hey guys just a quick question...let me update you first.

when i bought the car i decided to change all the fluids; changed the oil to 5-30w fully synthetic. once i changed the oil a few days later; i was working on the transmission (fluid flush and filter) and i noticed that the oil pan gasket had that soaked and wet look to it. did not drip from the pan or anything but had that slowly seeping look to it. could it be because i went to synthetic oil from conventional perhaps? or a thinner grade than before? but i am aim towards changing the gasket on the next oil change. could you guys tell me what the proper oil pan gasket to use on a 2001 Jaguar XJR.

i can find a Lincoln LS 3.9 oil pan gasket for about 20 USD easily.
also is the xj8 gasket the same for the xjr?

also any advise/suggestions to change would be great!

appreciate it gentlemen and thank you...and the madams! loll

 

Why you only referring to the "gentlemen"? There is a number of us ladies on here.
Not that I personally know the answer to your questions but another female forum member might :P. Just giving you grief....hehe.

 

haha! sorry your right tho! would it be ladies or madam or madam(es) lmao??? come to think of it...i think the reason might be that i never actually had a face to face conversation with one of my female friends about car repairs loll. that would be awesome tho to have one that is interested loll

ill fix this!

 

The thing to do is go to rockauto.

Look up the part for both the Lincoln and Jaguar.

If the part number matches, you are good to go.

 

rockauto was out out stock but i was able to find a part number for xjr: NCA1730AD. now just comparing the two to see if its identical to the Lincoln LS gaskets.

 

Look for the aftermarket numbers.

Matching the Jaguar number won't tell you if the LS gasket will fit.

 

jeez, just doing some looking around...i found a few and they all look different.

i attached pictures of the ones that say it will "fit" a 2001 XJR.


the first one looks promising huh? (the one with the pan)

 

Two things...

First, when you replace the oil filter on these engines, the oil that drains out from the side of the engine block lands on the top edge of the pan. Even when the car is on a flat surface or on a level lift up in the air, the oil continues to flow towards the back side of the oil pan. It will make that 90* turn and then drip. So after I install the new filter, I use brake cleaner from the oil filter area of the pan and spray around the topside and around the backside and wipe it with a clean, dry rag.

Second, it's not very common that the oil pan gasket leaks on these engines. I'm not saying yours isn't though. Since this car is new to you, I'd go around with a flashlight and some brake cleaner and carefully spray any suspicious areas where you think oil is at and use compressed air to dry it off. The reason I say this is because I've been getting a rash of timing cover gaskets leaking on these engines. They used to hold up pretty well, but like anything else with age and mileage tends to show itself.

Edit, ok I lied, three things...
The oil pan gaskets shown above are all the same. They are just laid down in different "poses".

 

+1 clean around the pan; tighten the bolts (gently) on the pan. Check back in a month. I will bet it quit leaking.