How refreshing to have a RU-vidr making content about ‘real’ cars so much more interesting than somebody seeing how fast the latest M car can launch to 62mph! Which in the real world is totally irrelevant, definitely one of the best channels 👍🏻
@@jonathancollard3710 theres a chap on here who wanted to buy a new gt3 from porsche and apparently you have to build up a portfolio with them before they let you buy the top stuff ,proper rackett i tell thee
These style of video are absolute gold-dust, much more my preference than review type content. Seeing that old Jaaaarg having some TLC invested into it warms the ❤️.
As a former upholster I think you did well recovering the seat it is not a straight forward job. It was good that you used the correct sealer on the boot not just the bathroom sealer. With those PCB's it isn't worth trying to fix them, so time consuming, unless of course they are no longer available. Now you have central locking heated seats and new shocks on the rear end. Funny how cats don't really like water but they will play with a garden hose! All in all a very productive video Jack and Pistachio, thank you both (well he did help, bless him). 👍👍
Hi Jack I worked with JLR for 10 years and we used to put a duck bill grommet in the boot floor. It was a technical bulletin. The duck bill would suck water out of the boot as air would flow over is. It would replace the grommet you found in the floor pan. This meant if your water leak returns it would not corrode the fuse box or locking module.
Ok, it drives me crazy the “experienced” Jaguar mechanics using spring compressors to remove the rear shocks on the X308/X100, simply remove the bolts on the bottom plate of the Diff with the exception of the two opposite the side you are working, use a pry bar to bend the plate down (use a wedge of wood to hold it open) then the lower control arm will swing enough for the spring and shock to simply fall out, no dangerous spring compressors, easy-peasy, I’ve done 6 sets this way and takes no time at all. Simple, safe and a HUGE time saver.
Can't tell you how wonderful it is to see dad's car getting the tlc it deserves Jack. To say I'm rooting for you would be an understatement! Absolutely gutted about the potential gearbox issue, I genuinely thought that had been taken care of but sounds like it needed more than just a service. Can't wait to see the progress ❤
Watching your DIY work made my day! I imagine that just the replacement driver's seat makes such a difference, let alone fixing the leaks and keyfob etc. It's great to see your work on Reggie, all keeping within a budget.. and in the good company of Pistaccio!!👍
Reggie from last year's video helped me to decide on getting my own XJR. I should be driving it this weekend. Nice to see those diagnosis and fixes in this video.
Sounds like even more fun than my cheap project XF. I had an xjr a few years back, they are a superb motor albeit somewhat thirsty. Great idea with the smoke bombs, there is plenty of evidence of water in my boot.
From the thumbnail, I thought your boot was on fire! Glad to see it wasn't. Good luck with all the work on Reggie. It's great to see modern classics like this being kept on the road.
Those water leaks can be annoying Jack. Glad you got it sorted. Sometimes I wake up with a couple of litres of water in my footwells, need to get it properly sorted.
Imagine if a 'good willed' neighbour phoned the fire brigade!? I've had my fair share of project cars with mixed results. It can be an emotional roller coaster at times. The lack of a garage prevents me from doing another. Watching videos like this is a double-edged sword. Entertaining, motivating, and yet a reminder of heartbreak at times.
I had a boot leak on my MK 2 Golf GTI in the early 90s, i tried all sorts of things to cure it but never did!!! The smoke pellets are a BRILLIANT idea.Cheers, although i doubt i'll ever be getting my hands on a MK 2 Golf GTI ever again unless i remortgage my house!!!!
Now in my mid 70's I recall many years ago having worked in a new car dealership and attending to repairs of new vehicles with water leaks in the boot area, although not Jaguar in particular I expect this method of identifying the fault would be much the same regardless of make, follow these simple steps: First confirm if the water ingress is definitely coming from above the car as with rain or by water leaking in from a car wash and not from driving over or through irregular large wet areas such as very large puddles or low flood waters thus eliminating the need for observing the unlikely upper body areas, clear the boot of all unnecessary luggage and anything likely to impede observation of otherwise normally covered or hidden areas, then armed with a fully charged battery flashlight enter the boot and have an accomplice with a hose at the ready close the boot and apply water force around the likely suspect areas and listening while you visually look for water entry, after determining the water entry point exit the boot and proceed to repair the fault. This may seem like a long explanation however in practice it is rather simple and effective, often the problem is resulting from a poorly sealed rubber seal around the boot lit itself or a failed gasket surrounding taillights or other similar fittings.
Ah, Jack... I crown you the King of the DIY universe. You have undoubtedly saved a ton, although I don't know how many of your viewers could have accomplished this work. I do all my own mechanical work and have a proper workshop to affect it, but body and trim work is not in my expertise. AWFUL lot of trouble to replace dampers...and Reggie is looking more like a disaster to me. I'm glad he's in your garage and not mine, but you seem to love him, so I suppose all is well.
Coming along nicely 👍🏼. Top tip for those waste seals, the xj40 ones are much better quality and don’t corrode like the later ones, they are only slightly different to the x300 and x308 ones so can be adapted to fit very easily.
I cannot comprehend engineers who place electronic module on or under the floor. Do they have absolutely no physical experience with water? Have they never spilled anything?
Spoiler alert, Jack saves Reggie; but what a journey it was. There was some touch & go moments; but, with supervising cat, Pistachio, cooler heads prevailed in the end. Well done team. UTC-6, should I get a life ??
Always good to see you crack a problem so easily. You attack them with such positive enthusiasm and energy it makes it worth watching. Keep up th good work
In my opinion your best video ever. Superbly edited, all the information is there, but it does not drag on. The smoke bomb what a superb idea, I have taken this on board. I had an MG-ZT with the full nav tv system that had water leaking into the boot, the problem was I did not know it. I only found out when the nav stopped working and I found a puddle of water around it. At the time it was a £3000.00 bill to replace the whole lot. The tech for the whole system was mounted in the bottom of the boot. Why they did not put a drain in the bottom of the boot I will never know. The leak was easy to find, it was the window trim close to the boot. The cracks in the leather in the new seat in my opinion does not look fantastic. Again a great watch, cheers.
Great video and a welcome departure from the usual irrelevant lbft torque figures in a car completely unobtainable for us mere mortals that we normally see on YT. A car that is financially within reach of everyday people, and a personal; favourite of mine. A working man's Maserati Quattroporte if you like. Although at today's money a Quattroporte is a working man's Quattroporte I suppose. Coupled with taking us on the journey of sorting out the car's problems and faults in an almost Edd China-esque way. This is the world we live and love the three parts so far. Nice one.
I restore muscle cars ... very similar leaks happen on 50 yr old Mustangs. The sealants tend to be far too viscous for the narrow gaps. To get it deep into the leak path, try mixing 521 Sikaflex with thinners to get it to be like stiff treacle that will just about pour. It lets itself in without application still stiff enough to adhere to the faces in the leak path. Once that has hardened then finish off with unthinned as you did with your gloved finger.
Jag bits At Little lever, If they're still going, I sent you the number, I'd recommend them, I used to drive jags and I used them for electrical and other parts.
On my X308 some cables got loose where trunk hinges are, next to it. I think it is connected to the trunk light, activated when the trunk is opened. Have the X308 for 4 years now, and since 2 years started using the J-Gear on daily basis. So that really got me wondering, how much better the SWB drives compared to my LWB Super V8, and also the difference between the XKR and the XJR in handling. Greetings!
It was way better than you expected as how I understood your video? Except the gearbox? Just paid a bit much for it? Which seems strange. In my market you cannot find a XJR under £9000,- normally. £4000,- gives you a tatty 3,2…
Great to see the cat helping with the big cat to get fixed. Impressed with your patience re the seat replacement and how long it took. The car is really taking shape I wonder what power to you'll get out of him? Great video as ever Jack, the car has character,so much so I could see Phil Mitchell or perhaps closer to me , Cain Dingle ie "a right villains motor" !!! A jag and 560 SL would be a great combo!!! Best wishes Ben 🇬🇧🇺🇦🚌🚐
When i had XJ40s over a period of 24 years i used to order stuff from a breaker in Co Durham called EuroJag. They were really helpful. Had all sorts of stuff from them including a complete auto to manual conversion. My later car was an airbag car so it had the X300 bulkhead, pedalbox & getrag 290 gearbox. They found everything including manual engine ecu. Anyway Jack loving your content on your new car. 👍
Wow, so cool! I bought my XJ40, a 1991 Sovereign back in 2021 and I use it as a daily during the summer, along with maintaining it. The first owner had it from 1991 to 2017, then it slept in a barn until 2021. Awesome car!
@@alexandrecouture2462 I bought my 1st in 1992. It was an 1988 or 89 F reg 3.6 manual in British Racing Green. Bought it of my best friend who was expanding his business and needed some cash. Kept it till 1999 when in the April I purchased a 1994 M reg Daimler 4.0 auto SWB in metallic red (claret colour) with red pipes doeskin leather. It was a run-out car ex- jaguar Browns Lane car on a factory FVC plate.. Kept it until 2016. Gave it to the same friend who I bought the first one from. Dailyed both travelled all round Europe in both; South of France, Italy, Monaco, Austria, Germany Netherlands and Belgium.
WOW. For a self proclaimed ITALIAN to give his car a gender is one thing, to give it a male gender is simply stupid and shows the depth of these RU-vidrs (and viewers) - which as you would imagine, is VERY very shallow.
A brilliant way to recolour plastics is spray them with SEM plastic paint. Easy to use permanent fix. Just done all of the exterior black trim on my mk3 MR2 and it looks like new. Nationwide Smart Repairs in Slinfold are uk distributors. I recently bought the MR2 as a project and to have fun in as these are such underrated cars. Poor man Elise 👍🏻. Your videos inspired me to do this, thankyou 😎
its funny that I had the same things to Fix on my own 1992 XJ40 4.0 souvereign over 20years ago when the Car was just 12 years old with 160k kilometers on. So because your Car is now twice as old as mine was, it's not that bad at all
I’ve always fancied an XJR, especially the original straight-six. This video now has me wondering if there is any X300/308 Jaguar that isn’t an undercover basket case!
Great Work and becoming a nice car. I have a question I would like answered please. I lift my long wheel base on my two poster the same way as done at Tom's but keyboard warriors tell me I'm Wrong and my front subframe assembly will fall out. What's Tom's opinions ? Regards from France.
Handy bugger, aren't you. I used to have an '86 Sovereign which was really good. However my driveway was seriously sloped and when I parked on it once I got in to a flood in the driver's side floor well. Never did find where it came from, just always parked it on level ground. That was my idea of a cheap fix😂
