2007 XK maintenance
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2007 XK maintenance
Ok Guys,
I jumped back into the Jag world after my 2010 XFR, and my 2014 XFR.
I now have a 2007 XK convertible with 16,000 miles on it that I just bought. One owner. Last service in 3/2017 included Radiator flush, Brake fluid change. Battery changed in 2013. Drives like a new car.
I am going to store it in Florida and plan to drive it <500miles/year.
So...what maintenance would you guys do? Nothing to follow as this is a 10yr old car with so few miles.
I'm doing battery, Oil Change for sure.
Fuel injectors?
Differential?
Timing belt?
Plugs?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
I jumped back into the Jag world after my 2010 XFR, and my 2014 XFR.
I now have a 2007 XK convertible with 16,000 miles on it that I just bought. One owner. Last service in 3/2017 included Radiator flush, Brake fluid change. Battery changed in 2013. Drives like a new car.
I am going to store it in Florida and plan to drive it <500miles/year.
So...what maintenance would you guys do? Nothing to follow as this is a 10yr old car with so few miles.
I'm doing battery, Oil Change for sure.
Fuel injectors?
Differential?
Timing belt?
Plugs?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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I always change fluids on a new (to me) Jaguar. This covers anything that may have been missed and gives me a baseline for future scheduled maintenance.
Check the manufactured date on each tyre sidewall. Even with only 16K miles, I wouldn't like to be investigating the performance with old rubber.
Graham
Check the manufactured date on each tyre sidewall. Even with only 16K miles, I wouldn't like to be investigating the performance with old rubber.
Graham
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Ok Guys,
I jumped back into the Jag world after my 2010 XFR, and my 2014 XFR.
I now have a 2007 XK convertible with 16,000 miles on it that I just bought. One owner. Last service in 3/2017 included Radiator flush, Brake fluid change. Battery changed in 2013. Drives like a new car.
I am going to store it in Florida and plan to drive it <500miles/year.
So...what maintenance would you guys do? Nothing to follow as this is a 10yr old car with so few miles.
I'm doing battery, Oil Change for sure.
Fuel injectors?
Differential?
Timing belt?
Plugs?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
I jumped back into the Jag world after my 2010 XFR, and my 2014 XFR.
I now have a 2007 XK convertible with 16,000 miles on it that I just bought. One owner. Last service in 3/2017 included Radiator flush, Brake fluid change. Battery changed in 2013. Drives like a new car.
I am going to store it in Florida and plan to drive it <500miles/year.
So...what maintenance would you guys do? Nothing to follow as this is a 10yr old car with so few miles.
I'm doing battery, Oil Change for sure.
Fuel injectors?
Differential?
Timing belt?
Plugs?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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I'd change out all fluids. and even consider a coolant flush redo if all they did was a radiator flush.
Time is still your enemy as much, if not more than mileage. Per manual or product manufacturer, irrespective of mileage:
Brakes every 2 years
Coolant every 5 years
Oil- twice per year in your case
Transmission fluid every 8 years
Differential - Jaguar says filled for life - so change it along with transmission fluid
Gasoline - here's what may cause you problems @ 500 miles per year. Gasoline (and here comes Mikey to tell us I'm wrong:-) has a short shelf life. I know you'll need a fuel additive, just can't recommend frequency.
Windshield washer fluid - OK this one can sit
Time is still your enemy as much, if not more than mileage. Per manual or product manufacturer, irrespective of mileage:
Brakes every 2 years
Coolant every 5 years
Oil- twice per year in your case
Transmission fluid every 8 years
Differential - Jaguar says filled for life - so change it along with transmission fluid
Gasoline - here's what may cause you problems @ 500 miles per year. Gasoline (and here comes Mikey to tell us I'm wrong:-) has a short shelf life. I know you'll need a fuel additive, just can't recommend frequency.
Windshield washer fluid - OK this one can sit
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These engines do not have a timing belt so no worries there. Injectors need nothing and usually last the lifetime of the car. Spark plugs are good for 100K miles like all modern cars.
If your driving 500 ish miles a year that's at least two tanks of fuel so there's no worries about the gas 'going off'. Fill the tank just before you store it to minimize exposure to the atmosphere.
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Thanks guys! So my local Sports shop (gator motor sports in Indianapolis...Lotus dealer) did the full inspection. Looks like all the fluids have already been changed and the tires were new! Only thing I did was change the oil, put a new battery (Current from 2013) and had them wax it (they advised against ceramic since the finish was like new). Looks like I am ready for Florida. Agree--500 miles per year way to low! Now all I have to do is move to Florida and retire :~) to drive it more. I did take ya'lls advice and purchased a Ctek 4.3 Trickle Charger for storage. I like the comment about a gas stabilizer. I do that now when I store my Maserati for the winter, seems to work.
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