will a 98 XJR motor be a plug n play in an 02 XJR?

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Feb 8, 2012 | 05:38 PM

jaguars4r

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will a 98 XJR motor be a plug n play in an 02 XJR?

I know that the 98 has nikasil liners but what if the 98 had its engine replaced or is the wiring harness completely different?

Feb 8, 2012 | 07:25 PM

Sean B

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No.

See here
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...p-twist-67241/

And if I'm right, you've kind of asked about a similar thing in the XK forum.
The search function is a great way of finding what you need.

Feb 8, 2012 | 08:05 PM

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I never asked the question before, just to confirm aj26 is the 98-99 nikasil and aj27 is 00-03? Now all the aj27 are plug and play with each other, right?

Feb 9, 2012 | 03:11 AM

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The XJ8 and XJR AJ27 engines have different heads but they will swap with their own types across those years or you can use the short blocks interchangeably.