I always thought it was strange that my XF(I’m assuming this is the same), had 16,000 miles for the oil interval changes. I’d never wait that long; I did not know that about the gearbox, though. Thanks again!
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Gorgeous car and color combination, especially with the manual. A unicorn indeed. Congratulations!
I am also a recent F-Type purchaser and absolutely love mine too. Being in the northeast, I have been 'pinned down' by the weather as well. Only have about 75 miles on mine since I bought it in early January. At least spring is right around the corner.
Good luck and enjoy!
I am also a recent F-Type purchaser and absolutely love mine too. Being in the northeast, I have been 'pinned down' by the weather as well. Only have about 75 miles on mine since I bought it in early January. At least spring is right around the corner.
Good luck and enjoy!
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Indeed! Bellanca, if you start yearning for a crisper, shorter throw stick, Stuart offers a short-shifter that's the cat's meow. hehe.
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Jaguar FType Short Shift Kit
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Beautiful car, beautiful color, my favorite in fact.
Really don't understand why that color is so unpopular, it might be a USA thing, but they are rarer than hens teeth - of the 1000+ new F-Types on cars.com, only 18 are Loire (dark sapphire) blue, so less than 2%!
Dark Blue Jaguars had great historical importance back in the late 1950's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecurie_Ecosse
and just for fun, my mom said:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...-story-159023/
(BTW, update: Ecurie Ecosse seem to have removed merchandise from their website )
My $0.02 - these (not cheap but...) chrome bonnet louvers would look great on your car...(they are a JLR part).
Really don't understand why that color is so unpopular, it might be a USA thing, but they are rarer than hens teeth - of the 1000+ new F-Types on cars.com, only 18 are Loire (dark sapphire) blue, so less than 2%!
Dark Blue Jaguars had great historical importance back in the late 1950's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecurie_Ecosse
and just for fun, my mom said:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...-story-159023/
(BTW, update: Ecurie Ecosse seem to have removed merchandise from their website )
My $0.02 - these (not cheap but...) chrome bonnet louvers would look great on your car...(they are a JLR part).