XK8 Issues
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XK8 Issues
I bought my 1997 Jag XK8 about two years ago. It is a lovely British Racing Green with coffee upholstery and has only about 60,000 miles on it. The previous owner told me that the plastic timing chain follower problem had been repaired and it seemed to be in very good condition. I did have to replace the leather driver seat cover (and had to buy a set to get just one, so if anyone needs a coffee front seat cover, let me know). Then, I discovered that the ZF transmission had a weak part -- called the drum -- that was failing. It was hard to find a mechanic willing to take it on, and harder still to find a German made part. About $5,000 later (only slightly less than I paid for the car), and after replacing some of the ignition coils, it is now running well. It is quite a nice car, but not worth the investment which is substantially more than I could sell the car for. Oh, well. This is my third Jaguar: a 1950 sedan and an XJ 12 sedan. It will probably be my last.
Carl Nash
Capitol Hill, DC
Carl Nash
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Carl,
Good to have you with us.
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Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
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If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
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Hello, Carl,
Congratulations on all your successful repairs to your XK8!
I don't think any of us here buy these cars as "investments."
Probably that's a good thing, because few if any of us will ever get back what we're "invested" in keeping them right.
We buy/keep them because we LIKE them.
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Congratulations on all your successful repairs to your XK8!
I don't think any of us here buy these cars as "investments."
Probably that's a good thing, because few if any of us will ever get back what we're "invested" in keeping them right.
We buy/keep them because we LIKE them.
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')
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09-12-2023, 05:02 PM
Welcome to the forums Carl,
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.You can also use the US Mid Atlantic Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-mid-atlantic-65/ to find other members in your region
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started. It also explains how very close you came to an immediate ban for advertising "For Sale" items as a newbie.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.You can also use the US Mid Atlantic Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-mid-atlantic-65/ to find other members in your region
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started. It also explains how very close you came to an immediate ban for advertising "For Sale" items as a newbie.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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09-15-2023, 07:38 AM
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I bought my 1997 Jag XK8 about two years ago. It is a lovely British Racing Green with coffee upholstery Tutuapp 9Apps and has only about 60,000 miles on it. The previous owner told me that the plastic timing chain follower problem had been repaired and it seemed to be in very good condition. I did have to replace the leather driver seat cover (and had to buy a set to get just one, so if anyone needs a coffee front seat cover, let me know). Then, I discovered that the ZF transmission had a weak part -- called the drum -- that was failing. It was hard to find a mechanic willing to take it on, and harder still to find a German made part. About $5,000 later (only slightly less than I paid for the car), and after replacing some of the ignition coils, it is now running well. It is quite a nice car, but not worth the investment which is substantially more than I could sell the car for. Oh, well. This is my third Jaguar: a 1950 sedan and an XJ 12 sedan. It will probably be my last.
Carl Nash
Capitol Hill, DC
Carl Nash
Capitol Hill, DC
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