I Bought a 500HP Jaguar with an "Engine Knock" at the Junk Auction. It was completely MISDIAGNOSED! 

07:15 theres your problem. there is a wooden log inside the engine...

Sam crac be the type of guy to let his house be eaten by worms and rebuild it the next week while listen to audible with his raycon earbuds

I love how Sam carefully hides the brand labels of those products that did not contribute any cash :)

As a former owner of an XF 5.0, an XKR, and XKR-S...yes, these cars are fucking incredible and beautiful. Now I have a 2020 F-Type R, and I continue to love this brutish supercharged 5.0. Jaguar is the only car company that truly builds a car with a soul.

The can of worms you opened with that Range Rover had their revenge.

no wonder it was making that noise there is a piece of wood in there

I've owned an XF 5.0. 2012. It was awesome!!! No maintenance issues ever. Head turner, luxury, wonderful. Why did I sell? To buy a Jaguar XK-R. Now that IS a CAR!!! One of the best grand tourers ever! Yours was a steal man! And it looks great!

bought a 2018 1 owner XE S 28K miles 10 months ago. i do my own oil changes every 5K with the JLR kit from FCP. this car makes me smile every time i drive it. unfortunately i have a 60 mile total commute to work 5x a week but the car preforms like day 1 six years ago. there are quite a bit of jags here in connecticut. i love seeing other jag owners. great video! educated me a bit!!

GM used these as well on their supercharged engines. The problem with the noise is that if the amount of play gets to be too large, and in your case, it sounds like it was very very close to that limit, the impellers inside the supercharger grind against each other and the entire thing comes apart. If you are lucky, the damage is small, usually valves (usually the edges get nicks in them from the metal shavings and some cylinder scoring) and the system bypasses the damaged part. Or it can send an inch piece of metal into a cylinder. IME, the replacement items are good for 40-60K miles, same as the original. They wear out and are a normal item to replace every 3-5 years. On this car, it's buried. On a GM, it's on the top of the engine and a 20 minute job.

I’ll probably find an engine knock car and it will have a real knock from a bad c-rod.

Hey Sam, i used engine flush on a 2001 skoda octavia 1.8T (audi engine) that hat a lot of gunk build up, and a problem with the oil pressure. After pouring in the stuff you could hear the engine running quieter. I drained the oil, and filled op with quality synthetic oil and a friction modifier. The oil pressure problem was gone, that was over 6 years ago. I have used an engine flush for every oil change since then and the engine never made any problems again. The car is still used regularly by a family member and it runs better then when i got it.

I've used Liqui Moly MoS2 Anti-Friction oil on a 2002 MB SLK and the engine stopped making rattle noises after sitting for a while (common issue on M111 engines). Not sure which "friction modifier" you had in mind, but this oil with MoS2 made a difference in my case.

Dropped everything to watch ! Cool car Samcrac .big support from Tennessee

The sound of the supercharged V8 jags is amazing. One rolled by me one day on the interstate and I stopped by the dealership the next day.

Re Friction modifiers: I daily drove an F350 with the 6.0 for a while (never had a single issue in 60k miles) and in my second winter with the truck, I started using a friction modifier. Made a world of difference on winter cold starts. It ran way smoother and quieter than it used to on those sub-10°F mornings

Hi Sam, You asked to comment on Oil Advertises for Sludge, well I've been using these for some 15 years here in Australia and have had fantastic results along the way. We use all types here and they are so good to bring cars back to "As Knew a condition" I kid you not. Love your blogs, keep up the good work mate. - Alan.

Just to touch on the differences between the XF Supercharged and XFR. For pre-facelift XF-S models (2010 and 2011) it was mechanically identical to the XFR (i compared parts lists when I bought my SUpercharged) and for the facelifts, as far as I can tell, only the stock tire offered changed betweed it and the XFR. Most of what you got going for an R outside the extra 40HP was the sporty bolstered seats (available on XF "S" models and XFR in facelift only), an R badge on the gauges, infotainment, passenger dash panel, seats, and rear, 2 heat extractors on the hood, different front and rear fascia, and wheel design (both got 20" wheels as standard in the same width and offsets). Both have the same tuning capabilities and limitations (intercooler upgrades needed to breach 630Hp reliably, when to swap lower pulleys, the relative uselessness of changing the airboxes until 650+), the same 6HP ZF transmission, and the same E-Diff.

Yep I use a fluid extractor to pump out the oil on my MB and the filter housing is on the top of the motor. That pump has paid for itself many times over and the time it saves me is incredible. I have the oil changed on the car in less than 20 minutes. Main thing is to run the motor for a bit before doing the change because the warm oil will flow far better when being extracted.

I use archoil in my 2005 powerstroke diesel and I noticed right off that the engine starts quicker and is much quieter. It can also be used in gas engines. I am going to start putting it in my cars. Good stuff!

If you put something heavy on the gear selector it will break the mechanism that makes it rise, however the manual states you can still move it. I have the V6 version of this and I love it.

Excellent content Sam, can’t wait for more on the XFR.

I knew nothing about these cars. Aside from the lack of reliability it's kind of like an E55. That debate moderator is legit!

I recently sold my '15 XFR. It was an amazing car and I had absolutely no problems with it. The driving dynamics are fantastic. They are pretty rare and it looks as good as it drives, so I got compliments on it all the time. I loved that it was not jam packed with tech. I needed an SUV for hauling, otherwise I would have kept it.

The timming chain problem of those engines (5.0 N/A and SC 2010-12) it doesn't have anything to do with oil starvation, It's more a design problem of the timming guides and tensors.

project on a british car going sideways in 3....2....1.......

I've had pretty good luck with MotorKote oil additive, Sam! But I'm pretty sure it won't dissolve logs - soft or hardwood...

I love how you said youre in mexico especially when I know the actual road you were on lol.

I love how Sam says " Even though we're in Mexico" @ 13:40 BUT we all know he lives in Ocala lol Love your videos man everytime I watch one of your auction buys it makes me want to go to an auction but I chicken out every time lol

Jags are so underrated. Even the modern XFS is amazing.

Damn a cheap 500hp Jaguar would be an awesome car Except that it’s a 50:50 chance that it’ll be a good deal or a scam

Sam I've used liquimoly mso2 antifricton with great success, it's not a huge difference as the oil is the main component and has all the detergents and friction modifiers. But the mso2 is great stuff!!!! But engine flush is not generally recomended and especially with small passages inside the engine, use some atf in the oil, drive a few 100 miles, then change oil again. It will slowly dissolve the gunk but the flush will break off chunks quickly and can clog more than it unclogs

Awesome video. I love the tradition and cachet of Jaguar (I used to own a 1963 Mark 2 back in the 70s) and I am glad to see that the brand is making a comeback after being mired in obsolescence and mediocrity for so many years. I think it would be great if you would do a video on acquiring and repairing an F-Type, preferably an S or R version.

"these worms..." groovin catarplillar rave: "am i a joke to you?"

My dad has a 2013 xfr but his one has an 8 speed gearbox like a xfrs and the inserts in the interior are carbon fibre

Yes you need a Family garage and a good specialised Jag scape yard Like EUROJAG to run these lovely cars ! Bought my Dad a V8 for his retirement biggest smile I ever saw on his face £42k car bought for £11k 8,000 miles on clock. Bless him he did start complaining about the Fuel costs . You did a great job on that XFR Some simple fixes! Our S Type is 15 years old 67k now on clock worthless to anyone but me, so lovely to drive Dad had 10 years of luxury travel until he Left us Best thing I ever did to repay him for being a great Dad .

I had one of these XFRs. Lovely car. Immensely powerful but the power is completely usable. One thing I will say is stump up for a good set of tyres as it can get very tail happy in the wet. Pirelli P-Zeros are on the mark with this car.

Sam: "Boy that Range Rover didn't kick my ass enough. I think I'll buy this Jaguar."

I happen to own one of these mighty cars I love the car it’s a 2010 XFR. I want to tel you be always cautious of COOLANT LEAKS these cars if you don’t know already are notorious for leeks because of the horrid plastic tubing they use...

Nice transition into the ad. Also I watched the debate. At first I was like man it's over an hour no way am I watching it all. Well that hour went fast. Having Chris fix "hey guys, times up" was a nice touch

Sam Great video, I have had audible since 2004 and have almost a thousand books, I am on an old play with two books per month for 5 cents less than 20.00. Again love to watch you, RichRebuilds, Hoovies Garage and The car wizard. Great videos

Great car sam!! Greetings from Canary Islands!! Keep on uploading such a great videos.

7:30 A LOG in there !!! ..easy repair!

My wife owned a car with a 231 Buick. They were notorious for oil control issues. I tore the top of the engine down and found thick dried oil all over the cylinder valley. I scraped it out with a putty knife but I couldn’t drop the pan. I changed the oil which turned black instantly on startup due to the buildup. I put a can of engine restore through it. Chunks poured out of the oil pan....chunks. A week later I ran restore through again and I got really dirty oil out of it. I refilled it and that oil change stayed clean. The flush had removed years of oil buildup.

I see you scrolled past audiobook David Goggins “Can’t Hurt Me”. an excellent book!

Hey Sam thanks for the video for me it’s therapeutic it really helps me get through the day knowing you have a new video I say do a new video every day. Thanks for the content keep them coming I’m a big fan!

My favorite engine shmoo is lucas, I even put one of their stickers over the check engine light!

Finally I see someone talking about an XFR!! I HAVE A 2010 and I love it !!😎

Best I've found is Motor Kote. Several years ago a truck driver told me it would stop the lifter tick on my 5.4 Triton expedition. Bought a quart , put it in and before I got out of the parking lot it quieted down. That was at 150k miles, it's got over 400k now. 1 quart every third oil change. Also used it in my last Kenworth, when I sold it , it had 1.9 million miles, no engine issues on a C15 Acert...on that one was 1 gallon every third oil change.

Sam’s got himself a Jaaaaaaaag! Perfect👍

When the old owner sees this video he’s gonna be pisseddd that’s why it’s good to know stuff about cars

Should've replaced that outlet pipe assembly and the rear crossover pipe while you were in there. Very common to leak coolant. Also saw you taking the symposer bracket off... you can pull the symposer out with the charger with just two plugs being released. No need to fight the three t30s off the back.

Wow Sam, that was a great find and those Range Rover's came good in the end :) I have a V8 with hydraulic tappets, they are notorious for attracting oil sludge and then they knock like hell and prematurely wear. I used to put something called TECSOL into the oil which not only solved the problem when it happened, it's never come back since.

The transition to the sponsor was again flawless.

Renn and Stimpy would've been proud of that log action lmfao

Great video! I would love to see more about this car. I have a 2016 Jag XFS and I love it to death. Its never given me any issues.

My daughter has a wrangler that had a tick on the top side ..thought it might be a rocker arm bearing or something that wasn’t getting a good supply of oil. Ran a flush and used ROYAL PURPLE and FILTER ran and at first nothing was different for the motor until about 50 miles that bearing or rocker arm what ever it was no long makes a noise. In fact you had to actually life the hood to made sure the engine is actually even running and at 75,000 mikes that motor has another 300,000 left in it. Thxs royal purple with oil filter and oil..your products are great..and not much more than a cheap FRAM or even STP.

I love how Sam can drive on public roads with a new car and be perfectly fine but Rich does it and ends up getting his car impounded 😂. Looking forward to seeing the XFR build though!

After listening to that book, he still called them worms. 😂🤣 worms.

really appreciate the truth that Sam dishes out....the good with the bad. Makes it all very real

@samcrac - I gotta do this on my '11 but got real nervous about all the bits to remove to get to it...any chance you will post more detailed footage of how you removed the supercharger?

3:55 the chevy spark

Love these jags! I'm a tow truck driver and, a lot of the newer (2016-20) have some silly electrical issues, but I've driven them off my bed and into the shop and man do they feel smooth! Sound AMAZING stock! SOOOOO COMFY! Plenty of visibility! And as you've already mentioned, quite affordable! It's like if Cadillac made a baby with BMW and it came out with Jag!

this video is a blessing to anyone who has the exact same sound, I found a 2010 xF Supercharged it has little hail damage, 105k miles he's asking $4900 I'm trying to buy it in morning

I never used the friction modifiers however i use the flush regularly. On my old Grand Prix they always told me there was sludge and had to do a flush....then i started putting Seafoam in the crankcase before going for an oil change and they were always shocked how clean it was. The fact the engine ran perfectly smooth with no work at all for more than 11 years I was sold

That thing is a beauty.

A good bit of Brit engineering! Lovely engine, beautiful styling, and as we say here in England " Goes like shit off of a shovel" a cracking motor!

Jaguar invited me to one of their driving events in 2012 (even though I couldn't afford one at the time). I drove an XF-R around a little circuit and it was a ton of fun. I loved the looks, comfort, handling, etc... but was/am too concerned about reliability and efficiency. I keep looking though.

I used a friction modifier I got off a traveling salesman back in the early eighties when gas prices skyrocketed. I put it in a '64 Pontiac Bonneville and immediately the engine idle sped up. That saved me from trying to figure out how to set the idle on the Carter AFB carb. Sold it to a relative who ended up spinning a main bearing.

7:15 first appearance of the Jaguar log tool.

I see the problem, there's a log in the engine 😂

The shifting knob failed multiple times on my dads here in the uk apparently at the time the road side assist said it was common and Jaguar would not replace it under warranty

My rover 75 V6 froze up due to oil starvation (serious neglect by previous owner). After changing the cilinderhead it sort of half froze next day. We were able to losen it manual by turning the crank. After adding a lubrication additive no problems have occurred since.

That jaguar logo on steering wheel is lit 🔥

That is one clean looking jag for that price.

I use an extractor pump on my vw car, super easy but takes longer. Sometimes I would rather just pull the plug. I have used engine flush in an older car with less then perfect service history. Didn't cause any noticable damage. My opinion is if it makes you feel good inside, go ahead and use it. I don't feel it's needed on a car that has good service history with quality oil. As for the friction modifiers, I used them religiously in a 2g dsm.i can't say that it caused any problems or helped. However when I pulled the engine apart the cams, followers and cylinder walls looked really good with little wear for 110k miles.

I have used the BG product line. My indy MB mechanic suggested their friction modifiers because of their warranty on engine failure. I have used the flush and it, for sure, cleaned out a clogged lifter on my Silverado. No more tick tick tick. Not a bad idea every 20,000 miles. I still change the oil every 4,000 miles or so because I have heard way too many stories from mechanics that say the extended intervals are baloney. Oil is relatively cheap. Repairs aren't.

“Even though we’re in Mexico” - drives by street sign in English. 😂

Yep we’ve had a transmission selector failure where it refused to rise out of the centre console, thousands of pounds spent at a Jaguar dealer

I bought a super charged Buick Regal 2 years ago, same super charger, same engine noise, same replacement part. It is a really nice car dirt cheap. Still driving it.

as soon as i saw the thumbnail and read the title i knew exactly what is was. my gen 2 cts-v had the same issue. that rattle sound was horrendous!! unmistakable if you know what it is. its actually a "spring loaded isolator"

You’re becoming even smarter with your experience. I’m in awe of what you take risks on, and then successfully wrench to become great vehicles. More power to you! 😀

7:15 I really thought that you found a F*cking log on top of the block. I almost lost it

I add hexagonal boron nitride and tungsten disulfide (tablespoon and 1/2 teaspoon respectively) to all my engines now and it smooths them out significantly. Idle revs are lower, they have more power and are less burdened, and get better mileage. The smallest grade powders also reduce wear by 55% or so depending on concentration by weight.

Sam, the jokes and banter in the videos you & Rich Benoit make are just hilarious!!! Please keep them coming

Lubrication?? No, no. Lubricity my friend.

I remember that you need to hold the Traction button for 10 seconds from the top gear action movie episode

Looks like it's in great shape really hope everything goes well with it

Here in England the mk1 Jag xf did have an issue with the gear shifter knob not coming up and yes you're stranded if it does. Some car's were recalled. The xf is a comfortable cruiser and I love mine.

What the hell did you do to get the paint to look so good starting at 3:10? I need to do that to my car.

I have a XF and the gear selector dial has been known to fail and get stuck down, huge job to get it fixed and a absolute nightmare job, I'd also recommend going into your climate settings and putting the rotating vents into 'always open' as cool as it is having the spinning vents, if and when they stop working I believe it's a dashboard out repair, again a total nightmare... Fantastic cars to drive and personally I found it to handle waaay better than a BMW 5 series, only bad point for me is that in the UK a XF is horrible to keep fueling when we're paying not far off $2 per litre of V Power

That is a great looking car, well done Sam!

i use an engine flush for every single oil change on my XK (5.0L NA, not SC) it is well worth the peace of mind. also, pretty sure you're going to blow your ZF HP6 apart with that much power. the F-type has the HP8, so consider it. you should still be able to pull fuse 19 on any XKR or XFR to leave the pipes open. also, you should definitely flush the oil galleries when you change it. remove the filter, pour some oil in there (not the engine flush), then extract it. then you're actually done.

What a steal beautiful car

I never liked oil extractors. It never really gets all of the sludge in the bottom of the oil pan. I'd also consider getting a used oil analysis on everyone of your auction buys just to see if it may bring any potential issues up.

Love ya videos mate keep them coming 🙌

I love older sport sedans of all makes and models Good find on this jaq!👍

I just bought a 12 xf not the r from the city action for 4K and bought the key for $450 73k miles it has the 5.0 na but still a super nice car especially for 4500 all in

Wow! That is a whole lot of worms!

Great car. My 2009 XF SC is the best car I've ever owned. The only problem has been the coolant float. Changed the coolant tank myself for $30.

I've used seafoam before oil changes, and changed out with wix filters and Schaeffer's with liquid-moly for years. We had to get our '16 Hyundai a new motor in October, but it was covered even at 124,500 miles.