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Offline kamilb1998

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My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« on: 15, September, 2010 - 18:44:16 »
Here are some pics:- More info available on my website projectxj40.weebly.com





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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #1 on: 15, September, 2010 - 19:36:36 »
Very nice !!

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #2 on: 15, September, 2010 - 22:08:25 »
I've always had a soft spot for Jags but never got round to owning one.

Managed to run a Mercedes 300ce for a few years, now that was a lovely motor.

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #3 on: 16, September, 2010 - 05:59:14 »
A really nice car, can't knock them for comfort.

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #4 on: 16, September, 2010 - 08:56:39 »
Fantastic Jag bud kind of thing I am planning on getting !

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #5 on: 19, September, 2011 - 18:44:57 »
The poor old thing has been off the road for over a year now, but its still managed to keep me busy. Currently doing a top-end rebuild on it after the headgasket went...




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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #6 on: 19, September, 2011 - 20:51:35 »
..just a little more complex than a c5 motor rebuild  ;D

Scarily complicated !

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #7 on: 20, September, 2011 - 06:20:40 »
You are seem to be able to tackle some big jobs for someone your age, you must have a very keen interest in mechanic's/electric's etc, you will go far mate.

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #8 on: 20, September, 2011 - 08:34:00 »
Fantastic Stuff - I recall working on  a mark 3 cortina around about your age - but being an simple 1600 ohv engine I had easy compared to that beast of an engine - Keep up the good work bud :) :)

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #9 on: 20, September, 2011 - 16:44:07 »
Looks like you have your hands full, so a C5 should be simple stuff.

Keep us posted

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #10 on: 01, October, 2011 - 18:29:12 »
Started putting it back together today. Got my assistant to help me get the head back on, and I managed to get the cam sprockets, chain, tensioner and distributor back in today.



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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #11 on: 01, October, 2011 - 18:35:07 »
Rather you than me  :o

I have not stripped an engine down for years, i will stick to C5s  ;D

looking good though   ;)

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« Reply #12 on: 09, November, 2011 - 18:34:37 »
I got it back together and running on Monday the 24th October but he developed a leak from the chain tensioner. I got the distributor out to get to the bolts for it, undid them only to find that it had snapped  :o. After this followed a two week wait for replacement tensioner which arrived along with some Instant Gasket yesterday. I got it fitted today and I can safely say that Oliver is now properly fixed!

I was a little nervous at first because there was smoke coming out from the exhaust manifold area at first but I had a look and it turned out to just be some oil left over on the manifold from when the tensioner let go, but I got him up to temperature and he stayed at a steady 90 degrees. I drove him up and down the close a couple of times and the power steering has come back, but the brake pedal has a little more travel than I remember it to. Sadly no pictures or videos from today because it had got dark by the time I got it running.

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #13 on: 09, November, 2011 - 20:47:59 »
Your car seems well worth the effort mate, looks really nice  8)

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Re: My 1988 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 3.6
« Reply #14 on: 09, November, 2011 - 21:21:03 »
Fantastic job on a great british car.