Thankfully I live in a part of Colorado where I never have to get an emmissions inspection hmmm should I go catless?

 

if it's a Mexico or California car, chances are it won't have rust. Minor stuff, spray some silicone in the glass felt tracks as you raise and lower the windows. The switches themselves get contact-lazy, they're available new (eBay), or you can take them apart clean the brass contacts and then lube them. You might find new correct color sunvisors at SNG Barrat USA store, they have good prices. your color is not "Tan", (though it looks tan), it's a Sovereign and VandenPlas-only interior color. Check the label under the hood or door jamb, it will have the interior color name.

what are the "door plastic seals"?

 

Guess I lost my money then.


There are a few things you can do without going the aftermarket route.Stainless steel entry seal covers in place of your brushed aluminum ones,chromed speaker surrounds, the third brake light and of course as previously mention the Doe skin colour sun visors.

Would not recommend adding those terrible stainless steel fender and seal panel trim pieces that lots of people have added. They just encourage rust and in my opinion take away from the clean look of the car.

An unbutchered car retains its value far better than a modified one and inmy mind, looks far more classy.

 

Yes, you should. I ordered a catless (European) "Y" pipe for mine, (look under the driver's floor for the Y pipe), available in the US at Motorcars Ltd. in Texas, easy to replace yourself, Jaguar exhaust parts were never welded, only clamped with exhaust sealer (Permatex).

then I removed the down cat (connected to the exhaust manifolds), opened it, cleaned out everything inside, sealed it, pressure tested it, repainted it, and re-installed it. Looks like it "has" a cat but it doesn't. Engine breathes better, more horsepower. you need to retain the down cat housing for the Oxygen Sensor; Curiously, these cars will pass inspections even WITHOUT the cats, that's how good they are. These inspections are nothing but another TAX on new car owners, especially when you consider that the real polluters (Diesels and domestic cars & trucks from the 1970's) are exempted.

 

the seller said the car came from Mejico. :-))

 

you can get a replacement "Sovereign" badge, check eBay, they're available.

 

Once I'm done with my MBA course I plan on taking some Automotive courses so I can do this sort of thing myself. Right now I know next to nothing on how to repair cars, one of the reasons I bought this car is to learn on.

Question: How reliable are these cars on long distance cruises? I want to take this car cross country this summer.

 

I checked, the sovereign badges ebay has right now don't match what's on my car.

 

these cars are as reliable as any other car in good condition. I've driven mine to/from many States, my XJ never broke down on me. Only one time and it was near my house, a belt broke so I had no water pump, but I drove it back home by removing the radiator cap and stopping every 5 minutes.

keep looking, you'll find the badge, everything is available for these cars. Also you can check Ebay Mexico and eBay Canada, there's lots of parts suppliers there. I've ordered Jaguar parts from eBay Argentina too, lots of old Jags there. In what condition are the black sunvisors in your car? is the inner foam crumbling?

 

order the Jaguar Factory Shop and Parts Manual, it guides you through most repairs step by step:

go here: MG Parts | TR Parts | Triumph Parts | Austin Healey Parts | Jag Parts | Jag Bits | Sprite Parts | Midget Parts | Spitfire Parts | Bugeye Parts | Frog Eye Parts | Jaguar Parts | Sunbeam Parts | Classic Car Parts | Pertronix | Gunson | Moto-Lita | LBCa

go to: BOOKS, select JAGUAR, then go to: MANUALS ON CD look for 1979-1987 XJ-6 $16.00

 

I agree with all except the brushed thresh hold covers: I have a set of the polished stainless steel threshhold covers and I prefer the original brushed aluminum so I never replaced the originals. A matter of taste I suppose. I also added the 3rd Center Mounted Stop Lamp to my car.

 

Sunvisors look new, except for one of the attachments is broken. The color clashes with the car so I'm going to replace them anyway.

 

Thanks but the CD doesn't run on Windows 7, I'll buy the manual on ebay in paper form, there seems to be a bunch.

 

yes, windows 7 is a pita. nothing seems to run on it. What attachment is broken in the sunvisors? the chromed arm or the plastic clip? If they are like new, and the foam inside is not desintegrating when you press it, I might be interested in them.

 

It's the plastic clip on one of them that's broken. Tell ya what, when I replace them I'll give you them for just the price of shipping since you've been helpful here to a new guy.

 

Have a couple of questions

1) Can bad gas cause the engine the shake violently while under heavy throttle?
and
2) Can regular gas with 10% ethonol cause the same effect?

reason why I ask is because while the mechanic pulled on the throttle cable when we first started the car after it had sat for 2 months the engine shook like crazy. After awhile though the shaking went away and didn't reoccure.

 

If you were to characterize the shaking as a heavy misfire, I'd say "yes"




I'll have to say "no". E10 fuel won't cause violent shaking.

Cheers
DD

 

sounds great! my sunvisors's inner foam is desintegrating, they are original to the car.
(I have a pair of spare clips but they are black).

my engine runs fine on 87 octane unleaded, no need to spend on higher octane gas.

 

Do not understand why S3 Cd would not work as well?

 

everybody has problems with Windows 7. It has proven to be another Microsoft fiasco.
it refuses to run many programs, why? I don't know but I stay away from it.