I just purchased a 1998 XK8 with 30,000 miles. Topaz convertible, very clean.

 

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Nice low mileage. This is the section for your car
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Worth reading up about secondary chain tensioners and have a look at this to see if you've got the good or bad top hydraulic hoses
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Welcome to the forum CMS.

Good advice above from Steve. Follow his links for very useful information on your XK8.

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Graham

 

Welcome to the forum CMS,

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Steve,
Thanks so much for the helpful advice. Before we investigated our mirror problem, I noticed an oily substance around the garage door opener buttons. I'm wondering if I'm running into a problem with the hydrolic latch for top? We have since removed the light assembly on top of windshield and can't see any active leak. According to car fax there was a fluid change for the system in 2001.
CMS

 

CMS-

The XK8 would have been my first choice, but I still have a ten year old + friends to haul around, so I bought the XJ8, my second favorite. Your car is beautiful.

Here is mine-

 

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Thanks, We were fortunate to find a 1998 in such good condition with such low mileage. Yours is beautiful, too. I had 1992 XJ6 Vanden Plas, White with tan interior, but wasn't practical for winter driving in Northern Michigan.