What did you do to your X351 today?
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What did you do to your X351 today?
A lot of the other model sections have a thread like this where you can post whatever work, mod, etc, you did to your car recently. Stuff that doesn't need its own thread. I started the X350 thread, so I'll start this one as well.
I'll get the ball rolling with a bit of maintenance I did recently. I changed my diff oil using Royal Purple 75w90 Gear Oil. It took about a bottle and half.
I have no idea if the gunk I drained was original or not, but man...it was like globs of black goo at 88k miles.
I'll get the ball rolling with a bit of maintenance I did recently. I changed my diff oil using Royal Purple 75w90 Gear Oil. It took about a bottle and half.
I have no idea if the gunk I drained was original or not, but man...it was like globs of black goo at 88k miles.
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2015 XJR L (04-09-2023)
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Unfortunately I am unable to provide before/after IAT figures. Since the airboxes get hot too I'll wrap those tonight if there's time and post the bling.
Next thing you know:
Don't get me wrong, I actually think that looks really clean; just not my cup of tea.
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I replaced my front pads/rotors/sensor this weekend. I ended up snapping one of the caliper bracket bolts (I'm just too darn strong!), so I had to take a trip over to Galpin Jaguar for a replacement. I paired black Eline drilled rotors from R1 Concepts with OEM style Pagid pads (no ceramics for me). So far so good...no clunks, rattles, groans, or squeals. I've gone ahead and ordered another set of the same rotors and pads for the rears. Total cost for rotors/pads/sensors is just under $500. No too bad at all. After that's done I'll get a full fluid flush.
Side note: my calipers are in desperate need of paint touchup. Thankfully, you can't really notice their condition unless you're up close and personal with them.
Side note: my calipers are in desperate need of paint touchup. Thankfully, you can't really notice their condition unless you're up close and personal with them.
Last edited by XJ8JR; 07-16-2018 at 02:12 PM.
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I installed the rears last night. The pads were extremely low...a piece of the sensor was actually broken off. It all went pretty much according to plan.
However, since Monday, I've noticed a very slight creep groan from the fronts. It could be an issue with the new brakes or it could be my banana wishbone arms are giving up...I'd noticed the big hydrabushes were ripped on my last inspection.
However, since Monday, I've noticed a very slight creep groan from the fronts. It could be an issue with the new brakes or it could be my banana wishbone arms are giving up...I'd noticed the big hydrabushes were ripped on my last inspection.
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Turns out, for now, it just needed a coolant recharge. Initially it looked like it may be a more serious issue, as nothing at all was coming out of the driver's side vents, and the passenger side vents were blowing warm/hot air. Someone (probably me) monkeyed around with the climate controls and had them turned off on the driver's side (D'oh!) so once that was deduced, I figured the recharge was the next logical step. Now to see how long it holds. Hopefully there is no leak somewhere in the system.
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XJ8JR (08-07-2018)
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Bought it, lovely 2011 5.0 example, moved out of my Audi S8 into this, absolutely loving the individuality and style this things ooses, heading to obsession?
I’ve got a couple of classic E38s and this reminds me of them more with its styling and classic lines.
Last edited by Breaker; 08-11-2018 at 10:49 PM.