Hi everyone...I am looking for some advise as to how I replace the rubber seals seals in the fuel cap filler for my XJ6...any help advise would be greatly received....thanks

 

Don't what model you have but on a Series III the cap seals are retained by little 'starlock washers'....which can be gentle wiggled off and re-used. Wriggle the starloks off, remove seal, install new seal, push the little starlock washers back into place. That's it!

Look at item #11 in the illustration..

https://www.jaguarclassicparts.com/u...r-cap-and-lock

Earlier XJ6s might be different, I dunno.

Cheers
DD

 

I just replaced mine on a series 1 last weekend. Like Doug said, pry off top two star retainers (reuse). Pull old rubber gasket out (its sandwiched in groove). I found the new gaskets a bit fat and didn't want to go back in groove so I used a flathead screwdriver and slightly opened up the groove. I then applied a little silicone lubricant to aid in sliding new gasket back in between metal groove. Once in I just taped the metal back down although not necessary. I re-applied star retainers using appropriate sized nut driver to shove back on stud.

 

Thank you guy's very much appreciated. I wish I had found this site a few years ago when I started on this project. A great source of information. Cheers

 

Hmmm, the seal kit I've had on hold is a fibrous pad. Matches the sad looking ones on the caps on my 83. How they pass the vacuum test part of SMOG is a question best left sans an answer.


CAVEAT. Put a catch cloth across the open tank filler and under the caps to be worked on.


Carl

 

That's good advise...thank you Gents

 

Where did you get the new gaskets from?

 

Google "Jaguar AEU1576" and "Jaguar AEU4174"

They're out there; silly expensive.

I bought some sheet neoprene and made my own

Cheers
DD

 

Thanks for the response. I have a series II but that’s good to know for future reference. Fortunately, I found the part I needed and ordered it from Moss.