Lady had car on sale for 6 months, on ebay and Craigslist in Kentucky.
Car only has 107,00 miles! Paid $500 with plans to sell rims and rebuild engine.

She stated she moved the car to make room from her husband to park, then parked.Upon returning to the car later, it would not start, she kept trying and trying, till the battery died.
Towed to the dealership.
Dealership Diagnosis-LOW COMPRESSION ON MULTIPLE CYLINDERS
BROKEN/JUMPED TIMING CHAIN
NEW ENGINE RECOMMENCED $12,924.65
CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS.SOLD CAR TO ME FOR $500

I TORE THE VALVE COVERS OFF(PITA ON CONVERTIBLES).

TIMING CHAINS OK, TENSIONERS THE OLD STYLE ORDERED THE NEW STYLE.
Brought the triangle on the flywheel to inspection hole, both cams flats are lined up to each other PERFECT, NO SLACK IN THE CHAINS AT ALL.

So I investigate further, added a lil oil in each cylinder, install coils and plugs, start car , ran LIKE NEW ! IDLES GREAT AND SMOOTH, NO TIMING CHAIN NOISE EITHER.

MY DIAGNOSIS-Customer moved the car for her husband to park in the driveway,it was a fast spur of the moment thing, cylinders got washed with fuel, causing oil to be off pistons , causing low compression and not start.
DEALERSHIP MISDIAGNOSIS-COMPRESSION NORMAL NOW
SCORE !

HER PICS NOT MINE, BUT THIS IS THE CAR

 

Welcome to the forum.
Score indeed well done.

Don't forget your intro thread in the new members area.

 

Welcome, and nice find!

Sounds like you already know what to look for on these cars and that the cat has a good new home.

 

Congrats! But this is one of those situations where if it were me I would likely have a twinge of guilt and may have offered the seller a bit more once discovering the easy fix. But then again someone selling a vehicle like this should have done better homework and looked for a second opinion.

Doug

 

True. But, the dealership holds some responsibility. What Jaguar dealership shouldn't know about cylinder wash on a 1999 V8 when there are multiple official TSB/advisories out on the subject? A non-Jaguar shop might not be expected to know, but a dealership should always know.

 

Nice find! Want to double your money? Willing to do that for you and save you the expense of the tensioner swap.

No thanks needed, I'm happy to help.

 

I must say, you look a bit young to be buying/driving a Jag...

-d

 

The cat is in way better hands as there were going to crush the car and junk it !

Fast food all over the floors, dirty interior, old clothing in trunk,dirty engine oil, but the famous classic bling bling rims on the outside lol, a classic.
You don't do a Jaguar like this!

Exterior immaculate.

I'm redoing the front leather seat skins with new skins, installing re-painted factory rims,shampooing carpet.

Its going to be around another 100,000+ miles again.Not one spec of rust, and the undercarriage is clean as the outside,no leaks anywhere.

 

once you looked on the inside, I bet that twinge would dissapear very fast.

It was on its way to dether rather they junked it or kept it man, TRUST ME

 

Graz 😃

Must feel a bit like winning the lottery ! Enjoy

 

Maybe it's because I am sort of **** but I am amazed seeing the way a lot of people keep their cars. I used to think it was the exception but I have seen so many cars where the interior looks like overflow space for someone's garage junk. I am even more surprised when I see a trashed interior in a real nice upscale car like the Jaguar. Sounds like the previous owners certainly did not deserve or value what they had.

Doug

 

Yes I was truly disgusted in what I seen.Not your average trashed car, I mean NEGLECTED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.


Even with low miles, the carpet must be shampooed and redyed cashmere, all the panels cleaned with hot water and shampoo,the rear seat cleaned with hot water and leather cleaner, the front seats need new wraps(leather skins$1,200, the interior top material needs redyed and cleaned on the inside and the outside needs a soft scrub and jaguar sealer.

I removed over 2 garbage bags full of trash and clothes, this alone will take me more time than the timing tensioners

 

OK 19 HOURS OF HARD FU!#($%* Work!!!!!!!, wow, but here it is, just about completed. Thank me for bringing this CAT/EVIL CAT back to life !!!!!,Hood alignment completed.

I may say some things twice, but im tired and drunk, and did all this for the Forum

got the engine apart and back together, replaced these cracked tensioner thingies, whatever you call them, wow look at em, also sanded, repaired and redyed the door panels, carpet, and leather seat covers(custom)

Re-dyed the convertible top.

Changed The Oil,Spark Plugs, Coolant, Hydraulic Motor for convertible-NEW fluid, resistor mod next,changed all engine gaskets, soldered on new coil pack connectors, replaced all 8 coil packs,repaired fuel filler plastic latch,
shampooed the entire interior,polished and buffed existing paint,installed front pads, rear pads, all 4 new rotors,replaced broken e brake calbe, flushed all brake fluid-installed new brake fluid, changed thermostat and water pump,re-alined doors,cleaned maf sensor,installed new air filter, undercoated the chassis,applied dielectric grease to all sensor plugs to prevent moisture contamination,changed out all light bulbs.

Removed insects from the interior, buffed and polished wood grain interior, replaced all old fluid and several relays with new relays.Balanced the tires and checked air pressure.
Set the clock to the right time and oiled the gears inside the clock with wd-40.

 

You need a shift knob?

 

I think you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat their car.

 

LOL negative sir,it too HAS BEEN restored, with a new coat of clear coat.

Has to dry for several days before TOUCHING lol

 

Drive it back to the seller looking like that just in case they want some of their clothes back!

 

once the title was in my name,anything inside has been forfeited.
the good clothes were washed and donated to goodwill.

 

To keep your stomach intact, all pictures of the trash, mold, insects and dirt were not posted.The old owners now drive a new minivan, and it too was filthy when I seen it.

 

A busy day! Thanks for your dedication to the forum.