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.
Thanks to Doug Dwyer for scanning a large number of photographs.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
FRONT END
INTERIOR
THE XJ SALOON: THE
MYSTIQUE
GRILLE
INTERIOR
UPGRADES
SAFETY
FRONT
BUMPERS
A FEW TECHNICAL
NOTES
FRONT WINGS
BONNET
FUEL SYSTEM
DOORS
SUNROOF
MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
REAR WINGS
GLASS
LUBRICATION
REAR BUMPERS
WHEELS
BOOT LID
EXTERIOR
PAINT
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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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