XJS ( X27 ) 1975 - 1996 3.6 4.0 5.3 6.0

1978/9 XJS 24,000 miles - need restorer

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Old Mar 7, 2021 | 04:27 PM
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sounds like its TIME to remove the cylinder heads, it maybe a siezed engine bearing,(a guess)!
pic of what the chain and tensioner look like , BUT a lot of work to get at it!
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Jag V12 chain and tensinior
 
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Old Mar 8, 2021 | 02:59 PM
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You can take the oil pressuere sender off at the back of the V.
Then rig up a container to fit.
Fill the container with some thin oil.
It will dribble down the oil galleries and lubricate the bearings and camshaft etc.
More likely the rings are seized, but everything helps.
 
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