What did you do to your X300 today?
#321
Removed the 5' speakers and installed new 6,5 pioneer speakers. I wish I'd done that in the first place. 6.5 really sounds a whole lot better and fits well.
I also finally purchased a polish machine (? Not really sure what it's called ) and gave the car a proper polish and a round of wax.
I also finally purchased a polish machine (? Not really sure what it's called ) and gave the car a proper polish and a round of wax.
#322
HAd the front wheels rebalanced. Replaced the control arm bushings and the lower shock bushings, the bolts were frozen and had to be cut off, but the front end clunking is gone, finally. Tried to put sparkplug spacers on the rear 02 sensors to shut off the CEL light, but it turns out I bought the wrong size 14mm, I have 12mm 02 sensors and these seem to be prevalent on motorcycles these days........oh well try again another time, the car runs fine although I suspect it may be running rich
#323
well on Saturday, but anyways
Changed new front shocks and front shock lower bushings
Shocks: Bilstein green MNA2140AC form either SNG barrat or Jaguar classic parts, cannot remember which
bushings: powerflex PFF27-403
bushings needed sligh relief cut on the collar to fit perfectly on one side
and the shocks are bit soft and floaty compared to the old red Konis with three level adjustments
and started to feel like real hobbyist stuff when temperature is less than 4 degrees of celcius and windy, especially when it starts to snow...
Changed new front shocks and front shock lower bushings
Shocks: Bilstein green MNA2140AC form either SNG barrat or Jaguar classic parts, cannot remember which
bushings: powerflex PFF27-403
bushings needed sligh relief cut on the collar to fit perfectly on one side
and the shocks are bit soft and floaty compared to the old red Konis with three level adjustments
and started to feel like real hobbyist stuff when temperature is less than 4 degrees of celcius and windy, especially when it starts to snow...
#326
I couldn't find any reasonably priced speaker pods, so I made my own. I used qwikcrete cardboard tubing from Home Depot and four mdf spacers from eBay. Glued and stapled them together, then covered with fiberglass resin. Then I used 1/4 foam covered with vinyl to match the shelf tray. Not even 50 bucks all in.
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I bought 4 new NTK O2 sensors hoping this cures my CEL issue. My code reader was only saying that the rear two were bad but, being the new owner of the car and not knowing when or what brand sensors are in the car currently made the decision easy.
$66.00 a piece with free shipping from:
https://thmotorsports.com/i-137692.a...FYONswodjC0E-g
I also bought a new Uro cup holder to replace my broken one.
$66.00 a piece with free shipping from:
https://thmotorsports.com/i-137692.a...FYONswodjC0E-g
I also bought a new Uro cup holder to replace my broken one.
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#332
Nothing today, but spent most of this weekend up until 9pm last night getting the entire intake tract put back on my XJR.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...2/#post1689883
Cool that I now know that side of the engine intimately.... not so cool that it was really stressful, took a few days and it will be a week or more of driving before I really feel confident I didn't forget or break anything.
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https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...2/#post1689883
Cool that I now know that side of the engine intimately.... not so cool that it was really stressful, took a few days and it will be a week or more of driving before I really feel confident I didn't forget or break anything.
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#336
Good enough. I'm not sure to do with mine. I have the back seat, parcel tray, and rear trunk panels out to do a stereo install. I just turned over 145,000 miles and I'm unsure of the age of the fuel pump. With everything out, I'm contemplating replacing it as a preventive maintenance item.
#337
Replaced the lower radiator hose. Like many things, "simple but not easy." I had just replaced a heater hose 2 months ago that the guy at the parts counter called "the octopus hose." If that little heater hose was an octopus, then this hose should be called "giant hydra-b*tch." Anyway, many thanks to Aholbro1 for a detailed write-up he posted a while back.
Also replaced the cam cover gasket, plug seals, and threw in a new set of NGK plugs (the needle point electrodes are the only thing that work with my old engine).
Also replaced the cam cover gasket, plug seals, and threw in a new set of NGK plugs (the needle point electrodes are the only thing that work with my old engine).
#338
Following the TB cleaning adventure, installed an oil catch can between the valve cover and breather connection to the intake, and plugged the smaller breather hose that branches off and connects directly to the TB behind the butterfly. Hopefully this will keep the intake tract clean of oil going forward.
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#339
Took it to a garage to check the wheel alignment. Didn't need any adjustment but discovered a bad upper ball joint in the front right side. Might try to change that myself.
Changed the power steering fluid- improved the smoothness in the steering.
And finally decided to remove the annoying clicking noise from under the skislope. Disconnected the microswitch and the solenoid plunger. Much better now but still a tiny click in the blue/black relay on the right side but I'm able to live with that. For now...
Changed the power steering fluid- improved the smoothness in the steering.
And finally decided to remove the annoying clicking noise from under the skislope. Disconnected the microswitch and the solenoid plunger. Much better now but still a tiny click in the blue/black relay on the right side but I'm able to live with that. For now...
#340