DO NOT PUT THIS CRAP IN A JAGUAR MOTOR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.



Take care,

George

 

From what I have seen of the car, and for the price you paid...I would fix it and enjoy the car.

I would check you oil if it's foamy or has water in it you have a blown head gasket if not I would look at something else..

Could be a easy fix.

 

Can someone send me or post a link to this car. I'm really curious.

Take care,

George

 

I'm not viewing it as a miracle in a bottle, I view it as a short term fix that will allow me to do other maintenance first (changing all the fluids, plugs, serpentine belt, hoses & brakes) and then in 6 months or so deal with the HG. This is of course assuming that I can't get the dealership to fix it. I'm certainly not touching it until that plays out though.

 

Wow- wish I had watched this video earlier- that's just frightening. 'Put your heater on on full and your fan on full too' WTF? I wonder if he recommends this stuff for air cooled engines too? LOL

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

 

Trust me. Don't do it. This isn't a $500 hoopty you're trying to get a few months out of or sell to some unsuspecting victim.

You will take a $1000 hg job and turn it into a $2500 or more engine swap.

Take care,

George

 

Take it to a shop get an estimate. Do not dump any crap in it.

Contact ebay AND the dealer ASAP

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Let me know if you need an estimate for a head gasket repair.

Take care

George

 

Thanks for the advice, I'll check the oil when I get home this evening. I'll probably just take it in for a diagnosis as well.

As for the car, I agree that it's worth keeping at that price. I almost bought this one locally - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT but after thinking about it I realized that I could get the one with a 4.2 for $6000 less and could take care of any problems with the price difference. I just wasn't expecting the vehicle to have (possibly) such a big undisclosed issue immediately considering that it's coming from a franchised MB dealership.

 

Thanks, that's what I was looking for here...cost/benefit analysis. If it's $1000 to fix the HG, and that's the problem, I'll get it done ASAP. If it's $2k it becomes more of an issue.

 

And this is where I really screwed up. Rather than submitting the bid in the auction & waiting for it to close, I arranged to pay the opening bid price directly to them & they ended the auction early. Dumb mistake.

 

Dealer has a 90% feedback rating. That's the lowest I've seen and is a red flag. The individual comments indicate predicaments similar to yours. The auction clearly states:

Understand that the vehicle you are inquiring about is being sold As - Is by Mercedes-Benz of Nashville.


ie no warranty. That always means (to me) that the car has problems that they're aware of and are not going to fix.

'Hoopty'- that's a new one on me. I had to look it up.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoopty

Your comments about potential damage from this product are well founded. The interaction of the chemicals with those of the coolant itself vs. engine, radiator etc. just make it too big of an unknown to even risk a chance.

 

Wait. Did you bid on it, and they ended it with you as the winner. OR did they end it as no longer for sale etc.

I just saw the auction 0 bids. I'd call the used car manager over there and give him hell.

Take care,

George

 

2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE 4.2...Silver over Black Leather...Very Good Looking car that Drives and Runs Very Well! Tires are in Good Condition. Features include an Alpine Audio System, Sunroof, dual climate control and a CD Changer. Only Very Minor Scratches on bumpers. CARFAX shows NO ACCIDENTS!

Take Care,

George

 

Well, I spoke with the used car manager there. He was very nice of course (he's a car salesman), and he also gave me a complete rundown on the service history of the vehicle. Seems that over the past 5000 miles it's been to the Jag dealership several times with various coolant system issues, and actually has a long history of little problems. Somehow this is somewhat reassuring to me that the issue may be elsewhere, along with the fact that the previous owner always took it to the dealership for service so I have a full history. I'm going to get a professional diagnoses & see what they say.

 

The car was at idle while the pics were taken, NOTICE the yellow check engine light was ON!!!

 

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/jc1009/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.png[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/jc1009/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.png[/IMG] J C ENTER JAG REPAIR (Tech 3120, 50.00) Complaint: C/S COOLANT LEAK Correction: PERFORMED COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE TEST, FOUND LEAK AT THERMOSTAT HOUSING, R/R THERMOSTAT HOUSING

J C ENTER JAG REPAIR (Tech 3750, 184.60) Complaint: CUSTOMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT RESET, PERFORM SMOKE TEST AS NEEDED Correction: EVAP LEAK, CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND EVAP CANISTER LEAKING, REPLACED CANISTER ASSEMBLY

J C ENTER JAG REPAIR (Tech 3750, 26.00) Complaint: CUSTOMER STATES CAR FAILED MARTA Correction: HOOKED UP IDS, PULLED CODES P0174 AND P0446, TRACED PROBLEM DOWN TO MOUSE CHEWED VACUUM LEAK ON INTAKE, IF RESETS WILL NEED TO SMOKE TEST

R C ENTER REPAIR DESCRIPTION (Tech 3650, 20.80) Complaint: LOW COOLANT LIGHT IS COMING ON Correction: REPLACE EXPANSION TANK





822065 W AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL MODULE - RENEW (Tech 1, 12.50) Complaint: A/C SYSTEM NOT COOLING, DRIVERS SIDE COOLING PASSENGER SIDE NOT Cause: INTERMITTANT OPEN IN CONTROL MODULE Correction: AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL MODULE - RENEW




1
264507 W THERMOSTAT - ENGINE SET - RENEW (Tech 25, 22.80) Complaint: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON Cause: THERMOSTAT STICKING DTC P0116 P0128 Correction: THERMOSTAT - ENGINE SET - RENEW
2
869999 W DIAGNOSTIC ALLOWANCE (Tech 25, 5.70) Complaint: HEARING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE THE FAN STRIKING SOMETHING ON START-UP Correction: DIAGNOSTIC ALLOWANCE
3
00 C NO CHARGE (Tech 25, 0.00) Complaint: 40K SERVICE Cause: PERFORM 40K SERVICE Correction: HA AFTERMARKET OIL FILTER COULD BE CAUSING OIL PRESSURE LOSS OVERNIGHT
4
X10 W MINOR SERVICE 10K, 20K, 40K, 50K, 70K, 80K, 110K (Tech 25, 24.70) Complaint: FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT BULLETIN 310-R176 02/08/07 Cause: REPLACE FUEL TANK AS PER RECALL Correction: 40K SERVICE

 

Yep, but they did disclose that in the eBay ad. I told them that I needed a diagnosis before I'd be willing to buy it, so they sent it to the Jag dealership & it was diagnosed as a random engine misfire.

 

Although it could be HGF it doesn't sound anything like certain (and is unusual on such a car). I'm hoping for you!

Really good diagnosis needed, I feel.

 

Why did you buy the car if it had a random misfire? How much did you pay? If it was like 7 grand, no worries. I would do one major repair, and drive it easy so it lasts another 50,000 miles, and then throw the car away if it breaks again big time after that.