Aw... Crap! Oil Leak!
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While I feel your pain and sounds like a lot of jicky jack work to get the gasket changed, it reminds me of an old Jaguar Joke.
Following WWII, Jaguar was going to design and manufacture refrigerators but soon abandoned the idea because they couldn't figure out how to make them leak oil.
Heard same joke in relation the Harleys too.
Following WWII, Jaguar was going to design and manufacture refrigerators but soon abandoned the idea because they couldn't figure out how to make them leak oil.
Heard same joke in relation the Harleys too.
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To the OP, valve covers aren't horrible. Usually they'll leak in the spark plug holes and foul out the coil packs. We did it on my sons Jag 3.9 in his LS. Best done with the car on stands so your back doesn't take such a beating. Pretty much get everything out of the way, wiggle the cover off and replace the gasket. Use some heavy grease to hold it in place and not stick. Bolt back together and hope it doesn't leak.
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To the OP, valve covers aren't horrible. Usually they'll leak in the spark plug holes and foul out the coil packs. We did it on my sons Jag 3.9 in his LS. Best done with the car on stands so your back doesn't take such a beating. Pretty much get everything out of the way, wiggle the cover off and replace the gasket.
Not that I could get the plug cover entirely off, as that would mean disconnecting several things just to remove that plastic cover, and I was just in 'exploratory mode' at the time. What happened to the day when I could change all eight plugs in 10 minutes? I'll be futzing with several odd-ball connectors for half an hour just to even get to the plugs.
Interesting, the service manual just says to put two beads of silicone gasket sealant, 3mm diameter x 12mm long, in just two specific spots on the gasket before replacing the valve cover.
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I found the 'special tool' (part number 310-005) 'FUEL SPRING LOCK DECOUPLING TOOL' on the JLR Tooling and Equipment Web Shop, for 117.59 freakin' pounds, with a ship date of mid August!
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https://www.toolsource.com/fuel-line...-p-131920.html
Looks the same to me for less that $6 The part is 310-D005 (you missed the "D")
Looks the same to me for less that $6 The part is 310-D005 (you missed the "D")
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Thanks guys! That does look like what is actually pictured in the service manual and labeled '310-005'.
I thought the diagram in the manual was of the connection, not the removal tool.
On the web, the 310-005 tool looks much different:
https://jlrequipment.service-solutio...px?SKU=310-005
I'll take a closer look at what is actually on the fuel line.
I thought the diagram in the manual was of the connection, not the removal tool.
On the web, the 310-005 tool looks much different:
https://jlrequipment.service-solutio...px?SKU=310-005
I'll take a closer look at what is actually on the fuel line.
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Well no. I typed what was in the service manual that I have, and it has 310-005, no ‘D’ in it. Now the service manual may have a typo, or is out of date and the part number has been revised. I’ll check tomorrow to see if the SC section shows something different than the NA section, just to see if they only screwed up one diagram.
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https://www.toolsource.com/fuel-line...-p-131920.html
Looks the same to me for less that $6 The part is 310-D005 (you missed the "D")
Looks the same to me for less that $6 The part is 310-D005 (you missed the "D")
I had to disconnect the fuel line coupling on my 2007 XK last year as part of the process to replace several of the coolant hoses. It was necessary to remove the intake manifold to access the little hose that runs from the engine valley up to the throttle body, hence the fuel line had to be disconnected.
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Ok, so it looks like the manual is wrong in the valve cover removal section (page 1363 of the copy I have):
Wrong part number: 310-005
Elsewhere in the same doc has the 'correct' part number stated by Sean:
Correct part number: 310-D005
So again, thanks guys for putting me on to the correct tool, and like Cee Jay said, not sure what I could have done with that incorrect tool.
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The tool that Sean cited is the correct tool. I bought this assortment which includes the green tool used for 1/2" fuel lines:
https://www.amazon.com/Performance-T.../dp/B003WZVC20
https://www.amazon.com/Performance-T.../dp/B003WZVC20
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