Hello all, my name is Cody and after searching for a larger vehicle than my Rancheros to cart my 3 grandchildren around I purchased a 2004 XJ8 Base model with approx 84,000 miles (built in April of 03), a lot of paperwork and in fairly good shape. I needed to replace a front strut (leaked down overnight) and still need to do some cosmetic work. (Corners are drooping on the rear head liner, I have a few scratches on the rear bumper and a noticeable quarter size ding in the middle of the front passenger door). Since I live in northern California I would like to do a real tune up, new coils, spark plugs, better air filter, etc. before my smog check in June. I do not have any codes after fixing the leaky strut and running better fuel plus a bottle “Techron Injector Cleaner” and 8 oz. of Sea Foam (I forgot to put in premium fuel and put about 12 gallons of super store regular in her.) I do 99% of my own wrenching however this is the newest car I have owned in many years. (No window tint.)

I prefer old cars. I have several projects on hold for the moment including a numbers matching 1971 E-type FHC with one of the last 6 cylinders. I will post more in the garage section.

I look forward to sharing my exploits with this great car. It is surprisingly fast but I don’t get to stretch her legs much so my fuel mileage is terrible around town. I can promise that if a have a problem that I post about I will keep everyone informed of how things work out. Glad to be here. Now I will spend some time searching through the posts to see what is there.

 

Welcome to the forum Cody,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

I can see you've already found your way to the X350 forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. 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 US Western Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/western-us-ak-ca-nv-ut-hi-wa-id-38/ to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Cody,

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

 

Hello, Cody,
Congratulations on your 'new' Jaguar!
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB. (In the REAL Northern California! teehee)
(';')

 

Welcome aboard Cody.

 

Welcome.

A few interesting Cats lurking in the background there.

 

Welcome to the forums Cody. My daughter drives an '06 Vanden Plas and lives near you, in Fair Oaks. Maybe we'll cross paths when I'm over there visiting.

 

Welcome to the forum.