I've always used 10W 50 fully synthetic because it was originally recommended. This engine doesn't burn oil and barely drips any :D I did wonder if the cam was dead, but hope it isn't... :confused:

I know about cams on these engines. However , it has 22,000 miles on it and has had a total of five oil changes (the first being when it was installed and four since I've owned it) so I'm really hoping that's not the cas . I have the rocker cover off and the rockers seem to be moving fine ...

Ha ha, funny buggers.... Thought it would have been obvious that I had tried all manner of everything INC plugs and whatnot. I honestly thought the crank sensor had fixed it (many many red herrings). When I said I stripped everything.... I wanted to check I hadn't wired up the coil pack wrong...

Only two sensors... Well, while the new O2 sensors vastly improved the running....,they only did so one the 6 functioning cylinders :( So, everything possible has been replaced, but still has the misfire. So today, I started stripping down the top end in prepare for removing the head...

The Super Charged doesn't have VVT because it makes little to no difference due to the extra 70bhp provided by the charger... Quote from Wiki: " Supercharged [edit] The supercharged version of the AJ26 is used in the high-performance R versions of Jaguar's cars. The engine was updated with AJ27...

Nah, the connections are excellent. We think it got cooked when the crank sensor cocked up the timing and fried the cat. It was switching properly, then it would drop then come back....

Well, finally got it code read by the master and it showed one of the 2 O2 sensors is unhappy. Sometimes it's working, but mostly it's not! Seems the last chap who code read it "isn't very good with older cars!" o_O Wait! What? An O2 sensor does the same job on a 2 year old car as on a 20 year...

You may find a cheap Jaguar that has been pranged or something. Either the Super charged or the standard 4.2 version. The SC doesn't have VVT whereas the normally aspirated version does. In which case, if he want's to go ahead, you'd need to swap his cams onto the "new" engine. A faff, but a...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_AJ-V8_engine

If I am right, the 4.2 was fitted to LR Jagwar cars and the 4.2 was fitted to the supercharged L322. My 2004 XK8 (Jagwar) has a 4.2 which is the multivalve engine.... I would imagine therefore, don't limit your search to LR only, but Jaguar cars too. I imagine there will be some cosmetic...

Thanks for all the replies. I was kinda leaning towards "it's because the cats are missing" but wanted a 2nd opinion. It never occurred to me to check for missing teeth... But the new CS made a difference when I put it in. Granted it was a cold start, but the spark testers showed the sparks...

Most will know George, but for those who dont, 2000 V8 4.0. Had misfire for ages and replaced a bunch of stuff before finally figuring out it was the Crank Sensor. Anyway, it murdered the cats so I de-catted it until I discovered the cause as above. I bought new cats and will fit them soon as...

The car never came with roof rails and would be advertised as it came to me, none fitted.... The radio system will be left in place because it's a bit of a faff to remove and replace. I plan to do the roof lining because that is a must. And it will only enhance the experience to the buyer to...

Thanks for that. When you say "give" the rails to you, would this involve you "giving" me some loot as a recompense :D I don't think they are worth £300, but I would be happy with £200 :cool: I also have a spare EAS pump all ready to go and a valve block all serviced. I have electric motors...

I have decided to sell my car as I am getting grief from her indoors :confused: I have put a small fortune into this car so it hasn't ever let me down to the point where it was off the road for any time (although melting a suspension pipe warranted a trip home on a breakdown truck :p resulting...

Well, I do smell LPG... I thought I had a leak, but nope. All buttoned up nice. It stinks of petrol too (obvs worst at cold starts) so I assume that this is because there are no cats to clean up the mess (yet). But this bubbling leaking steamy window thing was present before I (had to)...

It does pee well. Never had an issue with its bladder :D

Thanks for all the replies. I use orange (or red) coolant so not sure what colour the alien pish would be :confused: It's possible the Vapouriser is leaking, but I hope not because I only serviced it less than a year ago :eek: No undue noises that I'm aware of other than the tensioner clicks &...

Ha ha, the subject box may cause consternation :p:p 2000 4.0 THOR. Few times I've fired up and gone, noticed a bit of steam from the expansion bottle and a puddle. Never overheated and yes the gauge works. Only appears to happen just after starting and driving a short distance (say a mile or...

Exactly! I left the empty cat shells in place rather than putting a straight through pipe. This allows an expansion soon after the manifolds instead of back pressure. It also sounds "hollow" and quite treble rather than bass o_O Still, the car runs well enough for this apocalypse...:confused: