hi guys,just had two lovely sunny days here in the south of the uk very rair for this time of year so the xk came out of highbernation erlyer then expected,noticed a very low piched sqweek (not a rattle) coming frome the fanbelt area,only lasted around 5mins,eny idea what this could be or enything to worry about.

 

I would expect that it is time to change the belts... Just did the PBTW's car. The previous owner never drove the car but did have Jaguar upgrade the belts and pulleys and after 3 years and 7,000 miles,,,, The belts were glazed and showing threads on the sides also the Idler puley was barely showing a wobble but I replaced that as well...

Since the belts were out and off and both needed replacing as well as the pulley it was no big deal....

Point being that this is most likely the issue....

 

Assuming XK8 and not XKR, I'd also go with serpentine belt as the most likely but it could be water pump bearing after hibernation.

Graham

 

thanks guys ile get that sorted