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10-17-2018, 12:11 AM

MFoncerrada8

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Engine replacement

I need to replace the engine in my 1998 XK8.
It seems that's the AJ26 engine only installed on the 1997-98 XK8 and XJ8
how different is the AJ27 used from 1999-2003 ? Would I be complicating the swap significantly by using an AJ27?

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10-17-2018, 08:59 AM

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10-17-2018, 10:24 AM

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Answer: Sorta different, definitely complicates. Having done the opoposite surgery I would recommend finding a good AJ26 and just drop it in, otherwise you are looking at swapping a bunch of parts...

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