What did you do to your X308 Today?
#4621
Yesterday tucked car away for the winter and took with me the two fuseboxes by the abs module. Both of in them have had this strong smell of electricity for a years now. Start'ed yesterday and finished today smaller fusebox dismantling and re soldering all of the joints even they did not look bad. Spray'd a thin layer of lacker too to the both pcb s.
#4622
Yesterday tucked car away for the winter and took with me the two fuseboxes by the abs module. Both of in them have had this strong smell of electricity for a years now. Start'ed yesterday and finished today smaller fusebox dismantling and re soldering all of the joints even they did not look bad. Spray'd a thin layer of lacker too to the both pcb s.
I would also suggest renewing the engine to chassis earth strap whilst your at it. This should sort out any electrical gremlins, as long as your battery is 12.5+.
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c16rkc (10-25-2022)
#4624
Finally pulled my valve covers
My 01 VDP (83K miles) went dead in the middle of an intersection 6 months ago, had it flat-bedded home to my driveway, finally got a chance to start looking for the problem. It seemed like a timing problem, so I started by pulling the valve covers. The first thing I noticed as I began, was surface rust on the driver's side ignition coils. I didn't think much about it until the passenger side coils were clean. I guess the left side will get gasket sealer if this engine ever gets buttoned up again.
No rust on this side
Rust evident on the raw metal of the left side coils. Already had this valve cover off, not on the other side.
No rust on this side
Rust evident on the raw metal of the left side coils. Already had this valve cover off, not on the other side.
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c16rkc (10-25-2022)
#4625
Speakers
Today I started repairing the door speakers. Only recently bought this Jag. All four speakers where shot. The paper diaphragm had torn away from the suspension rubber. Normal wear and tear after 23 years. So, I paint the torn edge with PVA on both inside and outside, place the speaker face down and gently pack in some cotton wool to hold the diaphragm down until the glue dries. Probably need to apply some glue to fill gaps. The suspension rubber is usually very fragile so I dilute the glue 50% and paint the rubber to work. There are often gaps in the perished rubber I fill these lastly with some very soft draft excluder foam.
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c16rkc (10-25-2022)
#4626
Today I started repairing the door speakers. Only recently bought this Jag. All four speakers where shot. The paper diaphragm had torn away from the suspension rubber. Normal wear and tear after 23 years. So, I paint the torn edge with PVA on both inside and outside, place the speaker face down and gently pack in some cotton wool to hold the diaphragm down until the glue dries. Probably need to apply some glue to fill gaps. The suspension rubber is usually very fragile so I dilute the glue 50% and paint the rubber to work. There are often gaps in the perished rubber I fill these lastly with some very soft draft excluder foam.
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c16rkc (10-25-2022)
#4627
Driver side (LHD) coil rust
My 01 VDP (83K miles) went dead in the middle of an intersection 6 months ago, had it flat-bedded home to my driveway, finally got a chance to start looking for the problem. It seemed like a timing problem, so I started by pulling the valve covers. The first thing I noticed as I began, was surface rust on the driver's side ignition coils. I didn't think much about it until the passenger side coils were clean. I guess the left side will get gasket sealer if this engine ever gets buttoned up again.
No rust on this side
Rust evident on the raw metal of the left side coils. Already had this valve cover off, not on the other side.
No rust on this side
Rust evident on the raw metal of the left side coils. Already had this valve cover off, not on the other side.
When one of my coolant lines cracked at the thermostat housing it filled the Left Side coil wells with coolant fouling that bank so I had to dry all that out with vacuum and papertowels because the spark plug wells were submerged in coolant. That got me home so I could remove everything and do a proper cleaning and drying out of each spark plug well, each coil and the engine Vee. That episode took out two coils, and fortunately I had eight spare coils from a change of my other X308.
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c16rkc (10-25-2022)
#4630
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c16rkc (10-25-2022)
#4633
broken secondary tensioner chain
Got the car started today. Drove it down the street and around a few blocks before I got it back to my driveway. Need to get the insurance upgraded to driver status before I get out on the highway.
Very relieved to have it back amongst the living. Ticking sound like lifters, and restricted performance message, but it accelerates great and feels like a dream on the road. Happy man here!
Very relieved to have it back amongst the living. Ticking sound like lifters, and restricted performance message, but it accelerates great and feels like a dream on the road. Happy man here!
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#4634
Chauffeured my friend's daughter today for her wedding in the XJR. The old girl presented herself very nicely.
While i was waiting for the ceremony to finish i parked and enjoyed a nice day on a shady bench...and watched a couple walk up and take pictures with my car!
After all was said and done, went home and did my first oil change.
While i was waiting for the ceremony to finish i parked and enjoyed a nice day on a shady bench...and watched a couple walk up and take pictures with my car!
After all was said and done, went home and did my first oil change.
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#4635
I retrieved my beloved motorcar from my cherished Jaguar technician, who’d performed the following work for me:
• Replace power steering pump – was seeping
• Replace differential pinion seal with flange seal kit – was seeping
• Replace rear-view mirror with remanufactured unit – ball joint failed
• Replace ashtray lid in center console with (flawless) used part – plastic where screws fasten to assembly broke
• Oil change
Trying not to beat myself up too much for having all of the above work done! 😁
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#4637
Bought an original toolkit at the Jaguar International Spares Day at Stoneleigh Park and today popped it into its rightful place. It will never get used, of course, but I'll know it's there
My wife told me I was mad because one of the original bulbs in the kit was rusty - I pointed out that it was an indicator bulb and so was meant to be that colour! It's not fitting flush in this photo but I later found a rubber seal underneath it which someone had left there in a previous life.
My wife told me I was mad because one of the original bulbs in the kit was rusty - I pointed out that it was an indicator bulb and so was meant to be that colour! It's not fitting flush in this photo but I later found a rubber seal underneath it which someone had left there in a previous life.
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#4638
Brandon, don’t feel too bad, It could’ve been worse. Driving down the road and it simply falls off and maybe damage your hood or roll underneath the car and ran over it. I was washing my car a few months ago and I barely touched the leaper before it fell right off. I went to ACE Hardware and found the correct little screws and secured it to its pedestal. The chance you take is that someone tries to steal it again and damages the hood when they realize they can’t have it.
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