Bought the wife a 2004 XK8 Convertible with 77k miles on it at the Mecum Auction in Denver this summer for $11,000. Beautiful car and she loves it. Unfortunately we are having a recurring transmission fault which seems to be getting worse. Took it to a local trans shop and they recommended rebuild or replace. Error resets after pulling over, turning off, and restarting the car.

Last week she moved it out of he garage and parked it in the driveway. After a few hours, she went and moved it back into the garage. Now it won't start. Have charged the battery to make sure it is hot. Its a 2015 battery. Cranks fine. Smells like its flooded. It sounds like it is not firing. Will almost start, enough to disengage the starter motor, and then dies.

Looking for some help as I already am looking at $2k - $5k for a tranny replacement

 

That woman Obviously Loves that car! Ya just gotta fix it for her!
One of the Mods will be along shortly to direct you to the correct section where you can find help for just about Everything that's wrong with her kitty.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Welcome.

You are a special man indeed, and she knows it.

The XK8/XKR (X100) section will have the answers.

 

Welcome to the forum Wife's Jag Mechanic,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

That sounds like a case of bore wash. Not running the engine for sufficient time to warm up leaves it running rich. The excess fuel washes the oil film off the bores and the cylinders lose compression. Sometimes you can be lucky and start it with the throttle pedal pressed fully to the floor (which temporarily disables the fuel pumps) but usually the solution is plugs out and dried then inject a small volume of oil into each bore. Spin the engine very briefly to coat the bores and replace the plugs.

Follow this link XK8 / XKR ( X100 ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

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Graham

 

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome aboard. You will find a lot of information on this site to help you get this Jag working.

If you ever have any questions or need assistance with finding parts, let us know, we will be glad to help you!

 

Welcome to the forum

 

welcome to the forum- enjoy!!

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Wife's Jag Mechanic,

Good to have you with us.
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