Not sure what you mean by this? Did you Spend big $$$ of your own?

Anyway...glad your up and running.
CRS

 

Yup, 100% Out of pocket.

 

I am glad you are up and running. Remember, your new engine has to be broken in. So don't push it for at least 2-3K miles and change engine oil early.

 

I'm glad to hear that you're back on the road.

 

Good hear you are ready to roll again ... you'll certainly enjoy the car.
Lawrence

 

All this talk about f type v8 engines blowing up ---- this is basically the same engine that jaguar has been using since 2010 model year -

 

Does anyone know ? ---- whenever you hear about these engines going bad it seems like they are always replaced ---- why can't they be fixed and re- built ????

 

Would you mind sharing the information on what exactly was broken on the original engine? What parts were not working properly any more or any other info would be very helpful to everyone.
And do you still have the old engine? Can it be rebuilt?

 

JagRag,
The previous owner of my 2010 XKR with the 5.0L engine had my mechanic replace the engine in the car before I would purchase it. He had it done under an aftermarket warranty. We had found a donor car with about 5000 miles on it. We still have the original engine on a stand at the shop, complete with supercharger that we figure we'd cannibalize for parts as my car gets older. I also asked why it wasn't rebuilt especially since it appeared that damage was to rod bearings, but the insurance wanted to pay for an engine and installation from a 5000 mile car, and the original engine had 68,000 miles, so I certainly wasn't going to object.

A previous forum member, a young woman, who does all of her own mechanical work, had wanted to buy the engine because she wanted to custom build a very high performance engine, but she got kicked off of the forum for some inappropriate posts, and I never heard from her again afterwards.

 

Congratulations! Welcome back!

 

JVIII are you planning to retune with VAP?

 

I think the take away lessons are:

If you modify anything on your car the warranty will not cover the part you modified and it doesn't matter whether you think or even can prove your modification didn't cause the failure. That's why I mod cars out of warranty (well with the exception of wraps which I don't think count).

Third party mechanics typically don't know anything about low volume or new cars, they just don't see enough of them to develop expertise.

Faster oil change intervals should be tied to engine stress, not the need for more revenue from those that do them.

Calling an older person "Grandpa" doesn't further the conversation and it is rude. And the "you started it" defense rarely makes anyone look good.

Attacking the OP doesn't further the conversation and it is counterproductive (and causes people to leave forums).

As a side story I was chasing some Lotuses on tight twisties with an older XK8 years ago and the engine went into limp home mode due to oil starvation. It actually did surprisingly well keeping up until then and I didn't blow the engine but it taught me that cars that aren't really designed for tight twisties should likely avoid them.

One final thought, I was on the track the other day with an i8. This is a car that looks fast but even my SUVs are faster. But in the hands of an expert driver (not me) it actually did better than a number of far better cars did with less skilled drivers. Final lesson here is money spent on becoming a better driver often provides far better and longer returns than engine tech. (Because these skills move with you and don't void warranties). Or, sometimes us old farts do have wicked skills. Other times we're just old farts. Knowing the difference is a skill worth having on both sides.

 

Can some one explain what is an "engine tune" for novices like me. Thanks.

 

Generally here it means reprograming the ECU (the car's computer) and may include changing out one or two supercharger components to get a significant amount of extra HP. There are a lot of firms that do this but few who do it well and you do risk engine failure and a voided warranty. Here is a fun video on one of the more interesting projects:

 

Truly the real lesson here is to check your engine oil at least once a month. I unfortunately experienced all the same issues as JVIII prior to his engine exploding, same codes, same symptoms, same mods and I have been with VAP since the beginning. After topping up the engine oil which was apparently 1qt under the recommended level, the engine seems to be healthy again. Watching closely, but the car made it from SF to LA with zero issues and codes, and appears to be running smoothly again.

 

ditto...I have a monthly calendar item that reminds me to check the oil every 30 days. Easy prevention to a huge future problem, not just in a Jag but any car.

 

There is no evidence that his engine was simply low on oil. We're all still in the dark as to why it went bang.

 

I am new to this forum and F type ownership,
always check all fluid levels weekly or before long journey.

First car owned with electronic "dip stick", I generally like modern electronic aids, despite my advancing years, In this instance slightly unnerving the history of oil level measuring issues.

Dip stick preferred, or at least some way of verifying the electronic measure is accurate.

To counter my own scepticism I know we've all relied on float based fuel gauges for years but the consequences of low or empty fuel due to faulty gauge are less damaging than low oil level.

Any words of reassurance from more experienced F type owners (5.0 V8 2015 model probably 2016 US MY)

 

I am sorry to here this I have the opposite experience the service department in Amersham uk is amazing a completely different to the experience I had when I had a porsche which was terrible not much different from your experience

 

"My mechanic advised that we should replace our oil every 3,000 miles."

Apparently he's still making boat payments.