Wife and I are going on a road trip next week. First , across the island ( about 900 km ) then 180 km ferry trip to mainland, then visit friends in Nova Scotia , then New Brunswick and drive through New England and probably upstate New York and Pennsylvania to Ohio to visit cousins. Then north to Ontario to visit friends and more cousins , then back through Quebec and the maritime provinces to Newfoundland and home. Will probably cover close to 6000 km for the entire trip Should be fun.

 

that is what I call a road trip!
Having lived and visited relatives in PA I would like to say, watch the speed limit.
Have a great trip.
wj

 

This trip needs a photo thread. Have fun.

Graham

 

Won't have much access to the forum while I'm gone but will try to post some pics on our return

 

You will likely get very good at dodging potholes. Have a safe trip....

 

safe travels and enjoy the trip!!!

 

At my cousin's in Ohio. 4400km driven with an average fuel consumption of 9.5L/100km ( about 25mpg ) Had a left rear wheel bearing die but otherwise perfect. Zero consumption of oil or coolant. I have driven many vehicles since I got my license in 1970, both mine and rented; and this is the best I have ever driven on a long drive. It is a true GT car. Smooth ,quiet , stable ,goes all day on a tank of fuel, more than ample power. I love this vehicle.and this fall it will be 15 years old !! And my wife loves it too.

PS : XKRs must be like rocket ships because when I pull out to overtake a semi-trailer at 100 kph I'm doing damn near 180 when I am around him.

 

At least a rear bearing is easier to change than a front and in all fairness, it could just as easily have gone at the end of your street as on a long journey. The impressive statistic is zero oil or coolant used on a 14 year old Jaguar AND you both found the ride to be good.

Graham

 

the day where you are must be considerable shorter than the 24 hour day we have in Oklahoma, or maybe you have a lot larger gas tank installed. I'm filling up at least twice during all day drives, sometimes thrice.



I admit, I am filling up at the 1/4 tank level, just to keep the fuel pumps cool as possible.

Z

 

I am getting well over 600km between fills. So " all day " is not perfectly accurate. I rarely drive more than 6 or 8 hours a day when on vacation so it's true for me ☺

 

I'm guessing that 600 km ( or 373 miles ) means you are running the tank lower than the 1/4 fill mark. From this forum I've read that the tank needs to filled at the 1/4 full mark in order to keep the fuel pump(s) submerged since they rely on the surrounding gas for cooling,

Is this really a legitimate concern ? I don't know, just asking for comments from others on their re-fueling practices.

Z.

 

I almost never run any car below 1/4 full out of habit. Years ago when fuel tanks were not well sealed and there was often dirt and contaminents in gasoline it was a bad idea because you could suck this junk up out of the bottom of the tank.
When i fill the Jag up the trip computer will estmate the range based on recent driving. On holiday or on long drives a full tank will register a range of between 750 to 790 km. I have regulary done 600+km before hitting the 1/4 full mark. This assumes country driving at between 90 and 120 kph.

 

Guess this is why we're all here. When they're on song, there's nothing much comes close.

 

 

Are you using US or Imperial gallons. I am quoting imperial

 

 

This is why its better to use L/100km......no confusion. ☺ I took the 9.5L/100km from the average fuel economy shown by the trip computer

 

anyway , the point is, the XK8 is a superb GT car and I love it !

 

 

This is often stated and it has always confused me. The fuel pick-up is at the bottom of the tank. Dirt and most contaminants will sink in gasoline, and would therefore be at the bottom of the tank. Though driving might put some of that bottom-dwelling stuff in suspension, stopping would settle it out back to the bottom of the tank. So, my question is why would the fuel level affect the probability of picking up dirt from the bottom of the tank, particularly whenever the car was first started or otherwise not moving with the engine running?