I owned and drove an 1954 XK-120 roadster from 1959 to 1969. I then went astray with a variety of "Detroit Iron".
In late Nov, 2010, on impulse and little knowledge, we purchased a 1997 XK8 carnival red, coupe. It had 26,000 miles on it and was in good nick. We put 2,000 trouble free miles on it. Then I changed the oil and left to cruise on my 44 ft sailboat in Turkey, Greece, Croatia and Italy. Since I expected to be away for most of the year, I left the Jag with my daughter. She kept in a garage and ran it occasionally.
We are returning to the states next week. The car has 4 new Michielins. I know about the cam chain tensioners. What else should I checkout or change?

 

Welcome to the forum. Nice to see you back with Jaguar.

Check into the XK8 section, the guys will see you right.

 

Welcome to the forum,

The XK guys will set you straight on what should be checked.

 

welcome aboard JF.

Please post pics when you can

Hope we can help with any issues / questions you may have....I'm sure the XK guys will be able to sort you out

Some great guys here, top techs, good info and more than a few laughs here n there, so jump in and enjoy......
manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site.......enjoy your time here

 

Welcome back.