Being an X300 addict one is never enough so I just bought a second 96 Vander Plas this one had 41K miles and clean as the day it came off the dealers floor and I could not help myself.
I know that with a car that is this old that has been used so infrequently there is a good chance of fluid leaks due to the gaskets drying out.
Does anyone know a way to rehydrate the gaskets or anything that I can do to minimize the chance of leaks

Thx
Alan

96 Vander Plas x2
99 XK8
08 Hummer

 

Not too many gaskets as such on the AJ16, mostly RTV sealed.

There are many "snake oil" remedies out there, I dont use them.

I get good results with FRESH fluids ALL round. I call it a major/major service. I do this with any car I purchase as I trust NO ONE.

When I say ALL round I mean EVERY fluid, engine oil, trans fluid, diff oil, brake fluid, P/Steer fluid, coolant.

Then grease those 4 points on the half shafts that have probably never been touched.

 

I bought a '95 in late Aug. with 63K on it. 78,000 now and no leaks anywhere. It did have a fresh set of pwr strng hoses installed a couple of years ago.
(Wish I had 2 of them as well!....in lieu of (2) S-types, if I'd be honest....)
I'd say "Just drive it." If a leak springs up, address it then. Otherwise, I think you are "practicing bleeding"

 

Thanks, I am going to change out all of my fluids as I have on my other Jag's and wait and see hopefully there will be no leaks

Thx
Alan

 

I have driven the jag for 70 miles and 140 miles yesterday and NO LEAKS
I changed to oil to royal purple and on Monday I will do the same to the trans and differential ( I had them fill 4 grease fittings on the rear 1/2 shafts) The X300 now has 41,800 miles on it

Thx
Alan

 

Ah, confidence with a capital "J".

When I spied my X300 in the other corner of Australia to where I habitate, we flew one way to said "corner", did the deal, checked all and sundry, and of course the old saying about "ducks" applied, "If it looks like a Jaguar, sounds like a Jaguar, probably IS a Jaguar", hahaha,

Car passed the basic test above, shut the bonnet, and drove 3500kms home.

NOTHING happened on the trip, how boring, but how nice, coz I only had the tools as supplied by Jaguar to fix whatever happened.

Enjoy the experience.