Aloha from the island of Oahu, Hawaii....

I have a 2000 xk8 with a little over 40,000 miles on it. While driving it gave a sudden shriek for a few seconds and a warning for a low coolant. Didn't stop right away until a half a mile later when the engine died. Towed it to the dealer. Their diagnosis states that there's a multiple misfire codes on all cylinders and also engine is unable to idle, engine knocks and runs very ruff. They checked fuel pressure and is in specs. 50lbs. Engine is getting spark/ignition. They removed ignition coils, removed valve covers on both sides and removed spark plugs. They checked timing chains and tensioners. Chains are still in specs. Performed compression test and found that 3 cylinders have no compression. They also found that the cylinder head intake and exhaust valve seats have failed and a dropped in cylinder causing knocking noise, ruff running and compression loss. Unable to tell if engine side is damage until cylinder heads are remove. Dealer recommends a New engine which is outrageously high.... far more than the car itself! Is the car fixable? Can anybody recommends a reputable company i can buy a used or rebuilt engine? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Divina

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good to have you with us.
Even with such a sad story, post over on the tech section for better replies.
There are a lot of variables to weigh up.

I've copied your post over for you, you can find it here-
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-engine-71352/

You should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Hi there dbarr and welcome aboard, good to have you here with us .....



sorry to hear about your issues and hope they get resolved.....
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