When I was doing research for the new XJS I came across a thread that mentioned pozidrive screwdrivers and that a lot of older jags used those instead of phillips. Now I can't find that thread for the life of me. I was checking out a lot of different things back then and can't remember if my '89 would have a lot of pozidrive screws instead of phillips. If so, I'll definitely invest in a set of drivers. Anybody know for sure?

 

Yes I would say so. Most of the screws in my car are either Pozidrive or Torx. Pozidrive allows a better connection and lessens the chance of stripping the head.

You can get a 3 pack of Pozidrive bits Pz1-3 at most good hardware places.

Cheers,

Allan

 

I have a 96 and every original screw that looks like a Philips head, is indeed pozidrive.

I would invest in a set of pozidrive heads and Torx heads, make sure your set includes the T27.

 

You can also find on amazon - see post 6 in the attached post

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-screws-96888/

 

I purchased a set on amazon as Home Depot and lowes didn't sell them. I purchased a set of 4 Gearwrench 80061 ~$20, these are nice cause they have a flat on the shank were you can put a wrench on it to provide more torque. This set includes PZ0, PZ1, PZ2, and PZ3 size. There are 5 pozidrive sizes, the PZ4 size is really big and i purchased an insert as this is used on the v12 motor. You will mostly use the PZ2 size. These really help with preventing rounded off screws.

 

Thanks. Ordered.

 

Most IKEA screws are also pozi-drive.

If you ever need to assemble an piece of furniture from Ikea, you now have the proper tool.