I’m a Diesel Mechanic and I did all the work myself so...I guess I’m a Jaguar Mechanic 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

REPLACED INJECTORS (ALL 8)
VALVE COVER GASKETS
WATER PUMP
PURGE VALVE
PULLEYS
THERMOSTAT HOUSING
BOTH COOLANT FLANGES
o2 SENSORS

CAT CONVERTER (CAUSES MOST OF YOUR MISFIRES!!!!! EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD THAT MY CAT WAS OK...STOP LISTENING TO PEOPLE! REPLACE YOUR CAT)

INTAKE GASKETS
THROTTLE BODY
MOTOR MOUNTS
TRANSMISSION SERVICE
CRANKSHAFT SENSORS
SWAY-BAR LINKS (front and back)
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS
RADIATOR
COOLANT BLEEDER LINE
SPARK-PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS


AND I NEVER HAD TO DO A TIMING CHAIN....
CHECK MY ODOMETER AND SAY HELLOOOOO TO YO JAGUAR XJ GRANDDADDY!!!!!!

 

makes me real happy to see the big cat with some high odo numbers

 

She’s still a headache...trying to get my speaker issues resolved

 

Truly impressive. One or two fellow members on a UK forum have had problems with the timing chain tensioners on their 5-litre S/C XFs so interesting to read that you've never had an issue with yours.
(My 3-litre diesel XF-S had 194,000 miles on it when an Audi destroyed it in icy weather. It was still running sweetly.)

 

117,200 miles on my Supersport (I have given her a hard life too....)

Can chain tensioners, chains etc replaced at 94k miles.
Also done plugs, SC snout, water pump, brake discs and pads.
Other than that....touches wood*!

Interesting what you say about the cat. Mine missfires occasionally and also gets very hot by my leg near the transmission tunnel, wonder if theres a cat there.....

 

mine was doing the same thing. Changed the cats and she growls with more power and acceleration no more misfires

 

This is such good news!!

 

How can you tell its misfiring? My 2011 XJL SH seems fine when accelerating but at idle I can feel subtle bumps in the idle. Glad to hear about the cam chain tensioners holding up.

Jagifax