Jaguar F-Pace Non Runner

[Stick Legs]

Yay it lives!

[Wheatsheaf]

Fantastic video. Amazed at your commitment and skill. You were unbelievably calm during that first start-up... I'd have been turning cartwheels round the garage.

Really hoping the new engine is reliable.

[interstellar]

Excellent YouTube video , impressive stuff Escy.

Now get shot of it.

Edited by interstellar on Tuesday 7th May 22:44

[alfabeat]

Amazing effort! So impressive how you do all that in that confined space so quickly - and had time to make a video!!

[mercedeslimos]

I saw an update and thought "OK he's stripped the engine out". I didn't expect it to be back up and running. Impressive. Is it a full front-off job or can you hoik it out from above?

[ecsrobin]

Another to say well done, now time to sell.

[Heaveho]

Congratulations, looks like a good result.

[Alickadoo]

Congratulations. Well done.

Now - why not quit while you are ahead?

[Spinakerr]

Well done, nicely salvaged - not many people would be able to do that, and less would have had the inclination after the previous work!

Hope it gives you a trouble free summer. And autumn.

[Speed 3]

Great job in the circumstances, now get shut of it !!!

Minor peeve, why do posters keep referring to Ecsy, its Escy ???

[interstellar]

mercedeslimos said:

I saw an update and thought "OK he's stripped the engine out". I didn't expect it to be back up and running. Impressive. Is it a full front-off job or can you hoik it out from above?

He shows it in the video. Take wheels off to drop it lower and drop it in - simples

[Escy]

interstellar said:

mercedeslimos said:

I saw an update and thought "OK he's stripped the engine out". I didn't expect it to be back up and running. Impressive. Is it a full front-off job or can you hoik it out from above?

He shows it in the video. Take wheels off to drop it lower and drop it in - simples

I've got a beam in the roof and a block and tackle so I lift it as high as it'll go, take the front wheels off the car, drop as low as it'll go then take a deep breath and slide it past the wing. If the engine was an inch taller it wouldn't work.

I took a picture when I removed the first engine the first time which shows how close it is. It saves taking the front end off though.

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[Rowe]

Great work!
I feel like you should sell it and buy something with an SDV6 which we can watch you inevitably rebuild that too.

[stevemcs]

I’d keep it, you have done the hard work and you won’t get your money back.

[BenS94]

Sell it. Don't risk it.

[I-am-the-reverend]

Excellent result. Well done!

As an aside, you have an XE gearbox and sump to sell on Ebay plus the useable remains of the old unit - head, crank etc. There must be a grand's worth there.

With lots of oil changes, I suspect the replacement engine will be alright. A tough call though.

[silentbrown]

Escy said:

I'm not sure what the plan is moving forward. If I decide to get rid of it that will probably happen in the summer holidays.

I feel like I'm stuck in an abusive relationship, I've got a bruised wallet but it's telling me it's changed.

If you get rid, you'll either have an even further bruised wallet or a significant downgrade - and you'll have a car that's another total unknown.

Given that the engine that's in now is fairly unmolested, and probably newer/lower mileage than the old lump, I'd hope you'd get a year or two out of it if you kept it.

[Stick Legs]

I think this car is perfect for a YouTube channel.

The Jaguar F-Pace content creator, every week a new adventure.

Mat Armstrong needs to buy 3 supercars to generate a similar level of interest.

[Speed 3]

silentbrown said:

Given that the engine that's in now is fairly unmolested, and probably newer/lower mileage than the old lump, I'd hope you'd get a year or two out of it if you kept it.

That engine is absolutely a complete unknown given the shysters that sold it to him, huge risk keeping it given the known designed-in problems as well.

[andburg]

Im with everybody else seemingly, get it offloaded