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That's part of my collection: Identical S-Type in front and back, plus Sovereign XJ8 (left) and X-Type (right), and a '97 Ford Fairlane (red)
That's part of my collection: Identical S-Type in front and back, plus Sovereign XJ8 (left) and X-Type (right), and a '97 Ford Fairlane (red)
0 2022/08/13 06:00:08
0 2022/08/13 06:21:00
cam cover right S-Type V6 3L extreme corrosion
cam cover right S-Type V6 3L extreme corrosion
0 2022/08/18 01:54:08
same on the left cam cover
same on the left cam cover
0 2022/08/18 01:58:08
So this is how bad it was: Oil leaking left, right and centre. Spark plugs and ignition coils drowning.
So this is how bad it was: Oil leaking left, right and centre. Spark plugs and ignition coils drowning.
0 2022/10/02 03:46:38
The the engine block looked really sad.
The the engine block looked really sad.
0 2022/10/02 03:46:41
This shows the worst of the galvanic corrosion self-destruction
This shows the worst of the galvanic corrosion self-destruction
0 2022/10/02 03:50:21
Old and new right cam cover: the breather hose needs to be "re-planted"...
Old and new right cam cover: the breather hose needs to be "re-planted"...
0 2022/10/02 03:50:24
...and this is how to replant this breather hose: Carefully from underneath (after unscrewing a metal cover) you need to carefully press all 4 clips in simulaneoulsly to avoid damaging the breather.
...and this is how to replant this breather hose: Carefully from underneath (after unscrewing a metal cover) you need to carefully press all 4 clips in simulaneoulsly to avoid damaging the breather.
0 2022/10/02 03:50:28
And another challenge on the left cam-cover as well: This breather hose also needs to be re-planted to the new cover: Carfully lift that little latch with a screwdriver and turn the whole thing anti-clockwise...
And another challenge on the left cam-cover as well: This breather hose also needs to be re-planted to the new cover: Carfully lift that little latch with a screwdriver and turn the whole thing anti-clockwise...
0 2022/10/02 03:54:10
...here you see the thread.
...here you see the thread.
0 2022/10/02 03:54:12
Engine block after cleaning. I had to rub off a lot of "magnesium-paste" off the cams: All that "liquified" magnesium, which came off the cam covers.
Engine block after cleaning. I had to rub off a lot of "magnesium-paste" off the cams: All that "liquified" magnesium, which came off the cam covers.
0 2022/10/02 03:54:15
New upper & lower seals in injector-unit. New cam covers fitted.
New upper & lower seals in injector-unit. New cam covers fitted.
0 2022/10/02 03:54:17
And a shiny air-intake to crown it all. I cleaned the part with wire-brushes of all kind and covered it with clear-coat (=better then new).
And a shiny air-intake to crown it all. I cleaned the part with wire-brushes of all kind and covered it with clear-coat (=better then new).
0 2022/10/02 03:54:20
hose JLM21497 at bottom of expansion tank - now with 2 of those green seals (see next picture)
hose JLM21497 at bottom of expansion tank - now with 2 of those green seals (see next picture)
0 2022/10/04 04:28:34
The old seals: black. The replacement I found: green.
The old seals: black. The replacement I found: green.
0 2022/10/04 04:28:39
The water-pump... Not the most pretty sight....
The water-pump... Not the most pretty sight....
0 2022/10/04 04:52:32
That flange for the hose was actually corroded thru at one point: A complete hole thru the material.
That flange for the hose was actually corroded thru at one point: A complete hole thru the material.
0 2022/10/04 04:52:37
The old rotten back-plate, and the new one, which is kind of not purchasable anywhere - I was just lucky.
The old rotten back-plate, and the new one, which is kind of not purchasable anywhere - I was just lucky.
0 2022/10/04 04:52:41
New water pump with new back-plate assembled already.
New water pump with new back-plate assembled already.
0 2022/10/04 04:52:43
After removing a whole lot of parts (incl. air-intake and fuel-injection-unit) you get access to that upper hose-flange-bit, which is screwed onto the engine block...
After removing a whole lot of parts (incl. air-intake and fuel-injection-unit) you get access to that upper hose-flange-bit, which is screwed onto the engine block...
0 2022/10/04 05:08:55
This is the part I am talking about and it has 2 bad gaskets.
This is the part I am talking about and it has 2 bad gaskets.
0 2022/10/04 05:08:59
And a similar part sits right under this previous part... I guess normally you would be expected to remove the upper left engine block down to the head-gasket, just to be able to remove the second bolt there...!But I just managed to use a standard spanner - painful and time-consuming, but it beats the alternative.
And a similar part sits right under this previous part... I guess normally you would be expected to remove the upper left engine block down to the head-gasket, just to be able to remove the second bolt there...!But I just managed to use a standard spanner - painful and time-consuming, but it beats the alternative.
0 2022/10/04 05:09:02
Thus I got the second part off as well, but it was not possible to pull this part out of the engine block, nor could I turn it.
Thus I got the second part off as well, but it was not possible to pull this part out of the engine block, nor could I turn it.
0 2022/10/04 05:09:05
The round thing is a mirror, which I used to see the rotten gasket in there.
The round thing is a mirror, which I used to see the rotten gasket in there.
0 2022/10/04 05:09:08
I used the mirror and this special tool to pick that gasket (XR85431) out of there and replaced it with a new one. Btw.: see that big oval hole, which is revealed after removing the cover-plate - I replaced that gasket as well: It was very hard to find that P/N. A nice guy from Jagdaim helped me on the phone. The P/N is AJ88279.
I used the mirror and this special tool to pick that gasket (XR85431) out of there and replaced it with a new one. Btw.: see that big oval hole, which is revealed after removing the cover-plate - I replaced that gasket as well: It was very hard to find that P/N. A nice guy from Jagdaim helped me on the phone. The P/N is AJ88279.
0 2022/10/04 05:09:11
And you see the P/Ns of the other 2 gaskets in the picture here.
And you see the P/Ns of the other 2 gaskets in the picture here.
0 2022/10/04 05:09:16
Looks much better than before: Cleaned with rotary wire brushed on drill, and then spray-pained with clear-coat.
Looks much better than before: Cleaned with rotary wire brushed on drill, and then spray-pained with clear-coat.
0 2022/10/04 05:09:19
And after very laboriously putting that inaccessible bold of the lower part back in again and all the other part, it looked a whole lot better...
And after very laboriously putting that inaccessible bold of the lower part back in again and all the other part, it looked a whole lot better...
0 2022/10/04 05:09:22
I bought this 2004 S-Type 4 month ago - it looked great... - but the deeper I dug... After basically working on it for 4 month full time, I have pretty much fixed it now and restored it back to "new condition"
I bought this 2004 S-Type 4 month ago - it looked great... - but the deeper I dug... After basically working on it for 4 month full time, I have pretty much fixed it now and restored it back to "new condition"
0 2022/10/10 05:38:36
The S-Type came with a very obvious fault: Dull plastic headlights, but I already knew how to fix that: "Turtle Wax - Headlight lens restorer". It's not cheap, but it does wonders, if used correctly. My headlights were actually that far gone that I had to start with wet sandpaper, which was more corse than the sanding pads provided: I started with 2000 grid wet paper & then worked my way thru provided pads. To apply the lens clarifying compound I used a drill with a rotation cloth - carefully!!!
The S-Type came with a very obvious fault: Dull plastic headlights, but I already knew how to fix that: "Turtle Wax - Headlight lens restorer". It's not cheap, but it does wonders, if used correctly. My headlights were actually that far gone that I had to start with wet sandpaper, which was more corse than the sanding pads provided: I started with 2000 grid wet paper & then worked my way thru provided pads. To apply the lens clarifying compound I used a drill with a rotation cloth - carefully!!!
0 2022/10/10 05:38:39
Here you see that the lenses are pretty clear again (after applying the lens sealing wipe. And here you also already see in the bottom right corner one of the 3 adjustments to end nowhere, as all the plastic-parts have basically pulverised over time. There are 2 adjustment screws and one adjustment motor (leveling) in the middle.
Here you see that the lenses are pretty clear again (after applying the lens sealing wipe. And here you also already see in the bottom right corner one of the 3 adjustments to end nowhere, as all the plastic-parts have basically pulverised over time. There are 2 adjustment screws and one adjustment motor (leveling) in the middle.
0 2022/10/10 05:38:41
This is the headlamp leveling motor... adjusting nothing, as everything is broken away.
This is the headlamp leveling motor... adjusting nothing, as everything is broken away.
0 2022/10/10 05:38:43
Here you see at the bottom some of the "pulverised plastic", which once held the reflector in place. Without them, you cannot adjust your headlamps any more and you have no control of where your light shines to. This should be a clear fail at the rego-check / MOT.
Here you see at the bottom some of the "pulverised plastic", which once held the reflector in place. Without them, you cannot adjust your headlamps any more and you have no control of where your light shines to. This should be a clear fail at the rego-check / MOT.
0 2022/10/10 05:38:47
It looks scary, but this is the way to do it: Best choose a warm day. After removing the black rubber from around the head lamps, carefully go around the circumfence of the headlightsand warm it up with a heat gun to soften the kind of black rubber-glue, which holds the head light together, Simulaneously you obviously have to open those clips, while prying open the housing with one of those cunning tools normally used to remove the inner trim from the doors of a Jag (see blue tool).
It looks scary, but this is the way to do it: Best choose a warm day. After removing the black rubber from around the head lamps, carefully go around the circumfence of the headlightsand warm it up with a heat gun to soften the kind of black rubber-glue, which holds the head light together, Simulaneously you obviously have to open those clips, while prying open the housing with one of those cunning tools normally used to remove the inner trim from the doors of a Jag (see blue tool).
0 2022/10/10 05:38:51
With the clear plastic removed you now need to remove the reflector. Avoid touching the reflector - especially protect it from grease. Here you also see that there was really nothing left of those parts, which were supposed to fixate the reflector. Note the white parts on the grass.
With the clear plastic removed you now need to remove the reflector. Avoid touching the reflector - especially protect it from grease. Here you also see that there was really nothing left of those parts, which were supposed to fixate the reflector. Note the white parts on the grass.
0 2022/10/10 05:38:54
Gently push the soft rubber thru the opening.
Gently push the soft rubber thru the opening.
0 2022/10/10 05:39:04
Sad picture of broken plastic parts. Unpack the repair kit with the parts you need. I found it on ebay under "Jaguar S-Type headlight adjuster 1999-2007". It contains 10 little parts. Most of those parts will be broken on your headlight. However, I did not use those 4 "sprockets: in the kit, as my old ones were not broken and I could not see how to replace them anyway. But those other 6 parts where utterly broken on my headlight, while other white plastic parts were perfectly OK.
Sad picture of broken plastic parts. Unpack the repair kit with the parts you need. I found it on ebay under "Jaguar S-Type headlight adjuster 1999-2007". It contains 10 little parts. Most of those parts will be broken on your headlight. However, I did not use those 4 "sprockets: in the kit, as my old ones were not broken and I could not see how to replace them anyway. But those other 6 parts where utterly broken on my headlight, while other white plastic parts were perfectly OK.
0 2022/10/10 05:39:17
Those parts, which were broken, however, were that brittle that it was very easy to remove the sad remainders of them. Now, if some parts were that brittle after 18 years, and the other white parts where still OK, it clearly shows that Jaguar did something horribly wrong there...
Those parts, which were broken, however, were that brittle that it was very easy to remove the sad remainders of them. Now, if some parts were that brittle after 18 years, and the other white parts where still OK, it clearly shows that Jaguar did something horribly wrong there...
0 2022/10/10 05:39:19
0 2022/10/10 05:39:21