nikasil fear

[l80ous]

I have a 98 V8 XJR, Can some-one please tell me what all the fear is behind the earlyer Nikasil engines, Should I sell my Jag now if its that bad??

[NormanD]

l80ous said:

I have a 98 V8 XJR, Can some-one please tell me what all the fear is behind the earlyer Nikasil engines, Should I sell my Jag now if its that bad??

If your engine is OK now it will stay that way, other than usual wear and tear.

The petrol in the 90s had a very high sulpher level, that was the problem, petrol now had a low sulpher level, so don't worry

[shar2]

Get a blow-by check done and if the result is less than 25 l/m then all is fine. The Nikasil will outlast a steel lined engine if it has lasted this long. Use good quality petrol and you may find that the blow-by results will actually improve.

[tempest]

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Get a blow by check done if you must (next service?) but I think the wisdom now is that if you have no problems so far from reduced compression or other engine issues then you will be fine as the fuel these days (since 2000/01 or so) is not a problem for Nikasil and Nikasil lined engines may outlast steel ones on the long term if there has been no damage so far.