The definitive guide to caring for your Jaguar. By ...

The definitive guide to caring for your Jaguar.

By:

Gregory Andrachuk

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Copyright 2002 by Gregory Andrachuk and Jag-. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD THE XJ SALOON: THE

MYSTIQUE SAFETY

FRONT WINGS DOORS

REAR WINGS REAR BUMPERS

BOOT LID

FRONT END

GRILLE

FRONT BUMPERS BONNET

SUNROOF

GLASS WHEELS EXTERIOR

PAINT

INTERIOR

INTERIOR UPGRADES

A FEW TECHNICAL NOTES

FUEL SYSTEM

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

LUBRICATION

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Foreword

This is the third edition of Jagcare, which like the first, is written for members of the Jag-lovers XJ list (xj@jag-.) . Its purpose is to provide the owner of the XJ saloon with a handy guide to authenticity, and to the upkeep of these fine automobiles. Much of the information is applicable to any car, of course, and particularly to any Jaguar or Daimler. Owners of XJS models of the 1970s and 80's will also find this booklet useful as these cars shared many components and characteristics with the XJ saloons.

(One preliminary note: The Daimler is simply a Jaguar with the best possible interior trim, and a different grille, boot plinth, and badges. They are identical in every other respect. Think of the Rolls Royce/Bentley arrangement and you will have the idea exactly. The Daimler is considered to be slightly more "posh" than the Jaguar. In some countries legal restrictions prevent the marketing of the cars under the trade name of Daimler; In those cases, the top-line Jaguars are typically given Daimler interior trim. Such is the case with the Jaguar Vanden Plas models in Canada and the US).

Jagcare is directed principally to the owner of the Series III saloon, produced in both Jaguar and Daimler variants from 1979 to the end of 1992, although reference will also be made to the Series I (1969 through 1973) and the Series II (1974 to mid-1979) saloons, as all these cars have many parts in common, and have an evolutionary history. It is not my purpose to provide instruction in heavy mechanical repair, although regular maintenance is easily done by almost any owner. The great advantage of doing so is that the owner becomes familiar with the condition of the car, and is quickly able to assess any problems. One of the small delights of Jaguar ownership is our entitlement to the use of (to North American ears) quaint terms. Jaguars have bonnets, not hoods; boots not trunks, wings, not fenders. All of this seems normal to an Australian or a Scot, of course. I use these terms and other in Jagcare, although I draw the line at the use of offside and nearside, "H reg." and other terms that our British cousins use to confuse and annoy the colonials. Readers will just have to accept my Canadian spellings (these will seem inconsistent to both Americans and Brits: both "colour" and "tire" for example, are Canadian usages, the

first being normal to a British reader, the second to an American). One more thing: the name JAGUAR is variously pronounced as a two syllable word [Jag-war], or [Jag-wah], or a three syllable word [Jag-u-ah], but please, please, not as [Jag-wire].

My experience is based on 30 years of Jaguar-lust, and the ownership and light restoration of several XJ saloons, two 4.2 litre six-cylinder cars and four V12 5.3 litre cars. Recommendations made in Jagcare arise from what I have learned in preparing my cars both for reliable ownership and concours d'?l?gance competition. Jaguars are meant to be driven as well as admired, and there is nothing quite so sad in my view as a Jaguar that never sees the open road. The more you use them, the better they run. Note: the engine used in the XJ6 is called the XK engine, and its origins date from the late 40's of the last century (!) although it was continuously refined, and in its EFI S3 form, it is a wonderful engine both in appearance and performance. The V12 engine was installed first in the the E-Type of the 70's and was eventually fitted to the S1 XJ in 1973. During the early S3 period the V12 engine received a new set of heads (designed by Michael May) which greatly increased fuel economy and allowed an increase in the compression ratio. This variant is known as the H.E. (High Efficiency) engine and the early S3 cars which have it are so marked. By 1982, although the engine remained the same, the badging, at least for Canadian V12 saloons, did not include the "H.E." This engine, now with an advanced, 3rd generation electronic control unit (ECU), was fitted even to the very last 1992 Series 3 cars. I own one of these, #92 of the last 100 Jaguar V12 Vanden Plas cars.

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