Copart WIN or FAIL?? Flood Damaged Jaguar XK V8! 

Thanks for watching! well spotted with the rear towing, we couldn't find a tow eye anywhere, will have another look next time! 👍

Thanks for watching, nothing worse than being left hanging at the end of a video 😁

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We did a full resto/recomission on it a few years ago - pre RU-vid. Just been back for a couple of upgrades.

It had a steam clean 🤣 thanks for watching 😁

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It was written off by the insurance company, who quote new parts. But the customer repaired it privately with second hand parts, bear in mind the second hand engine was £6k alone. Thanks for watching 😁

Thanks for the info, it was a strange one, I didn't see anything stamped Jaguar on the engine at all!

Yep Jaguar v8 which started life in the x308 in 1998 and of course the original xk8 in 1997

Yes 100%, the Engine was built on the Ford engine assembly line in Wales but is 100% Jaguar designed, which may account for the parts, oddly enough they still often charge Jaguar prices for the parts. @SuperRon awesome video. The 5.0 NA was used in almost all Jaguar models which may account for the slightly different connections. I am no mechanic but have a passion for it, so it is a real treat to see work of this quality done from start to finish. The XK is an extremely good looking car IMO but those air filters are in a slightly peculiar place.

In this instance 100%. Thanks for watching 😁

Anything can be saved with enough money (see my latest BMW M5 video) bit it just wasn't cost effective with this.

Thanks for watching 😁 no the gearbox was fine, the car wasn't submerged in water, the engine just sucked it up internally from the low intakes. I'm not sure how much it cost but it was 3-4 days doing the swap.

@@SuperRon thanks 👍 a lot

Yes very poor design on this model. The blue film is the stuff painter and decorators use to put down on carpets to keep them clean.

@@SuperRon Interesting. Thanks for that info.

Engines are just a big air pump, suck air in and blow it out. So if the inlet is in water it will suck it up like a straw. It had been sitting in with the insurance company for a few months which is why the paper had dried out.

It certainly had a good drink! 😁

The customer took it away and I think he sold it as it was.

Yes wet exhausts, silencers were still full of water. Soon dried out and passed the MOT emissions straight after 👍

The customer sourced the engine and the car himself, I think the engine was £6k and a few days labour fitting it all. Thanks for watching 😁

@@SuperRon What was the labour cost Ron?

@@cliveshepherd8894 not sure on that, I don't get involved in the office work.

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