Help me decide between 2 XJRs
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What I'm wondering is while I got the cam covers off how deep do I go. I see there's plenty of problems with the sliders as well. I don't want to have to do this all over again in a few years when more people start having issues with sliders scaring me into replacing those. I did a valve job on my 1985 Mercedes 500SL in 2002 and I'd rather not go through that massacre any time soon. I could have bought my XJR 4 times over with the money sunk into that car, but I think I'm finally at the point where its running out of things to break... wishful thinking most likely.
The car is joining an eclectic collection. The '85 SL was given to me by my grandmother at age 16. The other currents are a 94 Roadmaster Estate Wagon with the Lt1 V8 and a 91 GMC 1500 Z71 with the 6.2 diesel. This car will likely replace my '95 E300 diesel as the fair weather driver.
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I think it depends on how your guy goes about changing the uppers, by lifting the exhaust cam, or taking the timing cover off. Big difference in time. Are you planning on doing big miles with the car?
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Amusing day.
I was jarred by an early morning phone call from the auction house working as an intermediary between me and the dealer to report the results of their sale inspection. The car had flunked due to "an engine noise". I asked if she could be more specific, so she put me on hold to possibly get in contact with the person who looked the car over and let me know. The problem: Noise on startup and whiny engine on acceleration. The first had me concerned, but when I heard the second part I couldn't help but laugh. Ever heard of a supercharger?
I gave the seller a call, who had gotten the news and was clearly dejected, and invited him to take the car over to Buckhead (the Jag specialist I planned to farm the tensioner job out to) for a second opinion. Jason did a thorough inspection and drive, more or less acing the car mechanically but obviously wants to pull the cam covers and replace the tensioners, and noted it a bit overdue for its standard oil servicing.
I was jarred by an early morning phone call from the auction house working as an intermediary between me and the dealer to report the results of their sale inspection. The car had flunked due to "an engine noise". I asked if she could be more specific, so she put me on hold to possibly get in contact with the person who looked the car over and let me know. The problem: Noise on startup and whiny engine on acceleration. The first had me concerned, but when I heard the second part I couldn't help but laugh. Ever heard of a supercharger?
I gave the seller a call, who had gotten the news and was clearly dejected, and invited him to take the car over to Buckhead (the Jag specialist I planned to farm the tensioner job out to) for a second opinion. Jason did a thorough inspection and drive, more or less acing the car mechanically but obviously wants to pull the cam covers and replace the tensioners, and noted it a bit overdue for its standard oil servicing.
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