I have recently acquired a 2000 XJR.

 

Bought, unseen, from the interweb and brought home last weekend.

 

A couple of issues, standard bubbling on the rear wheel arches, edge of the sunroof and behind the front wheels, slightly droopy rear headliner and a small wisp of smoke on start-up which clears almost immediately.

 

I hope to get the rust/scabs sorted, and headliner fixed.

 

There's mixed perceived wisdom on the smoke issue, some say leave it until oil consumption is much greater than normal, others strip down the head and replace the valve stem seals, time will tell which route I'll take.

 

Her it is, next to my SAAB 9000 Carlsson.

 

 

Hi Scott,a warm welcome to the JAGUAR OWNERS CLUB forum. You will meet some good people on here who can offer decent advise, assist you with queries and help you find independent garages etc. Many large engines have a slight bellow of smoke on start up, I would wait until it gets far more serious than that before removing the head replacing valve seals etc in fact, there are so many additives in Halfrauds and the likes that claim to seal leaky valves etc, it may be worth attempting the use before a major operation on the motor.