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and how difficult was it to break that fill plug loose? It took me more time to improvise a way of leveraging the wrench than the remainder of the process. I have an old electric pump that I use to fill,
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QuickJack for the win!
Did you also replace the mechatronics sleeve, often mentioned in this forum?
Yes @kj07xk , the recently acquired QuickJacks are a real winner. Used to be that getting the car on jack stands took a considerable amount of time, now I can get the car in the air in about 15 minutes and feel much safer. I can barely budge the car when it's raised all the way.
No, I did not do the mechatronics sleeve. To be honest, I didn't know about it until you mentioned it. I wasn't experiencing any transmission issues before doing the pan/filter/fluid replacement, but it seems the transmission is now silky smooth. Its shifting seems imperceptible.
I performed the work simply as preventive maintenance. I figured since car manufacturers want the engine oil changed after the first-few-thousand miles due to the metal produced while new parts are wearing in, why wouldn't the same be recommended for a transmission? I acquired the car 1350 miles ago, but finally got around to doing it. Partly because the QuickJacks make the under-car work so much easier. Likely will do the differential next.
Originally Posted by wymjym
...and how difficult was it to break that fill plug loose? It took me more time to improvise a way of leveraging the wrench than the remainder of the process...
@wymjym , I unsuccessfully tried using a ball-end 8mm hex key to break the filler plug loose as mentioned in a post, but the ball-end kept slipping out when turned. I could not keep enough inward force on the wrench when turning to prevent this. So, I pulled the 8mm stub out of a Craftsman hex-key socket and slipped an 8mm box-end wrench over it (picture below). I got the leverage needed using an 12-inch adjustable wrench as a cheater bar on the box-end wrench. This made it very easy and I highly recommend this method.
I pulled the 8mm stub out of a Craftsman hex-key socket and slipped an 8mm box-end wrench over it (picture below). I got the leverage needed using an 12-inch adjustable wrench as a cheater bar on the box-end wrench. This made it very easy and I highly recommend this method.
that sounds almost exactly like what I ended up doing!
Sure! They're VSForged VS01 monoblock forged wheels. I actually bought them from a fellow member here who intended to use them on their F-Type R before they sold it.
20x10.5 +28 in the rear, 20x9 +45 in the front. Only experienced rubbing in the rear once, when going over an unexpected dip and subsequent bump in the road too fast - otherwise, no rubbing.
With the weather being lousy right now, I decided to change the rear differential gear oil. At 48,665 miles, there was a fair amount of metal on the magnet so I'm guessing this had not been done before by previous owners. Unfortunately, my differential is the style without a drain plug so I extracted the old gear oil pneumatically. After about 30 minutes of "vacuuming", I got almost 1.1 liter out. Thoroughly cleaned up the fill plug and refilled the differential with Motorcraft® SAE 75W-140 Synthetic Rear Axle Lubricant (specification WSL-M2C192-A and GL-5).
Well, since I had a major seizure, with no prior history, in mid-December my drivers license has been suspended to at least mid April. My wife now is my chauffeur, but she doesn’t quite drive it like it needs. My friend, who has a 911 knows how to properly drive a sports car. So, he’s taken me for rides a few times.
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Well, since I had a major seizure, with no prior history, in mid-December my drivers license has been suspended to at least mid April. My wife now is my chauffeur, but she doesn’t quite drive it like it needs. My friend, who has a 911 knows how to properly drive a sports car. So, he’s taken me for rides a few times.
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My first reading of this was that you had a medical issue (if so, hope your recovery is smooth). But on second reading, and seeing the picture, I’m not so sure that was the problem.
Well, since I had a major seizure, with no prior history, in mid-December my drivers license has been suspended to at least mid April. My wife now is my chauffeur, but she doesn’t quite drive it like it needs. My friend, who has a 911 knows how to properly drive a sports car. So, he’s taken me for rides a few times.
Today was another Jaguar adventure…I’ve had a slow leak in my left rear tire for a couple of weeks, finally had time to check it out…it seems that I hit a pothole that cracked and bent the wheel. After doing some research, there’s mixed views about repair vs. replace. Since availability of Takoba wheels is slim and expensive I opted for repair. Went to Vibrant Finish in West Chester, PA. The owner, AJ, was very professional, knowledgeable and extremely helpful…highly recommend. Now need to avoid potholes in Pennsylvania…tough to do!
My apologies. Just seeing this now. I hope you didn't pay anything for that repair. Just being candid, my expectations are higher.
Bought a 2011 XK last month. Had the back glass reattached by a local auto upholstery. Had a new key made by a local locksmith. Took it for its first 1,500 mile road trip. What a nice ride!
To avoid preparing my taxes, I decided to install the MR.12volt blue tooth car play adapter into my head unit. Although there are some tutorials out there, Circumnavigator has one and there are others. None dealt with '15 coupes. So I decided if I could do it without relying on the existent tutorials. The answer is yes, the tutorials are good to watch beforehand to get a sense of the job. But due to model year differences, stuff wasn't exactly the same. It is best imho to just work slowly with what you actually have rather than try to translate from one car to another. For example the MOST connector on the usb module is different than what is in the tutorials. and the location is different than the convertibles...anyhoo I made a video of the relevant differences in the install (if anyone is interested) and did the whole conversion in about 3.5 hours. Btw, the unit functions great, it is very well done product. The only glitch is in Carplay mode, the heater controls readout are in Celsius, I emailed the company and got a reply back, that at this time it doesn't support Fahrenheit while in Carplay mode.. The workaround is to hit the home button then adjust the temp and Viola!, freedom units.
