Another 1988 XJS 5.3L
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10-06-2017 | 12:31 PM
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From: Foster City, CA
Another 1988 XJS 5.3L
Hi,
Thanks to all for the fantastic resources. I bought this car in July and have been taking care of some deferred maintenance. It's got 81k miles and from the looks of it was garaged and well cared for by the previous owner.
The car ran solid when I bought it, but the temp gauge was resting on the top of the "N" without any AC. Reading the warnings about overheating I wanted to address this first.
Local recore prices were pretty high so I went ahead and ordered a Wizard replacement. Now the car seems to settle in on the low edge of the "N'.
Along with the radiator, I did hoses, water pump, belts. Since I had everything out, I also replaced the front mail seal and that corrected a pretty massive oil leak.
California has some pretty stringent smog requirements, so I figured I would change plugs too before getting it tested. So after the radiator related work I replaced pcv, plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. Again the forum here was a tremendous resource - I now empathize with everyone who has replaced 1A and 1B plugs and removed the rear bolts on the throttle pedestal.
Smog passed with surprisingly low numbers so now I'm driving it and building a list of what next.
So far candidates include:
Alternator - still charging but it's throwing the lamp light for about 30 secs at startup).
AAV valve - when warm, the car hunts between 800-900rpm at idle.
Front rotors and pads - car pulls right when braking.
I also have a faint gas smell in the boot so I suspect I've got a loose fitting somewhere I can't seem to locate yet.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on the forums.
Jim
Thanks to all for the fantastic resources. I bought this car in July and have been taking care of some deferred maintenance. It's got 81k miles and from the looks of it was garaged and well cared for by the previous owner.
The car ran solid when I bought it, but the temp gauge was resting on the top of the "N" without any AC. Reading the warnings about overheating I wanted to address this first.
Local recore prices were pretty high so I went ahead and ordered a Wizard replacement. Now the car seems to settle in on the low edge of the "N'.
Along with the radiator, I did hoses, water pump, belts. Since I had everything out, I also replaced the front mail seal and that corrected a pretty massive oil leak.
California has some pretty stringent smog requirements, so I figured I would change plugs too before getting it tested. So after the radiator related work I replaced pcv, plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. Again the forum here was a tremendous resource - I now empathize with everyone who has replaced 1A and 1B plugs and removed the rear bolts on the throttle pedestal.
Smog passed with surprisingly low numbers so now I'm driving it and building a list of what next.
So far candidates include:
Alternator - still charging but it's throwing the lamp light for about 30 secs at startup).
AAV valve - when warm, the car hunts between 800-900rpm at idle.
Front rotors and pads - car pulls right when braking.
I also have a faint gas smell in the boot so I suspect I've got a loose fitting somewhere I can't seem to locate yet.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on the forums.
Jim
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10-06-2017 | 01:41 PM
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From: Durham, UK
Welcome to the forum Jim,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US Western Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-western-38/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US Western Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-western-38/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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10-06-2017 | 07:37 PM
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10-07-2017 | 08:24 AM
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Jim,
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
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Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
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