NAPA saved my bacon
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Decided to change the plugs in my 56k '99 XK8 today. Picked up NGK Iridiums based on what I learned here. All was going incredibly smoothly for my first time doing this kind of maintenance on the Jag. Until one rubber boot decided to self-destruct and come apart when I tried to unstick it from the spark plug bore. Finally got it all free, but now what? It was completely unusable and it's Christmas Eve. After a couple of closer auto parts stores had nothing I could use, I drove over to NAPA, and they had replacement boots! Ford, Lincoln and Jaguar - it said it right on the little plastic parts bag. Longer than mine, but the counter guy said they could be trimmed easily. Got home, lined it up with the OEM one, and wouldn't you know it - the new one had a cut line molded right into the rubber that lined up perfectly with the OEM. Smooth slicing, and I have a new perfectly fitting boot. Finished the job, and she seems to start a bit quicker now. Purrs like a.. well, cat. Saved me a trip to the Jaguar dealer and having a dead car in the driveway. Thanks, NAPA man!
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