Hi everyone new here . allways followed for reference i have an xf 8 plate with 83000 on the clock and the engine siezed so i decided to pull it out quick and inspect it !!! Seems the end bearing has became jammed and stopped it from spinning the crankshaft . Any suggestions on how to un jam it and wether its worth continuing or not with a view to grind the crank shaft and replace bearings ?

Ive straightened it in an attempt to pull with grips but no such luck !!

 

Welcome to the Forums.

OUCH.

Members in the XF Tech Section will have advice on "what to do".

Good luck.

 

Thanks grant ill take a look there , Its all good fun they say 😂👌

 

Ouch! I am sad for you. Can you use a cut-off wheel to smallen it up some?

 

Welcome to the forums Rob,

The crank is going to have to come out anyway to progress the repair so the damaged shell will then release. You may be very lucky and get away with an undersize regrind although preliminary metal spraying of that journal is likely to be required. The last time I was in that situation was with my Aston Martin DB5 and it cost as much as the average house at the time to rebuild the engine. An Aston is worth the investment but for a Jaguar I'd just look for a used engine with a guarantee because you'll spend a lot more than the vehicle is worth rebuilding unless you particularly want the technical challenge.

Graham

 

Oh Dear! I Hate it when stuff like that happens!
Like they're saying above, the XF section will be best able to help you. I wish you success.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Thanks everyone for the replys . i think ill go ahead and try to remove the crank the only problem being getting to the fly wheel bolts with it being unable to turn ill give it a good go though and ill add car details etc when back from work 👌 thanks again and ill let all know how it went ive currently got it benched so a project im actually looking forward to 😁

 

Welcome aboard Rob.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!!

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

Thanks all again , well the cranks out engine block seems fine so i rekon ill send the crank off for regrinding and bearing match and stick it all back together oh amd the conrod has a bearing welded to it so whip the head off and swap that out fingers crossed it fires up and runs A-ok when i put it all back together 🙈