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I’m a proud new owner of my Grandfather-in-law’s 1989 XJ6 VP. I have read a couple forums and realized I need to refer to the model as an XJ40. He purchased the jag in 1990 and used it as a daily driver until 4 years ago. The car only left garage a couple times a year over the past 4 years when we were in town visiting. I believe there are roughly 136k miles on the car. He had the car serviced prior to me purchasing it.
I have driven the car 200 miles, I have had several electrical issues that stranded me around town but nothing to major that I couldn’t figure out. Most recently the car leaked out a decent amount of transmission oil, but I haven’t had an opportunity to climb underneath. I’m assuming the years from sitting followed by more frequent driving has allowed a dry rotted seal to leak. I have ordered a service/repair manual, and I’ll start searching the forums prior to spinning any wrenches.
I have driven the car 200 miles, I have had several electrical issues that stranded me around town but nothing to major that I couldn’t figure out. Most recently the car leaked out a decent amount of transmission oil, but I haven’t had an opportunity to climb underneath. I’m assuming the years from sitting followed by more frequent driving has allowed a dry rotted seal to leak. I have ordered a service/repair manual, and I’ll start searching the forums prior to spinning any wrenches.
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Welcome to the forums BaNoland,
Good to have you with us.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj40-xj81-25/ to the XJ40 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 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 use the US Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj40-xj81-25/ to the XJ40 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 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 use the US Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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