Hi new member here. I've had my jag for a good 3 years doing all the work myself. I just went into the engine to swap out the LH Valve cover gasket as theres a leak. Everything seem to be going well so far except for one big problem lol. When removing the cylinder head block, I snapped one bolt furthest right side(long) when facing the engine and 2 others came out with the black/gold housing. This is the 6 main bots on the cylinder block that I'm speaking about. I have no clue what to do now. The job is going smooth but I'm worrying about what to do when I'm putting everything back together. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

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Tap and die set.

 

Your post is a little confusing. You say you went in to change the Cam cover gasket, but state you broke the Head bolts.
Were you removing the cylinder head or just the Cam cover?
If it just the cam cover, you can drill out the broken bolt and remove it. The bolts that pulled out with the brass piece is the insert that the bolts screw into.
Which is it cam cover or head bolts. A picture would be of great help.

 

It's the Head bolt. I had to remove the cylinder head to get to the RH cover. Longer snapped bolt on the left. Note. The other piece is in the housing pretty deep.

 

Also, any idea on how to get the bolt inserts back in for good? I have a couple of ideas just looking for the best way from someone experienced.

 

Used a lot on Northstar engines because of the different metals used between engine and heads. They tend to "lift" when under heavy load and let coolant through. This is a last ditch repair. If this doesn't work, you just bite the bullet and replace the engine (in my Mom's old Cadillac).

HeliCoil

 

Btw, please pay particular attention to NOT using a standard tap & die to use Helicoil procedure.

 

The bolts in your picture appear to be the cam cover bolts. They are not big enough to take 30NM of torque plus an additional 1/2 turn.
The short ones with the brass are definitely cam cover, you can hold the brass piece with pliers and unscrewed. Then you can put on some JB Weld and reinsert it in the hole. Make sure to use a small amount around the exterior and run a swab around the inside to clean out any excess off of the threads.


To get the other one out you should remove the head and have a machine set the head up and drill it out. Make sure you follow the bolt removal sequence for the head bolts and the torque sequence when installing. The removal is sequence is different than the install sequence.


If you don't already have it go to the X400 "How To" section and the last thing listed is the tech manual in PDF.


By the way the head bolts are a ONE time use you will need 8 news ones.

 

Sorry to all about the confusion but I'm talking about the intake manifold bolts. Any help?

 

Ok we are cooking with gas now. The bolt that broke off about how deep in the hole is it. It might be possible to remove the lower manifold and you might have a stub sticking out that you can grasp. If your lucky that will make things a lot simpler. Use lots of penetrating lube before trying to remove it. The brass pieces are the advise I already mentioned about using the JB weld around the exterior of the brass piece and reinserting it.

 

It's very deep I'm going to see if I can access it. I'm about to reinsert the brass pieces with jb weld. is there anything stronger?
Also, my rear passenger side widow regulator(the cord) came unwinded. I can hear the motor still working and the cords moving around. Is there a "how to" on re setting the cords? I've heard you can re wind them. Thank you.

 

If repair doesn't work on regulator, here is a replacement. Watch the video of why they never fail again and carry a lifetime warranty (tested to 200,000 cycles = 100 years of work).

https://www.carid.com/2006-jaguar-x-...146876727.html

 

Thank you. Will try today. I'll keep u updated.