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Hey everyone, I have a question about my 2015 F-type 3.0L Supercharged V6 ~47,000 miles
I drove my car to the Jaguar/Land Rover dealarship where I live to have a basic diagnosis done to figure out why my car was having a clicking noise when I drove (turned out to just be a loose break pad or something). However after their diagnosis they proceeded to do work on the engine bay, and while trying to extract the fuel injectors they told me that the injectors were very corroded (likely due to excessive water intake).
As the mechanic was trying to extract the injector they ended up cracking the cylinder head (I’ll try to post some pictures of it). Jaguar is claiming that they don’t have to cover the repairs because of the corrosion and sent me back with an undrivable car.
Most local mechanics in my area are saying it will need a whole new engine, and another local mechanic says that it could be 50/50 repairable but he’d need me to tow it to his shop to get a better look.
The car has about 47000 miles, I’ve only put about 1500 miles on since buying it.
My question is has anyone else heard about this situation, and advice on how to go about it, seeing as I don’t have money to buy another engine.
I can also attach more pictures if need be.
Really sorry to hear that. Why did they need to work on the injectors though? Did you sign any waiver before the job started?
They stated that Oil was seeping from the Driver side valve cover. Proceeded to remove valve cover, then stated that "customer will need to perform cylinder head replacement due to jacket failure"
Looks repairable. Cylinder head off, driving the injector parts out from behind. Reaming the bore or sleeving the bore and there you go. Or a other cylinder head.
Do not go to the dealer, they will sell you a complete engine.
Looks repairable. Cylinder head off, driving the injector parts out from behind. Reaming the bore or sleeving the bore and there you go. Or a other cylinder head.
Do not go to the dealer, they will sell you a complete engine.
Ok I may see if I can find a mechanic that can do that, thanks
With the injector out they should be able to clean out the hole with brass brushes on a drill then vacuum out the debris from the cylinder. No need to remove or replace the head.
With the injector out they should be able to clean out the hole with brass brushes on a drill then vacuum out the debris from the cylinder. No need to remove or replace the head.
That was my first thought as well when I saw this thread. Vacuum in hand next to the hole, pick the mess, brass wire brush... borescope to see inside and make sure it is clean...
How did they reached the conclusion that the head is cracked?
What is the condition of the valves? Carbon build up could contribute to low compression results. Best to do a leakdown test as well.
I can understand an owner that is not used to working on their cars to be at the mercy of a shop... but there is a lot of things that can be done before even thinking about swapping an engine.
Cylinder Head Issue
