Thank you for your answer. I did not notice corrosion, but I will try not to spoil anything. I'm still waiting for the repair kit JLM 11415. the corrosion in in the thread where the two differing metals touch each other, this is not evident until you ' try ' to undo the union, which strips the thre...
sadly , this is one of the worst jobs to do on the V12, not because of any technical reason , but because of the corrosion the differing metals cause at the union of the pipe and the cooler, if you can get it undone on the car there wont be much thread left to reinstate , you may have to pull the wh...
so , after being stuck in the house, i thought i would get some small works done , firstly i fitted a full surround sound factory fit speaker setup and amp in the XF Sportbrake, and then i thought i would tackle the XJ40 i have a brand new chrome bumper with headlight washers to fit , all brand new ...
new ones are still around , i managed to buy a brand new old stock 4.09 diff for my 1994 xj40 last year, just plucking up the gumption to install it, lol
check the TB butterflies are set to 2 thou of an inch at the top at rest on the adjustable screw caps on the side , without the linkage attached , then check the TB linkage is not pulling the butterflies open at rest, not too fine a gap though, as when the engine bay warms the rods lengthen making t...
it was one of the first things i did as well , improved MPG and better response on pickup in general, but as mentioned we have ' normal ' petrol as well as driving on the correct side of the road , lol, and to be honest, not may of us use our classics as daily runners , though that would be nice, bu...
nice, andy bracket is a pop to fit, 10 mm socket and an 8mm socket( from memory ), thats all you need, wear an old top with sleeves so you dont scratch up your arms and lean in and remove this... IMG_6816.jpeg its as simple as that ensure you note the two round dowel pins on the original, they can s...
just throwing this out there, i wonder if the crank case breather pipe is blocked, causing positive crank case pressure to build and cause the engine to stall??
cool , you got the pictures working, very nice looking car as well when we say ' CATS ' you do realise you have 4 ( Four ) of them , there are two Pre-Cats on the down pipe collectors, the size of large bean tins, then then there are the two staggered cats under the car, these can be seen here https...
