2004 xj8 transmission line leak
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Competent indie will have no problem. Only thing is when putting it back just unclip the 3 plastic clip and put in the top and then the bottom one and put the clip in back once it done. There is no way for the complete setup going in without lifting the engine. Also have aout a quart of Lifegard6 on hand because the line change will loose about half a quart or so of fluid.
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This can supposedly be overcome with two heavy hose clamps on each end of the hose patch. In the end, I just went with new lines from Jaguar. My hope is that they will hold up for another 10 years, in which case the XJ will long since have been replaced with an XK. If I had it to do over again, I would have carefully cut the pressure fittings apart with a dremel and simply replaced the flex parts with new hose and double clamps.
Complete line replacement doable in a homeowner's garage if you do the following:
• Raise the car up as safely and high as you can with heavy jackstands. I bought some 6 ton stands just for this job, and I've used them a bunch since.
• Drop the steering rack. It sounded like a pain the first time I heard about it, but the rack doesn't come off the car and no alignment is touched. Three bolts and the rack lowers down and gives just enough room to snake the lines through one at a time.
To save a bunch more typing, here's my post back when I did the repair:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...04-xj8-108468/
Last edited by SaturnV; 04-09-2014 at 03:28 PM.
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