Winter hack fail or genius? Broken Jaguar content
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Six Fiend said:
While the inlet manifold is off for the plug change it might be a good idea to change the upstream O2 sensor. Three of four on mine went in quick succession.
Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
Thanks Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
The upstream o2 sensors are both coming up as in fault on the reader, but I am not sure if that is still due to the mis-firing and vacuum leak. As you say though for £25 or so it is probably worth changing the rear one whilst it is all apart for the plug change.
Finished of the radiator today and got the bumper back on. Refilled the system and ran the car for 15 minutes and no leaks,so that's 1 job done! Thankfully I had enough coolant in the garage so that saved some money too.
All of my other parts have now arrived at the post office so progress should now be swift.
After I had finished the cooling system work today I had a bit of time spare so decided to refurbish the headlights (whilst the bumper was still off) and repaint the bonnet latch plate. All free jobs and smarten the car up a bit
Before
After
Side by side
Latch plate
All of my other parts have now arrived at the post office so progress should now be swift.
After I had finished the cooling system work today I had a bit of time spare so decided to refurbish the headlights (whilst the bumper was still off) and repaint the bonnet latch plate. All free jobs and smarten the car up a bit
Before
After
Side by side
Latch plate
AceOfHearts said:
Six Fiend said:
While the inlet manifold is off for the plug change it might be a good idea to change the upstream O2 sensor. Three of four on mine went in quick succession.
Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
Thanks Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
The upstream o2 sensors are both coming up as in fault on the reader, but I am not sure if that is still due to the mis-firing and vacuum leak. As you say though for £25 or so it is probably worth changing the rear one whilst it is all apart for the plug change.
After doing all my O2 sensors and checking for the leaks ect mine ran okay but started to suffer an uneven idle and also a hesitancy under power. MAF sensor sorted that out. Ran perfectly afterwards. With slightly fruity custom made back boxes I really enjoyed it. It belongs to the brother of a PHer now
Six Fiend said:
AceOfHearts said:
Six Fiend said:
While the inlet manifold is off for the plug change it might be a good idea to change the upstream O2 sensor. Three of four on mine went in quick succession.
Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
Thanks Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
The upstream o2 sensors are both coming up as in fault on the reader, but I am not sure if that is still due to the mis-firing and vacuum leak. As you say though for £25 or so it is probably worth changing the rear one whilst it is all apart for the plug change.
After doing all my O2 sensors and checking for the leaks ect mine ran okay but started to suffer an uneven idle and also a hesitancy under power. MAF sensor sorted that out. Ran perfectly afterwards. With slightly fruity custom made back boxes I really enjoyed it. It belongs to the brother of a PHer now
AceOfHearts said:
Finished of the radiator today and got the bumper back on. Refilled the system and ran the car for 15 minutes and no leaks,so that's 1 job done! Thankfully I had enough coolant in the garage so that saved some money too.
All of my other parts have now arrived at the post office so progress should now be swift.
After I had finished the cooling system work today I had a bit of time spare so decided to refurbish the headlights (whilst the bumper was still off) and repaint the bonnet latch plate. All free jobs and smarten the car up a bit
Before
After
Side by side
Latch plate
What did you use to refurb the headlights?All of my other parts have now arrived at the post office so progress should now be swift.
After I had finished the cooling system work today I had a bit of time spare so decided to refurbish the headlights (whilst the bumper was still off) and repaint the bonnet latch plate. All free jobs and smarten the car up a bit
Before
After
Side by side
Latch plate
velocefica said:
What did you use to refurb the headlights?
Just 600 wet and dry (wet) followed by 1500 (wet) and then machine polished with Megs ultra cut polish and finished with Megs ultimate compound. I only spent about 45 minutes on them so they are not perfect, but they are close
I managed to crack on with the engine work today, with mixed results 
Goodies ready to get fitted to the car. I replaced the fuel filter, engine oil and filter, air filter, spark plugs and coils on cylinders 1 and 6 (which were the ones detecting misfire on the fault code reader)
The old spark plugs. Look like they could have been fitted since new! Top left is cylinder 1 which was very badly fouled up.
Fanimold up and out of the way. The gaskets and seats I cleaned thoroughly and all looked in good condition so I re-used with a touch of o-ring grease. If I still don't get any luck in making it run well they will be on the list to replace. Thankfully everything came apart well and the job was surprisingly easy.
Almost finished re-assembly
I ended up replacing the rear crankcase breather as well as I accidentally damaged it whilst refitting the manifold. Thankfully I only live 20 minutes away from Britishparts
So with It all back together I started her up and there was very little improvement overall
Tickover is lumpy and it doesn't feel great when revved. I did get a video but looking at it now its hard to pick out the lumpiness. The only engine fault now though is for the front Lambda sensor which I am currently still waiting to turn up.
Do you think the faulty lambda could be causing the lumpiness?
Goodies ready to get fitted to the car. I replaced the fuel filter, engine oil and filter, air filter, spark plugs and coils on cylinders 1 and 6 (which were the ones detecting misfire on the fault code reader)
The old spark plugs. Look like they could have been fitted since new! Top left is cylinder 1 which was very badly fouled up.
Fanimold up and out of the way. The gaskets and seats I cleaned thoroughly and all looked in good condition so I re-used with a touch of o-ring grease. If I still don't get any luck in making it run well they will be on the list to replace. Thankfully everything came apart well and the job was surprisingly easy.
Almost finished re-assembly
I ended up replacing the rear crankcase breather as well as I accidentally damaged it whilst refitting the manifold. Thankfully I only live 20 minutes away from Britishparts
So with It all back together I started her up and there was very little improvement overall
Tickover is lumpy and it doesn't feel great when revved. I did get a video but looking at it now its hard to pick out the lumpiness. The only engine fault now though is for the front Lambda sensor which I am currently still waiting to turn up.Do you think the faulty lambda could be causing the lumpiness?
Edited by AceOfHearts on Wednesday 11th November 14:20
Just tried that and it makes no difference. I plugged it back in after and restarted the car and on the OBD app I have it has a function for reading real time voltages from the o2 sensors. All read a steady 0.7v (cold engine idling) and dropped to zero when revved. Bank 2 sensor 1 however (the one showing up in fault) did not give any feedback to the software whatsoever so I think it must be duff. The new sensor should be here tomorrow so I will throw it in and see what happens.
I am just buying more bandwidth from photobucket so hopefully the pictures should come back soon
I am just buying more bandwidth from photobucket so hopefully the pictures should come back soon
Six Fiend said:
AceOfHearts said:
Six Fiend said:
While the inlet manifold is off for the plug change it might be a good idea to change the upstream O2 sensor. Three of four on mine went in quick succession.
Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
Thanks Mine had no electrical issues and never broke down. As you're finding, parts are cheap and plentiful
Like what you've done to the interior.
The upstream o2 sensors are both coming up as in fault on the reader, but I am not sure if that is still due to the mis-firing and vacuum leak. As you say though for £25 or so it is probably worth changing the rear one whilst it is all apart for the plug change.
After doing all my O2 sensors and checking for the leaks ect mine ran okay but started to suffer an uneven idle and also a hesitancy under power. MAF sensor sorted that out. Ran perfectly afterwards. With slightly fruity custom made back boxes I really enjoyed it. It belongs to the brother of a PHer now
AceOfHearts said:
Just tried that and it makes no difference. I plugged it back in after and restarted the car and on the OBD app I have it has a function for reading real time voltages from the o2 sensors. All read a steady 0.7v (cold engine idling) and dropped to zero when revved. Bank 2 sensor 1 however (the one showing up in fault) did not give any feedback to the software whatsoever so I think it must be duff. The new sensor should be here tomorrow so I will throw it in and see what happens.
I am just buying more bandwidth from photobucket so hopefully the pictures should come back soon
If the final lambda sensor doesn't sort it then it's likely to be the MAF sensor. Fingers crossed though as it'll prove to be a hoot when it runs smoothly!I am just buying more bandwidth from photobucket so hopefully the pictures should come back soon
Fingers crossed
For anyone who's interested my spend tally is up to £805.23 all in so far, so I still have a bit of wiggle room should the worst happen. Current aim is to have a clean, solid and well sorted X-Type for less than shed money but I think that will be quite tight. I was originally looking at cars around the £1400 - £1700 range and they still all needed work of some description.
Hopefully the sensor will turn up tomorrow. So far the weather has been kind to me.
For anyone who's interested my spend tally is up to £805.23 all in so far, so I still have a bit of wiggle room should the worst happen. Current aim is to have a clean, solid and well sorted X-Type for less than shed money but I think that will be quite tight. I was originally looking at cars around the £1400 - £1700 range and they still all needed work of some description.
Hopefully the sensor will turn up tomorrow. So far the weather has been kind to me.
Six Fiend said:
Lewis's Friend said:
I do believe it is my brother who has your old car. I may say he loves it, fruity exhaist and all...!
Indeed Guess he told you he dropped by when he was down this way. Shouting George was looking to be in fine health!Took him for a scream in the 540
Sadly George is coughing and spluttering a bit at the moment. Stalls at idle every so often, but no faults present. Possibly a fuel pump...
Anyway, apologies for the thread hijack.
Still waiting on parts 
Tracking the main order on the post office site has shown that its in the Pesk District
Should have arrived on Monday.
I feel like every time i have a good days weather to work on the car the post office is holding me up
Tracking the main order on the post office site has shown that its in the Pesk District
Should have arrived on Monday.I feel like every time i have a good days weather to work on the car the post office is holding me up
Edited by AceOfHearts on Wednesday 18th November 16:29
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