I was on my way to the auto parts store to get oil and a filter and decided to stop at a quick change place and got it done in 10 minutes or so for under $60 -- which is less than I was going to pay for the supplies and do it myself in this stifling heat that we're having today!

I have no problem paying that amount for someone else to do it for me!

The nice thing about south Florida? There are so many Jaguars around here that the guys at these places "know" these cars - unlike in Wisconsin where I had the oil changed last month!

 

Wow, thats a good deal. I just did mine myself and spent $62 in Synthetic and a filter.

 

did mine recently and with a filter and new QS defy syn blend only paid 28 woot woot yeah for being a smart shopper lol

 

My car takes 7.4 quarts of oil -- where can you get that much oil, let alone synthetic, for $28 (although you did say blend)?

 

You are very correct DEFY is new and they had a buy one 5qt jug get one free coupon and I had coupon for 3 off stp filter so I paid 24 for the 5qt jug and got another free 10 qts, and the filter cost me 3.89 plus tax LOL

 

You are the master!!!!! I will go shopping with you anytime! LOL

 

haha in this day and age got to watch for coupons an deals can save ya a ton

 

Yeah, but I've heard /read in this forum (not this thread)
that it's best to buy a new plug (which has new o-ring) when
you change the oil... heard that's a $14.00 part..? just sayin'.

 

And most people just go ahead and re-use the old plug+seal.

If a new seal is needed, any lube place can generally just stick a generic sealing washer over the plug and carry on. They probably won't even charge for it.

 

I generally use the plug for three oil changes before replacing but I have a supply of the 'o' rings to fit new each time...they work better than a flat or 'Thackery' washer and only have to be lightly torqued like 25nm
These are only a 13mm plug with fine thread so don't need some guerilla armed bozo overtightening it ;o))

 

I've always replaced the plug every time on previous XJ8L, XK8 4.0 and current XK8 4.2..........until this time when the dealer was out of stock.

No signs of any leak so I'll follow your 'use for three oil changes before replacing' plan.

Haven't got a plug to hand to be able to check but I thought the O ring was bonded to the metal. Right or wrong?

Graham

 

Graham....plug comes 'bare' and 'o' rings are supplied separately...at least they are here ;o)

 

That's odd. It would be nice if they were available in other markets. Are you using generic o-rings?

 

I'll look more carefully at the next one.

Part No I'm using is AJ8 3017 at £7.61 ($11.84 US / $11.53 AUS)

As supplied from Jaguar Dealers in the UK, it comes with the O ring attached.

Graham

 

Mate...you're being ripped off!
I rarely if ever buy anything from the rip off merchants who pose as main stream dealers!
Try this:.....

Drain Plug - AJ83017 | Jaguar X150 XK - XKR, Jaguar XJ8 - XJR, Jaguar XK8 - XKR | Jaguar | British Parts UK

These guys are one of my best suppliers.

To run these cars ecomically these days you have to be 50% detective to track down the best part prices. ;o)

 

But that's still the entire plug+seal.

Where are you getting the o-ring separately?

 

The people who supply my plugs also supply the 'O' rings seperately.
They probably buy them in from a bearing and seal factors (as you guys call them).
They are a fairly large cross section....I would say 3mm.
You can buy the bare plug but at the price that British Parts sell them why would you bother?
Because of the infrequent use of my car (out once a week)I change the oil every 5,000klm or three months and change the filter every second oil change.
When Jeremy J. does go out for a strop it's nothing less than 200klm ;o))
Mine being an AJ26 4.0 litre, I use Penrite HPR5 (5W40) full synthetic....there is no other oil that comes near it for specification period!
I also use Nulon E-30 PTFE oil additive twice a year.
This engine has covered just under 200,000klm and runs very sweetly.

 

I've never replaced my drain plug or plug gasket/washer at all in the entire time that I have had my car, probably about 10 oil changes. never had a drop of leakage

wal-mart has good prices on 5qt jugs, you can usually get some nice mobil 1 5w-30 for about $20