What size and from where?

 

tire rack but with dealer discount . i have 235 50 18 on my 2005 xj8l

 

Bummer the left rear brake calipper quit its job got to get new ones tomorrow . Happy to have a good shop nearby instead of ordering elsewhere

 

carbon fiber is much more dense and doesn’t reverberate sound waves like aluminum does.

 

Washed her today and detailed the engine bay..

Clean engine bay

 

Clean & shiny, very nice

 

Thanks!
Everything's running good, might as well look the same

 

2004 XJR
Replaced the radiator and the auxiliary water pump for the supercharger. Everything went well, no warning lights on.
So far, so good!

 

I removed the crank pulley bolt and crank pulley. Wow... the torque on that crank bolt... it took a breaker bar with a 6 foot iron pipe extension until finally I heard a "crack" and it started to give. Even after a full revolution or two loose the bolt required something that felt like 100 foot pounds of torque. I almost made one critical error by starting with a 12-point socket... I stopped and picked up a 6-point 24mm socket before the bolt head was damaged. Stripping that bolt head would have been a nightmare.

 

Well, recap of Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
1st: 2 weeks ago (I think), we went to Home Depot and unfortunately we hit a very long screw (and it went straight into the tires)... Thankfully we were able to stop into the parking lot and have the spare tire replaced, and on Saturday we got it patched.

2nd: We went to Walmart, got another 1qt bottle of oil in case if went we replace the oil and it’s not enough and a 5 in 1 injector cleaner... My dad put it into the gas tank and surely enough, it does make a bit of a difference.


3rd: Oil change time! Put in 6qt of Mobil1 Full Synthetic 5W-30 oil and it surely run really smooth.



And well, while shining the tires up I noticed that the license plate bracket was faded out, so a bit of tire shine in it and it looks really good.

And that’s all

 

Fitted a new battery to replace the failing almost 13 year old original;- £78.96, and continued to rack up the miles. Tomorrow it will need a tank full of 99 octane, which wil probably cost more than the battery, and definitely won't last 13 years.

 

This past Saturday, i replaced the front OEM rotors due to warping. Very easy job except the driver side was frozen and required a ton of pressure from the puller. Once it broke free the rest was easy. Boy those Brembo brake calipers are super light weight which made it easy to move. Stopping power seemed to increase.
Oh, also replaced OEM hood struts due to sagging.

- For the record, the Brembo rotors are only held on by pressure...there are no bolts to remove first.
- For the 2005 XJR Brembo setup the OEM rotors are: Jaguar OE: C2C8355
- I replaced them with same 365mm from a company called Pagid: very nice quality and shipping was great
link:
Brake Rotors from Eeuroparts

 

"I replaced them with same 365mm from a company called Pagid: very nice quality and shipping was great.."

No longer available?

 

After taking those covers of I had to cut out pieces of another plastic cover and glue them properly so it fits again Mc Giver a bit on the screws to put everthing back in place so there will be no more issues for the near futur

 

I have done the same. My cover was broken at different places. I glued it with fiber class and give the screws an extra grease.

 

i noticed that too...guess i purchased the last pair. Rock auto has the same brand and they are in stock.

 

I always loved that color. Tom's 2004

 

I've been chasing a pesky coolant leak for a while, and could never track it down, since it was bouncing and dripping from somewhere behind the right headlight between the engine and the radiator. I finally had a nice sunny day and rented a cooling system pressure tester kit from Auto Zone. Retail price is $250 since it takes so many different adaptors to fit every application. That made it certain I would keep it locked in the trunk at night until I was finished with it, since I want a full refund with no hassles when I return it. With the system pressurized, I put it on the lift and shined up from below with a bright LED flashlight, and there it was...coming from the underside of the overflow reservoir. I replaced all the soft parts, tank, water pump and radiator in 2017 when I hit a coyote at high speed, bending the bottom of everything behind and including the bumper cover. The tank is URO 1433581 from Rock Auto, and the first arrival had a fault at the top fitting where the small hose fits, so I had to return for a replacement. I seem to remember complaints about the sturdy factor of this part, so I would be conflicted about replacing it yet again. When I got the tank out yesterday I took it to the hardware store to get enough clear tubing and clamps to get it secured and air-tight so I could pressurize it in the kitchen sink. After pressure-testing, the fault turns out to be a pin-hole in the side, at a seam between two chambers.


Closeup for clarity


I think the hacker in me will try to figure out how to get tank sealer into both chambers to treat both edges. If it doesn't work, I can always pop it out and start over with a new one. Luckily, cooling system pressures are only 20 lbs or so.

 

Stay away from URO parts, they suck

 

Changed upstream o2 sensors and cleared accompanying code. Test drove..... fingers overly crossed.