Subject car is 85 XJ6 4.2 Series III, made in Coventry.

I left all my tools and manual in storage when I drove from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn down to Tampa, FL in Jan.

Question1: What type of tool set do I need, SAE or metric?
Don't want to spend on both.

The small owners manual does not say.
Seem to remember someone saying SAE...

Question2: What size torx is needed to detach the Aux Air Valve?

Thanks in advance,
BrightonRay

 

98% SAE/inches/non-metric

I recall that some of the brake fittings were metric, perhaps a couple other odds and ends. Very few.

The nuts on the firewall "+" voltage junction posts are an odd size....I think they might actually be Whitworth!

Cheers
DD

 

the Jack's lugnut wrench serves not only to undo the lugnuts and raise the jack, but also to remove the oil pan's drain bolt, and the fuel tank's drain bolts.

 

I've a ton of tools. But, on attacking a major issue on my SIII, I got a set of 3/8" deep sockets in metric and SAE. They served and continue to serve wonderfully. I've done most everything with them. Pep Boys sourced, together with a handy rack for them.

I have two Whitworth wrenches. I think they were useful on the drive shaft flange bolts.

When I installed the power steering hoses at the rack, a 13mm tubing wrench was the tool of choice.

Just the other day, I visited the local HF store. I got a nce set of 1/4' drive sockets and a achet wrench with SAE and metrics. My older 1/4" drive wa a bit "dinky".
Although the HF set isn't pro quality, it will do just fine for me.

I bought a set of SAE racheting box wrenches at Sears a bit ago. Nice quality. A bit pricey. HF now has 'em for a lot less. Used nicely on Jaguar's doore post tin bolts in a confined space. Also neat on my Chipper/shredder repower project.

For the DIYer, HF is a candy store. No ownership interest there, wish there was!!

Now, in past years, I've bought some really nice tools at garage sales. A really nice set of Oxy/acetylene torches and even a good stick welder, the latter now gone. Eyes to be saved. I have a much better welding helmet now. Was messing with my Hf smnall MIG welder. Not on the Jaguar. Fixed my ramps witha substanital if not pretty weld. I'm getting better at it.

Jaguars have a few Pozi drive scres here and there. A PHillips will work. But at HF< i got a set that insludes many drives. Pro quality, nope, but has worked for me jsut fine..

Carl

 

What is it with you guys from the US! and draining the fuel tank's? You scared the heck out of me with all that rust in the tank's, is the petrol quality that poor?
I drain both my tanks this weekend and they was in excellent condition, and no sign of rust inside, just a litte surface rust on the outside.

 

The rust-in-fuel problem thing isn't really a fuel quality issue, nor a Jaguar-specific issue. Usually, it's a storage issue.

In the majority of cases the rusty fuel problem occcurs when the car sits unused for long periods.....thus the age-old recomendation to keep the tanks full so condensation in the tanks is less likely to be a problem.

I used a Ser III as my daily driver for years....never had a rusty fuel problem!

Cheers
DD