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Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii. I picked up a rather sad X-Type last weekend, but I'm a sucker for unusual orphan cars and sometimes buy them when I should know better. It's a 2002 X-Type 3.0l sport package manual transmission car, which I'm to understand is pretty rare and thought I should try to save it. I've pasted the CL listing below so you have a feel for what I'm up against. Looks a bit worse in person sadly and it has plenty of problems, but my first step is getting it running smoothly (has a code for cylinder 5 misfire and various emissions related consequences). Themo has already helped me out on the X-Type board with some great info and parts are on the way. We'll see how it goes and what ends up happening to this poor cat! Any other Oahu Jag owners out there?
It sounds like you've already found your way to the X-Type forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
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Hello,
Congratulations on your new X-type, even if it needs a lot of help.
You're not the only one who's a sucker for abused vehicles that need TLC. My latest acquisition fell into that category. But after you fix a bunch of stuff, and get it roadworthy, by that time you're bonded.
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Happy to report the X-Type is up and running and just needed a new coil. Lot's of work ahead though (so far I already know about a rattling catalytic converter, burning oil smell, coolant leak in the valley pan, and weak struts/shocks - and that's before getting to the paint of course. I'm going to try and keep my thread on the X-Type forum going with updates as I (slowly) progress
Just to essentially wrap this thread up, with plenty of time on my hands under the Covid-19 lockdown I finally got around to finishing this project with a home paint job. This board's help has been tremendous in fixing up this car mechanically and addressing issues as they arose. I now consider the project "done" though I'll likely change the wheel color at some point too.
For anyone curious about the paint work, I used a basic 20 gallon compressor, Eastwood paint gun designed for low air usage, and a body moisture control system with a 20ft copper tube coil running through a bucket of cold water into a moisture separator - so essentially as cheap a set up as I could get away with. I also painted it in my dusty carport. Overall I'm happy with the job and I think it shows a quality paint job can be done at home and on a budget. The key is knowing you'll have to fully wet sand and buff the paint job to remove the inevitable orange peel, dry spots, and dust, which is a very long and tedious process. It's not perfect, I especially should have fully stripped the hood, and you can see some sanding marks in certainly light so I should have used a more aggressive buffing pad and compound, but especially for a black paint job which shows absolutely every flaw I'm very happy with it.
Aloha from Hawaii: new X-Type manual trans owner
