Post Purchase Inspection: The CAR WIZARD gets 2002 Jaguar XK8 in his shop. What does he find wrong? 

wpm just don’t let the wizards daughter drive it or she’ll crash it into a light pole

The next generation of XK and XKR are stunning as well

The corrosion kills them, the rear arches are the main culprit.

Hoovies blue shoes have aged better--he has been wearing the same pair for 8 years in EVERY video!

they look amazing with the top down.

Disagree

It’s “break”. Brakes are the mechanism that halts forward progress of the car

@@mikecastellon4545 - thanks Mike, you saved me from doing it!!!

Crazy is one word, lunatic may be better!!

@@mikecastellon4545 and reverse progress...

Seems you understood what he meant.

for the money Tyler puts into The Wizard's bank account he will let him goof about on his videos..!

wpm just don’t let the wizards daughter drive it or she’ll crash it into a light pole

Anakin Cubawalker Wizard was in Hoovies wedding

I think it’s amazing how the wizard just took that with no reaction, clearly feels the cloth on his brow but isn’t phased in the slightest

Wizards shop is Hoovies 2nd home.

I’m betting he will get bit again.

Far less hassle than an Audi out of warranty

@@jeremyaustin9103 Maybe slightly less hassle if maintained properly. Most owners buy it for the badge then do not maintain it.

@@machtschnell7452 exactly. In England after the warranty we run from main dealers and find a proper mechanic. Take care and stay safe

Interior sniffer

It really is! Like the original XKE's . It always looks fresh. Very few car makers can pull that off. Aston is one of the few.

@@rickhibdon11 the aston db7 is a very similar design to the XK's and they share a chassis

Jordan Winders the glass headlight covers, really help it appear so new

@@dmsasko I know someone who went from one of these to the DB7, back in 1999.

Agreed .

Agreed, def a timeless design.

XKR coupes ageing very well than the newer one

Looks like a big NB Miata :)

@@bindingcurve the Miata is meant to look European

XJ series 1 and 2, those are way better looking

And it’s a nice color too!

in short ford does not make a flat-plane crank engine

not to mention even when ford did adopt the ajv8 they never used the 4.0L

As the owner of a 2004 XK8 with the 4.2, over here in the UK, I was a bit outraged when he said that as well.

I just want to start by saying that I always enjoy the Wizard's approach to the video's he posts, they are very informative and I've learned a lot since I have been watching them. However, in this particular video there is a statement that is inaccurate concerning the V8 engine in the XK being reviewed; Wizard states that it is a Ford engine. If you do any research on this you will find that the engine was designed by Jaguar and prior to the purchase of the company by Ford in '97. It is true that the engine was manufactured in a Ford factory in the UK (The Bidgend Plant which has recently been closed). Ford took the engine and applied it to the Thunderbird and Lincoln LS of the same vintage as the XK after some minor redesign. The V8 in the XK is to the design that has evolved from a 4.0 litre to a 5.0 which is still manufactured today and used in the F Type. To check what I'm saying here, I would encourage you to visit the Jaguar Heritage web-site. Keep doing what you do Wizard, it helps us all

It's pretty obvious if you care to look up what AJ stands for :) Advanced Jaguar, first used on the AJ-6 in the mid-80's

I read where Ford took Jaguar's engines and gave them minor upgrades. Things like replacing paper gaskets with proper composite gaskets. The 90s XJ6 was actually a good car.

I think the only thing that was from Ford was the sump drain bolt.

The way it was put across, anyone would think it was the other way around.

@@bunning63 that's because he believes it's a Ford engine

Which both shared the platform with the Jag S type

Ya and there real jag

yup, but that one has to be the worst colour i have ever seen..im in the UK, london and 300 yards from me is a small Jag specialist workshop, and ive seen a ton of them over the years,... IMHO British Racing Green and the black top takes some beating

Great looking car. Beautiful color combo, probably the nicest I've seen.

@Dmetsys o I didn't realize so Jag fans are wrong it's not a Jag I knew it someone told me that they are real and not just a ford Mondeo and let on it was 80% jaguar and 30% ford

He seems like a very calm person.

More like douche.

Project Nerdvana cry about it, they’re friends

Yeah but it makes him cool

Wrong. If you study the lincoln ls V8, There are very many similarities between it and jaguar. Maybe the Jaguar xj6 4.0 was stand alone, but by this era of xk, the engines were probably lincoln/ford developed for jaguar, which is why jaguar had so many problems. Some of those coolant hoses made no sense. And while the engine was kind of basic, there were alot of cheap, ford derived work arounds to turn the lincoln 3.9 V8, into a late 90s jaguar 4.0. From the late 90s jaguar 4.0, Jaguar(ford) could go on to make it 5.0 and beyond. Since ford owned Jaguar since the early 90s, we may never know the truth.

* "And beyond", denotes super charging naturally aspirated engines. Ford was ahead of it's time, but low on money. This leads to the dropping of mercury and jaguar lines much later. Blame jaguar for a strong lincoln, but a weak ford. They sold jaguar as soon as research was done.

@@ricky-sanchez I believe Ford used the early Jaguar AJ V8 in Lincoln, not the other way round. As you're aware Ford owned Lincoln and Jaguar and a number of other brands under PAG. I believe early 'Jaguar ' V6 was indeed Ford duratec V6 based but the early V8 were Jaguar designed and built albeit under Ford ownership and with their investment

@@ricky-sanchez It's the other way around. The engine was developed by Jaguar with Jaguar engineers. Ford used the same (or slightly modified) engine in other cars too but it is a Jaguar engine.

My thought exactly! hahahahaha.

because he's got a JAAAAAAGGGGG

Wizard: well... while you get you're wallet, _I'll go warm up the Jaaaaaaag_

Wizzard be like _"hippity hoppety, your Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag is now my property"_

wpm just don’t let the wizards daughter drive it or she’ll crash it into a light pole

Lol

His cars look like it too

wandered - sorry

He has been wearing the same nasty blue shoes in every video for 8 years...

He reminds me of Kramer on Seinfeld.

Could be and he did a vid on another car about airbag lights, took the seat out and sorted the contacts. Can’t remember what car it was, for someone reason think was a Porsche 944 but not sure.

This aged rather wonderfully.

I own a 98' XK8 vert. They're actually very good cars.

I've experienced an 02 XKR, they truly are like driving on air. They're phenomenal cars.

@@adamwoodward2003 Keep the battery charged, keep the fluid changed, and above all else: Drive it everyday!!!

I'll second that. I kept my '97 XJ for 13 years!

Coyote swap miata 😭😭

With proper sounding exhaust

Front grill looks like a smiley Miata with braces.

For you

More like a raccoon swap

I just put down a deposit on the 2005 XK8 4.2L V8 with 42,000miles on it. It was formally owned by the GM who just replaced the Transmission recently. Can wait to drive it. It's a convertible too. Majestic blue.

I've had several jaguars , the fuel gauge reads zero with alarming regularity.

@@Doug791 Leadfoot?

I have the 4.2 V8 XKR, the fuel gauge does go to zero fast, but it's because I can't help it. It's fun to drive fast. The acceleration and the supercharger whine make me giggle with joy.

the xk8 is surprisingly economical was only using the same as my 2.4lt X type

@@calthorp Fuel sender in the fuel tank is trash. You'll be changing this randomly. If you have the XKR....

but ford helped advise the design which I see as a positive aside from some of the cheaper components which could use updating

Agree. XKR owner here. I see this said so often. As I understand it Jag were working on the V8 before Ford bought them. Ford looked at it and their own engines and decided to let Jag continue to develop the engine instead of sticking an existing Ford V8 engine in. Then Ford used it in some of their cars.

I didn't know that! All this time I was assuming the Ford era Jags were just re-badged Fords. Guess it was the other way around, from what you're saying.

Sir Raven, yes. Some Fords used the Jag developed V8. Not all Fords, they still had their own V8 for plenty of their cars.

What about the entry level Jaguars with the Duratec engines built on Contour/Mondeo chassis? What about the improved reliability after Ford bought Jaguar? Let's keep it fair, "better" than it was, not that it became the best, because Ford. Let's not pretend they did nothing to save the brand, from, well, itself.

To be fair, Jaguar was in fact forced to produce the X-type which was a refrocked Mondeo. However many brands have lifted the patents from other companies that they've Acquired and then sold on. How else could BMW having no four-wheel drive, have come up with a Range Rover clone. In this regard Ford was very cowardly in as much as in 1999, they were in acquisition mode. They bought into Mazda, Aston Martin, Volvo, and Jaguar. They also purchased Cosworth, and Pi engineering along with the Stewart Formula 1 team. In doing so, with a modest budget and individuals best suited for tractor design and maintenance, ran Jaguar racing oh, I might add into the ground and the arms of Red Bull.

Or poor plastic prep on the bumper causing differential fading...not common anymore but still happens.

Michael Krenzer could be. Cars of that age, got an 03 XKR, the plastics would fade at a different rate to the metal. Mines black and it shows. Needs a respray.

Don't we all.

lol...im from London , UK and even though we say Jag you ar here ...im sure the correct way should be JagWar based on the spelling..personally i prefer Jagwar, sounds better to me

Its pronounced jaaaag

Come on now people. This is what happens when you are given 2 different dictionaries Just throw the Webster and stick to the original Collins to be educated lol

Its Jag-you-uh, JAG-YOU-UH!! Although your way of saying it isnt as bad as jag-wire, I throw up a little bit in my mouth when I hear people say it like that!

Well Jaguar, when they were at an event over in America, put how it should be pronounced on the top of the windscreen. They put "Jag You Are," so you can't really argue with what the manufacturer says.

Noticed that to

More you watch the less capable he seems

I doubt it's the toe that's an issue. New shock mounts are more likely the culprit on these. As the foam bush of the shock mount wears out with age, the ride height in the front drops and the camber becomes more pronounced, leading to increased front inner tire wear. It's a common issue on these. There's a company named Welsh Ent that makes a polyurethane version of the shock mount that is a little bit more durable.

@@gallardogd560 Yes, I have noticed the tire wear, plus the degradation in the ride. Both front and rear shocks mounts will be replaced, and the camber set to rights. But those can wait. I am addressing the items that can ruin the motor at this time.

F type

yeah, we know.

I wanted that one before mention of the auto trans.

Get one with a 4.2 V8 (2003 - 2006). Those have upgraded metal body tensioners and a 6-speed ZF. The drivetrain in those is bulletproof. I own a 2004 XKR coupe and it has been very reliable.

@@gallardogd560 besides all of the other little jaguar electrical problems that pop up over time. It's all a part of the fun with an old jag :p

@@dmsasko My experience, and the forums will back me up on this. 95% of those problems are the battery. The electrical systems in Jags is extremely sensitive to voltage drops. So, if you start your Jag one morning and see that you have a christmas tree lit up on the dash, with suspension fault, abs fault, transmission fault, or other random warnings, and, in the case of the XKs, the windows lowering and not rising back up upon closing the door, your battery is starting to die. Get a fresh new battery and the problem usually goes away. This is not like the days of Lucas when electrical problems were actually electrical problems... except for that 5% of the time it is.

I am also looking for a 2003 - 2006 XKR. I looked for one like this for some time.