DirtyDaily Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Perhaps a "click bait" title but the chances of ruinous disaster is always there on a supercharged jaguar, especially on one that cost a mere £2,700. I thought I'll make a thread for this as this is a bit of an attainable dream car for myself. I have always had an affinity for Jaguars and a supercharged XJ is just about peak daily motoring in my mind. This one is a weathered example but my experience of the X350s is quite untroubled. I also thought that the wealth of knowledge that Autoshite has to offer may come in handy. Bit of a synopsis on the condition is as follows:Recently servicedNew MOTPerishables look to be in good shapeSuspension has been lowered via the SDD software (anyone with this software that can help me up the suspension to stock ride height would be very much appreciated!)Kind of following on from above the central locking is not working, almost certainly a drivers door module issue and was wondering if anyone knew where I may be able to get this one refurbed? People tend to just get another module and have it programmed to the car using the SDD but I fancy getting it refurbed since it's a very common issueDrivers window is broken, needs a new regulatorPulley squeaking when cold, I will have to investigate what this is.No Aircon which I strongly suspect is air condenser seals which are a fault with every x350 I've owned. Oil cooler leak which I suspect will just be a rubber seal which shouldn't be an issue.Bodywork let's it down, alloy corrosion is in abundance and on most panels which is a shame, alloys need refurbing but that's not a big issue. Interior is tidy as I have found on most X350sMakes a truly wonderful supercharger whine when you boot it and all of a sudden the cars foibles melt away. Power is immense and unrelenting with a superb soundtrack to boot and a planted road feel. Once I've ironed out some of the issues it should be a good example. Good bones you might say. Come along for the ride and we will see if a "got ya" comes up!More pictures will become available once I've given it a good clean. Fat_Pirate, tooSavvy, GeordieInExile and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 This site is spoiling us with absolute money pits. Rejoice! Castle Bromwich is flying its flags. I'm very jealous. wesacosa, DirtyDaily and Low Horatio gearbox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-T Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 ‘Kinell, check out mine and @Crispian_J_Hotson’s threads on supercharged big cats. Best of bloody British to you. Dave_Q and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Yes m9! Welcome aboard the torture train! Show us yer injin then? Is it the pulley squeaking or a belt slipping? Belt noise may well be the SC belt at that year of model. Smooth Idler pulley upgrades to a ribbed type pulley and you'll need a double sided belt. it's a common issue and mod. Literally just got it for mine. You can get a refurbed pulley from Autoreserve, and belt is 8DPK1355. DirtyDaily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Yes m9! Welcome aboard the torture train! Show us yer injin then? Is it the pulley squeaking or a belt slipping? Belt noise may well be the SC belt at that year of model. Smooth Idler pulley upgrades to a ribbed type pulley and you'll need a double sided belt. it's a common issue and mod. Literally just got it for mine. You can get a refurbed pulley from Autoreserve, and belt is 8DPK1355.Could well be slipping though it doesn't sound like a continuous slip. I'll have a look in to that and see. Try the old wet the belt and see if the noise goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Bad decision? Where? Because all I see is the greatest decision a man could ever hope to make for himself. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Check the service history for any receipts from a 'Coventry Jag Specialist'. If you find any, burn the car to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 I'll be following. I like Jaguars in general and XJRs in particular. I might make a thread for my XJ6 but probably not as it's about to go away for the winter so there won't be much to put in the thread for a while! Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 Check the service history for any receipts from a 'Coventry Jag Specialist'. If you find any, burn the car to the ground.Thankfully there's no service records! Is that a win? GeordieInExile, grogee, Nyphur and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Oh yes. Loving this. Show me it's innards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightSix Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 38 minutes ago, grogee said: Check the service history for any receipts from a 'Coventry Jag Specialist'. If you find any, burn the car to the ground. Out of curiosity, which specialist are we talking? I've had great experience with one but the other one has been absolutely taking the piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregZX Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Wonderful. My friendly mechanic has the X300 4.0 supercharged. I've been in it a few times and didn't want to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 Some rubbish pictures of the interior. I think a deep clean will make it come up like new. uk_senator, Rightnider, Mudster and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Bloody cheap that.. I`ve been thinking about getting one to replace my incredibly rusy, not-ULEZ compliant (& as of 2 weeks ago, vandalised) X308R, so I`ll be watching with interest.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 3 hours ago, DirtyDaily said: Some rubbish pictures of the interior. I think a deep clean will make it come up like new. bloody lush eddyramrod and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 23 hours ago, DirtyDaily said: blah blah this broken.... blah blah leaks.... blah blah... just minor issues when look this nice eddyramrod and DirtyDaily 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Update. Driven say 100 miles in this now. Few times to and back from work and generally around. Driving very well and nothing has cropped up yet other than the temperature not getting to the centre for quite a while. My commute to work is 25mins approx and it was just shy of the centre so I think the thermostat is letting coolant past. Ordered a new one for £17 and looking online it is a VERY easy job. Intake off and there it is. I'll get that done as I don't want it over fueling everyday to work and back. Makes a good excuse to do a quick coolant flush too. dome, JMotor, Stevebrookman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted Saturday at 06:22 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 06:22 PM Bigger update:So been spannering on it with kind of no success but found bits to do!1st, went to replace the thermostat but the one supplied was incorrect so the old one has had to go back in. Can confirm the thermostat is at fault as it's stuck open. (See pic)2nd, checked air filter. Filth. (See pic)3rd, cabin filter. Filth. (Soz no pic but it's really bad)4th, oil cooler is really cruded up so I've hit it with brake clean but it's gonna need a bit more of a deep clean or soaking.5th, now I had an issue with the drivers window wiper not really wiping so I just got new wipers as it was pretty old. I put the new one on and realised it's just not touching the screen... odd. Realised that the point where the arm attached to the linkage has way too much play and is causing the arm to not press against the screen. I stripped it down to try and bodge it but no joy. Ive ordered a new (used) part from auto reserve to replace the whole mechanism for £40 but it'll be a bit of a job to do it. Brake servo has to come off and scuttle has to come off again. Annoying but whatever. The car just seems like it's been neglected in general hence the old filters and not addressing leaks for a long time etc. Thankfully their solid cars but does make you wonder who buys an XJR and doesn't do any maintenance. I'm going to visit a bloke in Chester next Friday too who has the SDD software to raise the suspension up to standard ride height as the past owner just had it too low. We are getting there. Popsicle, yes oui si, CreepingJesus and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted Saturday at 06:23 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 06:23 PM Should add I have ordered the following:New air filterNew cabin filterWiper linkageNew window regulatorEdited as I have now purchased the window regulator Rust Collector, Dyslexic Viking and timolloyd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted Sunday at 10:42 AM Share Posted Sunday at 10:42 AM after seeing those pics of the interior, has anyone else noticed that Yanks variants usually have well mullard leather in about 4 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDaily Posted Sunday at 11:18 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 11:18 AM after seeing those pics of the interior, has anyone else noticed that Yanks variants usually have well mullard leather in about 4 yearsAll the jags I've had the interiors have been great. I think the heat in parts of America have an effect. They definitely have an effect on the air struts as they fail constantly in America but in the UK they're pretty strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted Monday at 11:14 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:14 AM On 9/16/2023 at 7:22 PM, DirtyDaily said: I'm going to visit a bloke in Chester next Friday too who has the SDD software to lower the suspension another couple of inches as the past owner just had it too high. I support this endeavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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