'01 XK8 oil pan gasket replacement.
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Can't find a video for this procedure on the XK8 couple others out there but to different to be of assistance. I have found the bolt tightening sequence but that's it. Do you have to take off the underneath cross bracing to remove the oil pan. It appears so. Any advice?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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In practice, people do see a lot of leaks from the cam covers, no matter how reliable they may be in theory ![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Same with the front timing chain cover, where I believe I have a leak right now.
One complication with these is the instruction to add RTV at a few specific points around the seal, where there are seams in the mating surface. I'm under the impression that sometimes installers will skip that step and end up with leaks.
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Same with the front timing chain cover, where I believe I have a leak right now.
One complication with these is the instruction to add RTV at a few specific points around the seal, where there are seams in the mating surface. I'm under the impression that sometimes installers will skip that step and end up with leaks.
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I did this today.... well i tried to!
Got all the bolts out with no issues at all and was very careful cleaning up the pan and surface of the engine block before fitting the new gasket. Was very pleased with the lack of rushing and no pressure to finish. Even cleaned up all the bolts!
Put all the bolts back in and grabbed the torque wrench. Manual says 11-13 nm so i set the wrench to 12nm and the first bolt snapped straight off!
Now i've got to get the ****er out and am worried they will all snap.
Anyone else who has done this snapped any bolts or am i just unlucky?
Got all the bolts out with no issues at all and was very careful cleaning up the pan and surface of the engine block before fitting the new gasket. Was very pleased with the lack of rushing and no pressure to finish. Even cleaned up all the bolts!
Put all the bolts back in and grabbed the torque wrench. Manual says 11-13 nm so i set the wrench to 12nm and the first bolt snapped straight off!
Now i've got to get the ****er out and am worried they will all snap.
Anyone else who has done this snapped any bolts or am i just unlucky?
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How did the bolt feel going in? Smooth as silk, and then snap when you tried to torque it down?
Yeah, probably just unlucky. This is the kind of situation where a person might spend some pocketchange for new bolts just to minimize that bad luck. But then, oil pan involves enough bolts that it might not be pocketchange to replace them all.
Yeah, probably just unlucky. This is the kind of situation where a person might spend some pocketchange for new bolts just to minimize that bad luck. But then, oil pan involves enough bolts that it might not be pocketchange to replace them all.
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How did the bolt feel going in? Smooth as silk, and then snap when you tried to torque it down?
Yeah, probably just unlucky. This is the kind of situation where a person might spend some pocketchange for new bolts just to minimize that bad luck. But then, oil pan involves enough bolts that it might not be pocketchange to replace them all.
Yeah, probably just unlucky. This is the kind of situation where a person might spend some pocketchange for new bolts just to minimize that bad luck. But then, oil pan involves enough bolts that it might not be pocketchange to replace them all.
I presume they come as a set? 18 of fhem in total.
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The worst part is that if you chalk it up to one bad bolt and keep on torquing, you're going to be running through 17 more bolts, anxiously waiting for each of the 17 to also snap. Even if the rest all torque up just fine, it's going to be a stressful process.
Do you have any way to calibrate your torque wrench to make sure it's not overtorqueing things?
Really, I'm going to sit back and see if anyone else has advice on how to proceed the right way. Any suggestion I'd have would be based on very limited experience.
Do you have any way to calibrate your torque wrench to make sure it's not overtorqueing things?
Really, I'm going to sit back and see if anyone else has advice on how to proceed the right way. Any suggestion I'd have would be based on very limited experience.
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How did the bolt feel going in? Smooth as silk, and then snap when you tried to torque it down?
Yeah, probably just unlucky. This is the kind of situation where a person might spend some pocketchange for new bolts just to minimize that bad luck. But then, oil pan involves enough bolts that it might not be pocketchange to replace them all.
Yeah, probably just unlucky. This is the kind of situation where a person might spend some pocketchange for new bolts just to minimize that bad luck. But then, oil pan involves enough bolts that it might not be pocketchange to replace them all.
The worst part is that if you chalk it up to one bad bolt and keep on torquing, you're going to be running through 17 more bolts, anxiously waiting for each of the 17 to also snap. Even if the rest all torque up just fine, it's going to be a stressful process.
Do you have any way to calibrate your torque wrench to make sure it's not overtorqueing things?
Really, I'm going to sit back and see if anyone else has advice on how to proceed the right way. Any suggestion I'd have would be based on very limited experience.
Do you have any way to calibrate your torque wrench to make sure it's not overtorqueing things?
Really, I'm going to sit back and see if anyone else has advice on how to proceed the right way. Any suggestion I'd have would be based on very limited experience.
The thought of my car sitting around with no oil in it bothers me.
I like to think the wrench is ok as i've only ever used it to tourque up wheel bolts since i bought it. More likely my amateur technique!
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I wouldn't be too worried about the car sitting without oil. It's basically the same as sitting with oil, where the oil has all flowed down into the pan over days of not being started, as far as I know. To give the car a little extra help I might take off the oil filter, if it's not already off, and make sure to fill it before starting the car for the first time. It will take a second to get the oil pressure back up.
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Oh, great! I was worried they would be three times that much. Can you post a link to where you bought from, in case it helps someone else in the future?
I wouldn't be too worried about the car sitting without oil. It's basically the same as sitting with oil, where the oil has all flowed down into the pan over days of not being started, as far as I know. To give the car a little extra help I might take off the oil filter, if it's not already off, and make sure to fill it before starting the car for the first time. It will take a second to get the oil pressure back up.
I wouldn't be too worried about the car sitting without oil. It's basically the same as sitting with oil, where the oil has all flowed down into the pan over days of not being started, as far as I know. To give the car a little extra help I might take off the oil filter, if it's not already off, and make sure to fill it before starting the car for the first time. It will take a second to get the oil pressure back up.
https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic...nd-washer.html
Might be able to get a generic bolt cheaper but for the sake of £20 might as well buy them from Jaguar.
Ordered a snapped bolt removing kit too from ebay as i'm sure i will be needing it again...
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