So I took my F-Type home yesterday (yay! Post about that later) and from lurking the forum for a year or so, I know a couple things I should get in order to be ready.

• Mityvac for oil changes
• CTEK for battery maintenance

What else would you put in your 'New Owner's Toolkit' so to speak? Equipment, tools, quality-of-life items, etc...

 

You’ll want an oil filter wrench too. I use a torque wrench with mine.

I’m not sure if Amazon links still work correctly here, but here’s the one I and a number of forum members have gotten…

Motivx Tools MX2325-US 88.5mm / 90mm 15 Flute Precision CNC Machined Oil Filter Wrench Compatible with Land Rover and Jaguar 3.0L and 5.0L Gas Engines

Motivx Tools MX2325-US 88.5mm / 90mm 15 Flute Precision CNC Machined Oil Filter Wrench Compatible with Land Rover and Jaguar 3.0L and 5.0L Gas Engines

 

How about a tire plug kit? On our 'vert, it easily hides under the trunk carpet/tray.

At least, assure that the factory tire seal glop hasn't expired.

 

I also got a 1/2” torque wrench and lug nut socket set - 92 ft/lb is the target IIRC.

 

Not sure what year F-Type you picked up, but you may want to check the bottle of tire sealant in the trunk near the battery. It may have expired. A few of us have replaced expired bottles with the Airman Unibottle found on Amazon.


Also check around the battery for the tow hook and tow hook holder. It is stored right next to the battery. They tend to go missing.

Good luck with the new ride.

 

@Nick-Type S Pictures please of your new ride!

 

10mm socket to keep in the glove box for those moments to disconnect the battery to fix a potential bug or the battery drain issue.

 

If it’s a convertible, a SmartTop controller.
https://www.mods4cars.com/sms/db/smarttop/

 

I know that this is a bit on the “larger” side of suggestions, but if you are at all inclined to get a lift I cannot even put into words how awesome those Quickjack lifts are. I’m in Canada and I purchased mine from babco.ca. Great to deal with.

My particular model is the 7000TLX, and it works perfectly to catch the span of my car. Not sure what the latest version is, but I think the biggest thing to pay attention to is to make sure you get a “TLX” version. This lifts the car at least an extra 3 to 4 inches over a non-TLX version, and you’d be surprised how much of a difference that makes in terms of work feel/comfort.

 

Also, you can’t discount the importance of having a good quality set of torque wrenches if you are inclined to do your own work, preferable high quality digital units. These are obviously core tools.

I could suggest a nice digital AC Delco that I have specifically for doing my oil changes, and anything in the smaller range of torques:


This is a fairly inexpensive unit with a fairly typical warranty, but at the same time you’re not laying out big dollars.


This is one that I would suggest for mid-level torques. Basically the best warranty in the business price/quality…There are lots you can buy for slightly less, but why bother given that most of them are basically throw away tools warranty-wise if anything goes wrong (which is not necessarily that uncommon)…This unit is lifetime, no questions asked… ->



I currently have a Snap-on for my larger torques, but honestly, if I had to do it over again I would get the larger torque version of the Tekton I now have for my mid torques…Warranty and quality-wise, yeah, there is literally nothing that rivals these Tektons in my opinion ->

https://www.tekton.com/1-2-inch-driv...rench-trq82123


When I bought my larger torques wrench these Tektons were not available. These Tektons are the exact same gear as the Icon units from Harbour Freight in the US, which also carry no questions asked lifetime warranties…But we don’t have access to Harbour Freight in Canada obviously, so this is the best we can do up here in Canada ;-0

Congrats again on the new car. We look forward to the details.