HOW TO: Remove and Replace the Canister Purge Valve (Video) FAQ
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Jaguar issued a TSB on the canister purge valve. The symptoms of a bad one were a clicking sound from the left front wheel well and a gas smell from the same area (or maybe it's from the left rear... I'm not sure. Mine clicks, but it doesn't have the fuel smell). Anyway... the canister purge valve is in the left front wheel well. To get to it you need to remove the wheel (everyone should know how to do that) and the wheel well liner. The wheel well liner is easy. Here's a video on how to do it:
YouTube - Jaguar XK8 Wheel Well Liner Removal
Once the wheel well liner is out, you can EASILY access the canister purge valve. It's in the back side of the wheel well. Here's a video on how to remove it:
YouTube - How To Replace the Canister Purge Valve on a Jaguar XK8
If I had a bad canister purge valve, I have no doubt I could remove and replace it in 15 minutes. Of course, I have a floor jack, and an impact wrench. Even using just the jack that comes with the car you should be able to R&R it in 30 minutes.
YouTube - Jaguar XK8 Wheel Well Liner Removal
Once the wheel well liner is out, you can EASILY access the canister purge valve. It's in the back side of the wheel well. Here's a video on how to remove it:
YouTube - How To Replace the Canister Purge Valve on a Jaguar XK8
If I had a bad canister purge valve, I have no doubt I could remove and replace it in 15 minutes. Of course, I have a floor jack, and an impact wrench. Even using just the jack that comes with the car you should be able to R&R it in 30 minutes.
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There are 2 TSBs that potentially need to be addressed. See https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...s-smell-50466/
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