I think I'm going to take Ice-T and Chris Berman's advice and purchase a CarShield extended warranty so I'll sleep well at night knowing that everything is covered!

 

Luxury cars cost money to maintain at the dealership as dealers for most makes operate on a "replace everything regardless of cost" philosophy. Either find a good independent mechanic, or buy a car that better fits your budget.

 

I'm sure most know this, but I started to get after market coverage and if you've done any mods they will not cover you. Even if it's just lowering springs.

 

The *********** replaced one of my O2 sensors a couple weeks ago under warranty. The service advisor tried telling me the cracks and pops cause premature catalytic converter failure. Not sure if its true and I still told him not to give my car the software update. But their shop rate is $175/hour. So much cheaper to watch videos, buy tools and do it yourself. That is with any vehicle, dealer rates or shop rates have become almost what attorney rates were per hour not that long ago.

 

I feel that you could find a thread like this on every forum that exists for expensive cars. It's not like Jaguar has exclusivity on the idea that things can go wrong, and that it can cost some big dollars.

That said, I understand the frustration. Particularly when one has the sense that they might be getting taken advantage of. Never fun.

 

This is true. The cracks and pops are caused by dumping raw fuel into the exhaust system on overrun for ignition. Raw fuel shortens the life of the catalyst material. This is not specific to Jaguar--this is true to any ICE vehicle that does this.

 

Back in the "Olden Days" it was real easy to "punch through" a catalytic converter.

I'm in Florida, where there is no state inspection and no tailpipe sniffer.

Can this still be done?

BEST !

RWS

 

YES

 

Better yet, install a straight pipe... if you have visual inspections but no smog testing, you can cut your old cat in half length-ways and weld the shell over the top of the straight pipe to trick the inspectors

 

What about back pressure?

 

What about it?

 

To rephrase the question:

Would deleting the catalytic converter reduce backpressure and affect the O2 sensor, or cause any other problems with the computer controlled EVERYTHING ?

Would cat convert deletion reduce the pops and bangs ?

Sorry for taking this thread down a different rabbit hole.

BEST !

RWS

 

I would see when your car was first registered. The cat warranty is 8 years/80k miles. California emissions section of the owners manual. Other emission parts too.

 

Id like to know

 

The answer is yes, there would be plenty of tracked f-types out there that run straight pipes. Any "Back pressure" issues can be sorted with a tune, although I reckon it probably wouldn't be necessary

 

I am considering an extended warranty like Car Shield to help cover the potential of coolant pipe failure repair. Anyone else?

 

There are some warranties that “may” be worth it. Car Shield ain’t one of them. Call your preferred provider and ask what they accept.

 

It helps to understand your NOT buying a warranty. Your buying an "service agreement". Two different things.
Be 100% sure you understand what they cover and what they do NOT cover!

Much better to DIY the repairs yourself with the help of this forum.
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As mentioned in another thread, you are not buying a warranty - this is an insurance policy. Read the documentation to see what you're covered for and make this decision for yourself.

 

Exactly !

To the original thread author:
Most if not all aftermarket warranty companies will do every they can to deny and avoid paying claims. They are in the money making business.

If you still decide to go that route, then pick an exclusionary policy that covers everything except specifically those items called out in the exclusion section of the policy.