Good day everyone, I'm a newbie. My jag is a '98 XJ8. The motor is the 4 litre gas. It now has 110,000 kms on it. I've been lucky enough to have owned it for 3 years, there was 89,000 kms on it. No major problems yet.
I've had the timing chain tensioners done when I first got it. Just lately the idler pulley disintegrated and the belt of course came off. Engine overheated somewhat.
Replaced the pulley and belt. Now have check engine light on as well as restricted performance message on. Anybody have a similar problem? Or perhaps any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your time.

 

Welcome to the forum Dennis,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

The first step in troubleshooting a CEL is to have the codes read.

Follow this link XJ XJ8 / XJR ( X308 ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

You can also visit the Canada Region forum by following this link Canada - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Hello, Dennis,
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Dennis,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Hi Dennis and welcome from a fellow Canadian!

 

Thank you for the info, will keep everyone informed on progress. I am not a mechanic and will try to fumble through.

 

Welcome from Sunny Salmon Arm. Bernie

 

Good looking car! Gotta love the old hemis.

 

Welcome Dennis! Follow Graham's suggestion on navigating the forum and you will get the answers you need. All the best.

 

I will take some to nose around a little. Thank you for the welcome all!

 

Just a follow up, I have a code reader, there were a few codes came up but, the predominant one was 308 Which I believe meant a faulty cylinder # 8. it was a dirty spark plug. The area around the plug was full of oil. So before I pulled the plug I cleaned that up. Cleaned the plug, checked gap, reinstalled and now works fine. This forum is a great place for info, thank you all.

 

Dennis,

If you continue getting oil building up in the plug holes then it's time to look at changing the camshaft cover gasket set. This includes the O rings that prevent oil leaking into the plug holes.

Graham

 

welcome to the forums!

 

Thank you for the welcomes and suggestions, follow through I will do.