I am contemplating buying another S-Type - this time a V8, 4.2L, not supercharged (=not an STR).
The sale was planned for Sunday, but the seller brought the Jag to a garage for a check-up first. Turns out, it needs new cam covers.
Do I assume correctly that the V8 S-Type has plastic cam covers like the X308 (XJ8)?
Would it possibly be the exact same cam covers on a 2004 S-Type V8 4.2L as on a 1998 X308 V8 3.2L? P/N?

The seller told me, his mechanic told him that the P/N for one of the cam covers of the 2004 V8 S-Type is AJ812392.
Is there any chance that this is true - the time I just spent on the net lets me doubt that this is the cam cover for THIS model of Jaguar...

So what are the correct P/Ns for the cam covers of the 2004 V8 4.2L S-Type?

 

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic...aft-cover.html

Are you sure it is cam covers, and not Cam cover joints? item 2??

 

Hi bydand, you gave me a link to the part, which I cited above, assuming that it would be the wrong part - My assumption that is might be the wrong part is based upon exactly that link, at which I looked yesterday, where it says that it is a part for "Xk 2006 - 2014 (from B00379), Xf 2009 - 2015" and I see no mention of S-Type.
As I am asking about a problem the seller of the car, which I have never seen, put to me, I obviously cannot be sure that it is not the cam cover gasket (item 2), but if those cam covers are plastic like on my 1998 X308 V8, I expect the plastic do be cracked at various locations near the gasket.

Does anyone know the correct P/Ns for the 2004 V8 4.2L S-Type (not STR) cam covers?

 

G'day Peter,


https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.../brand/jaguar/

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic...tml?code=11657


Go slowly. Link 1 one then link 2.

see.

S type and then the part number VIN range & click on part number and see which is also fitted to other models. XF,XK etc all the same 4.2 engines.


With pictures.


From the item 1 on the s type page. Check your vin.



From the s type page.








search for any JLR part your want with the link below,

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic...-jaguar-parts/

 

Hi bydand, thanks, that helped indeed. So, the P/N has changed 4 times over the years and is now indeed with AJ812392 for the LHS, right?
And I did further search based upon that and it pretty much looks like the P/N for the RHS is AJ812391...

 

Depending on your Vin Peter, yes.

https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.../brand/jaguar/


AJ811311 ↳AJ812391 £306.88 inc VAT
FROM VINN52048

 

yes, I noticed that - the VIN of the car for sale would be N35626, i.e. after M

 

all 4.2 vvt valve covers are interchangeable