Hello everyone:

Just wanted to say hi
Live in Newfoundland Canada
Just bought a 99 xk8 which is in good shape
Always wanted one and its now or never
I want to thank all for the info as I have been researching before buying
Although I must admit I have taken a chance as it was bought out of province but a good car buddy of mine checked her out for me
I see a water pump, thermostat housing in my future as they are the originals or NOS
And a decent code reader
I did clean the throttle body MAFS etc and little oil residue found
Has a slight hesitiation which is gone now
Has 120 thou kilometers or so
Motor strong and quiet
Will not do much driving as its soon time to put away for winter
I find the forum great and hopefully I will be able to add to it next spring summer

One questing
I downloaded JTIS and seem to not have much info
Lots of stuff not shown or blank
Am I getting the wrong version or is that all the info thats in it

Tks everyone for all the info

Howard

 

Welcome to the forum Howard. I have the JTIS on CD, and like your thoughts, it seems lacking in information. I will say though, that every time I use it, I seem to get further into it and gain more information. I'm an old fashioned Chiltons or Motor Manual type of guy, and would rather have a thick pub laying around to peruse. Maybe someone will chime in and educate us. If I could find a master print button, I'd load up a ream of paper and print it out.
Enjoy your ride!
Ralph

 

Welcome,
You should have dab at some stuffs
You can drop by XK Forums for more details about your questions

 

Howard, the search engine blows in the JTIS. I just use the 'browse' option at the bottom and find the system I need. Its more detailed once you expand into the various systems.

Welcome to the XK family! Tensioners, secondary ones....read about them on here and educate yourself, ok?

 

Hi again:

Tks for the replys
Will check into the browse on the JTIS
Yeah have read about the secondary tensioners !!!!!
I will take the top off and at least see if they have been done
If the cam chains are slack
I guess plastic (1st 2nd gen ??? ) or metal (3rd gen ??)
Out of all the issues (nikasel, convertable top pressure, water pump etc ) they worry me the most

Howard

 

Welcome to the forum Howard, hope the hibernation goes well. Good to see you.

 

And don't forget about the transmission failures.

 

welcome to the site, good to have you here and I hope you enjoy the forum, some really great members / techs here and plenty of info.
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