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[Mark Hayter]

Hi everyone just bought a 1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0  love it to bits can any give me any tips about maintaining it and problems that will come with it cheers

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the club, Mark.

Use premium fuel, treat the car well and you should never have a problem.

Just enjoy!

Regards,

Peter. 

[Mark Hayter]

Thanks  peter it's been serviced all its life at Jaguar every year never missed one so I think I've bought a good one am just in the middle of changing the cam chains as it had the plastic guides on it they where in a very brittle state so I've caught them in time thank god🙏

[Old Peter]

Hi Mark,

That is a good record.  I have had my cars serviced and repaired for the has 19 years by a mobile mechanic who had his full training by a local Main dealer for both Rover and Jaguar.  He has looked after my cars [and my wife's cars] for 19 years.

Regards,

Peter.

P.S. We are both from Merseyside, and just migrated to Sutton Coldfield via North Wales and Derbyshire. 

[Mark Hayter]

Well Peter am going to change my timing chain this weekend doing it myself am a mechanical engineer by trade. looked at a few videos doesn't look that hard to do with the right tools. I do have a electrical fault with my windows ie when I pull the door handle the window drops down a bit if I keep pulling the door handle it keeps coming down any idea what causes this to happen like I said am mechanical not electrical  any input would be helpful thanks which part of Merseyside you from am Liverpool 

[Mark Hayter]

Well Peter am going to change my timing chain this weekend doing it myself am a mechanical engineer by trade. looked at a few videos doesn't look that hard to do with the right tools. I do have a electrical fault with my windows ie when I pull the door handle the window drops down a bit if I keep pulling the door handle it keeps coming down any idea what causes this to happen like I said am mechanical not electrical  any input would be helpful thanks which part of Merseyside you from am Liverpool 

[Mark Hayter]

Forgot to mention the top tenioners where the 2nd generation ones they where cracked but intact so like I said this weekend am doing the full change guides tenioners and chains I did start to do it the other week but after taking cam covers off f I had second thoughts and done some serious checking on how to do it but confident now am fitting the metal upgrade kit so should last the life of the car what s type do you have I had 06 2.7 diesel one only problem bi had with it was the electric handbrake 

[Old Peter]

Hi Mark,

The moderne cars needs lots of very technical knowledge  --  It has passed me over the years from The Triumph Herald which was easy to maintain in 1965! My mechanic is up to date like yourself.

I have the 2,7 diesel, and I agree with you about the electric handbrake which I have now mastered -- I keep my battery well charged.

I was born and lived in Widnes for 32 years before emigrating to Wales, then Derbyshire - I worked in Sheffield - and then here in Sutton Coldfield.  My wife is from Liverpool, born in Scotland road and after the war went to live in Huyton.  We left Merseyside 53 years ago!

Regards,

Peter.

[Mark Hayter]

I was born in Scotland Road too I now live in hunts cross now but lived in Kirkby most of my life.. 

[Mark Hayter]

Believe it or not my main car is a infiniti Q50 2.2d they are a good motor lots of toys on it a bit too much to be honest but I've had lots of jaguar's mainly the x type there good work horses had a 2.2 estate what a car it give up on me with 215000 miles  only bought it for £4000 had it 7 years I clocked 160000 miles on it myself through working away alot very low maintenance cost only replace the injecters on it