Is there a difference in engine components lay-out between a LHD and a RHD?
That is, as far as the routing / fixing of this dipstick is involved?

Note: I just finished a call with a manufacturing director of Ford in China.
He has a friend making piping, incl. dipsticks for OEM and after market in China and Taiwan, and will see if they can help us for a special, ''less than nothing in quantity'' badge.

So you guys better hurry ,

 

hello from the x100 forum. i placed an order for the meruosport dipstick on November 11th. will let you know when i receive it.

on another note, i upgraded to the redesigned A-drum before a failure at 89K USA miles. all of the clutch packs and everything else in the unit remained stock. the fluid in the transmission was changed after 60K miles and again when the A-drum was replaced which was of course a very thorough change due to emptying the converter. the transmission works very well. it could be a nice test case to see if it ever fails for other reasons outside of expected wear.

i strongly advise anyone to upgrade the A-drum prior to failure as it is very easy to do.

 

Interested if the proper quality and accurate along well price is achieved.

 

would also be interested if price /quality available

 

I wrote meruosport inquiring about their location and pricing the first of last week and haven't received a response yet. Perhaps they were off for the holiday?

 

 

I think he's either out of business or no longer making them, I know of a few people who have emailed him and even bought from him and not had any response. Daim approached him a while ago about a group buy and never heard back. So he's either very rude or arrogant, or no longer trading. Either way based on what I've heard he doesn't seem like the kind of person I'd like to trade with.

I've had a little look at what's going on, what I've noticed is that the gearbox has two level plugs high above the filler port. Now I'm not sure what they're for because as far as we know the level is checked by burning your hands and spilling expensive fluid all over the floor. I've added some photos to show what I'm talking about.


ZF5HP24 unit

Jaguar Classic Parts Diagram


Is there anyone who could have a try at making a dummy part for us to work things out? You could use a bit of copper brake pipe to work out the bends, as I said earlier I'm away until Saturday and Eric hasn't got the facility to do it. We're getting close here chaps, lets push on!!

 

hi all I put myself on the list in case and thanks for your efforts

 

 

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On a side note: Bob, you've been into the ZF box before. How much does it differ mechanically from the old BW boxes (ie. are there any other special tools other than what you'd use to build a typical auto box)? I've rebuilt BWs and TH400s; they aren't difficult to do. I don't need to right now but I wouldn't have an issue with rebuilding it myself when the time comes if I have access to the right bits.[/QUOTE

I haven't done a complete rebuild on the transmission yet, just the A drum repair and the Transgo pressure valve. I have that spare transmission my desk that I would like to do someday. I figure by the time I'm 135 I should have all of my little projects done.

Your best be to get info on the ZF5HP24 is to download the manual from our site. I believe Jim Lombardi had the link in one of his threads.

 

 

that is to bad!

 

Same here. Just let it warm up until the idle goes down and I'm good to go.

 

Good news, just received a notice from the seller, Meruosport, that the dipstick kit is on its way with an apology for the delay. They included tracking information. I was considering contacting my payment processor to dispute the charge a few days ago. funny how things work out.

If anyone is interested in studying the product before installation, let's discuss details.

 

I can't believe these threads have not been joined... https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ersion-219228/

 

I did wonder the same thing when I saw the other thread, but I guess things get lost. Forums by their very nature are prone to the same subjects being covered again and again, albeit in a slightly different way each time. But it’s good to know the seller does actually still produce the items, even if his customer service is far below par. This may well be a future purchase for me.

 

Thank You for Posting the Photo of the Classic Dipstick

All sourcing problems have been solved and all Back Orders have been shipped

I just started making a lot go 24 Classic Dipsticks to have in inventory for next business day shipment.

For anyone interested i have the following in stock ready to ship

2 Classic Dipstick for Jaguar XJ8 XJ85HP24

4 Classic Dipstick for Jaguar XK8 XK85HP24

1 Classic Dipstick for BMW 740 E385HP24

If you have any questions please email me at tem@meurosport.com

Thank You to everyone who has purchased or expressed interest.

Tom

Home Page

Select Classic Dipstick tab

 

I'm not certain but the original guy who designed and made them passed away from cancer, it was all on their last website explaining the sad news. As this is the only known replacement with level check I'd be inclined to buy one if running an XJ8/XK8.

Thanks to Tom for the re-manufacture and update to this thread.

 

Now 6K miles in & the harsh shift into drive still surfaces. Only on the first drive of the day ,1st drive consists of : I go straight into reverse for about 20 yards, then to drive & it's rough about 40% of the time, more so when the ambient temp's down. Seems to be temp. related but I don't want any preventable tragedies looming lol. I brought this post up because it did it again today. I read somewhere on the forum that taking it out of sport mode on initial start would remedy it so I may try that.

 

You may want to try contacting Gary Ferraro on YouTube who has a extensive list of videos on the ZF trans and its issues. He is really good at describing issues and the cause.
I went to his page and put in Jaguar ZF5HP hard shift and this came back ...https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWa...5hp+hard+shift
I didn't watch them yet, but at least wanted to get you a lead.