Hey everyone! I recently purchased a 2019 Jaguar F-Type P300 at an auction—my first four-cylinder Jaguar ever. I thought it was a good deal to fix up and possibly sell, but it turns out I might’ve made a mistake listening to a “friend” who claimed there was no mechanical damage. Once the car was delivered, I found out it doesn’t move at all.
I’ve since done a deeper inspection, and the car is in worse shape than I expected. The battery was stolen, and the driver’s seat airbag is missing too. On top of that, there’s no oil in the engine! I just found out the oil pan is damaged




. Apparently, the car was serviced at a Jaguar dealership only about 2,000 miles before it landed in the salvage yard, so I’m hoping there’s still some life in that engine. My next steps are to check whether the engine is seized and look closely for cracks or other damage.Right now, I’m focusing on the crank pulley area. I removed the radiators and everything else in the way, but this is my first time working on a Jaguar (or any 4-cylinder, for that matter), and I noticed the crank pulley doesn’t have a center nut the way I’m used to seeing. If anyone has experience with this setup, I’d really appreciate some guidance on what to do next.

Finally, if anyone has insights on the potential resale value once I get everything sorted, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’m pretty determined to fix it up, so I’ll keep sharing my progress if you’re interested. In the meantime, any advice, tips, or tricks you can offer would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

 

LOVED MY 2021 P300 !


Good luck with this project !

BEST !

RWS

 

Do you have any idea how to move crank pulley without strap wrench? Because thats my last option

 

The engine looks fine, so I've decided to rebuild the car. It's probably not profitable—maybe I'll even lose some money—but I want to treat it as a fun project, like an expensive LEGO set.
First, I need to remove the engine to replace the oil pan, and also replace the passenger-side fender liner and strut tower.
Usually, people remove the entire engine and transmission from underneath, but I’m thinking about taking it out from above instead.
Any ideas or suggestions?
P.S. I would like to sell a bumper cover and a bonnet. How much do you think it worth it?
P.S.2. I don't know hoe to upload videos here. I have videos of how it start, but I couldn't upload it.

 

Great project!

I tried to remove the engine (v6) from above. After many many hours I stopped. It may be possible, but it is a not a nice job. I consider myself a good mechanic. Dropping the subframe was easy. But you need a lift. I’m don’t know if this is the same for the L4.

to keep the budget, source second, avoid the JLR dealer. There are a lot of parts online (Ebay).

Enjoy!

Adam

 

What was the problem? Why it doesn't came out?

 

+1 on removing the suspension subframe with engine from below.

 

Nice! I work on it in my home garage, but I can’t lift the car high enough to remove it the way I’m supposed to. I need to find out if I can just take the engine out from above.

 

That’s a cool picture. Timing chain work?

It looks to me like the aluminum tube on the right is the tube for vacuuming out oil from the sump. Now we see why a dipstick down it would be a challenge!

The OP has the I-4…

 

No, to replace the head gaskets and machine the heads on this AJ126. Engine also got valves cleaned and lapped. New timing chains and repaired vacuum pump.

The tube hanging off the left side of the engine is the power steering fluid cooler, not for removing the engine oil. The tube for vacuuming out the engine oil is under the filler cap on the Bank 2 cam cover.

It's still quicker to remove the subframe with the engine and radiator module.

 

Sorry, just reread your post and realised you're referring to the small bent tube on the Bank 2 cylinder head. Yes, you are absolutely correct that's the tube for vacuuming out the engine oil.