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G'day Jamie, My '88 XJ-S braking leaves a lot to be desired, accordingly, I am embarking on a refurbishment of the "master cylinder"/solenoid assembly. Quick, preamble, I had the rear cage out of the car to replace the rotors, fix a weeping diff, and get the handbrake to work, and ended up completely rebuilding it with new bearings, seals, shocks and springs: took a while but it wasn't that difficult. Anyway, brake performance post reinstallation wasn't great. The actual bleeding procedure was successful i.e flow of brake fluid and air removed, however, brakes were very spongy, and pedal travel excessive. The only thing I can think of is that the seals in the master cylinder are allowing fluid past them resulting in some but not good brakes. I'll give you an update if you are interested, for your viewers once I have got it back together. Completely unconnected, I'm visiting Scotland in October/November to have a look around Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the West Coast, try some whisky (from the source), and look at the spectacular scenery. I have to attend a Remembrance ceremony in England, so I thought I'd have a good look at your neck of the woods whilst I was there. Cheers Chris

Good job the before and after video.. my son and I have been creating a complete restomod on his 86 xjs.. custom 1-1/4" front sway bar,,1" rear sway bar,, 40 mm front coil drop, 30 mm drop in the rears.. all Teflon bushings in the front suspension and front frame supports.. 18x9.5" rims 245/45 frt and 265/45 rears... It is an unbelievable difference in handling... Custom standalone ECU from mobeck,, custom 3" throttle valves and snorkels,, headers from simply performance,, 2.5" stainless steel exhaust front to back with X-pipe,, and hundreds of more changes and add-ons.. Don't stop improving the car, she won't let you down.. get rid of the archaic cooling system, and she will never die..

Well done. My 1984 front bearings are starting to squeal a bit. Just drove 158 miles around North Yorkshire

Thanks for the video, I am doing this job today 250524 and using the same shockers. I found it very difficult to get the new shockers in even using the zip ties ( kept coming off ), as you say brute force wins the day. My XJS is a 4ltr straight six celebration in baby blue ;) Cheers :)

Very helpful. I was about to order the cheap hand brake pads.

I had an xjs sv12 1989 blew the moter at 160 mph😮

Sais every jaguar owner when they use it 😅 i used too have one. Cousin borrowed it, didnt tell me. Brakes went out and, he crashed

Very authentic not trying to hide the tough parts of the repairs. An approach can otherwise be to let the lifespan of the handbrake pads determine the intervals between having the complete IRS out of the car. So that every time it's out the handbrake pads is a mandatory renewal. If interval is too lomg those radius arms can stick so hard on the mounts that they need cutting into pieces to remove.Another time lapse approach is then to repeatedly apply penetrating oil, heat the part, wait, and play favorite music until the part moves.

Great video. I'm about to do this job on my 77 XJ-S, but I also have to change the calipers and discs. Can they be removed without dropping the IRS?

I had an x-type 3.0 V6 sport awd automatic with 97k miles on the clock. It drove like a dream until the transfer box let go while driving on the M1😢 Ford say it’s sealed for life but obviously not. It was a beautiful car and such a shame to let it go so maybe check the transfer box oil on yours 🤞🏻hopefully yours will be okay 👍🏻 good luck. Great video. 😀

I put new shocks on my 96 xj12 and it now rides terrible. Way too stiff. Is there any adjustment on kyb shocks for the xj12?

It’s not that we Americans prefer the square arch, it was put on us due to federal safety regulations 😢 I have a round arch ‘72 as well

A good manual how to change automatic transmission fluid and check the level. Thumb up!

Well done. You certainly opened my eyes as to the complexity of the job at hand. KUTGW! Look forward to further videos.

Nice to see you back on UA-cam. Looking forwards to an xjs update

I like your logic Jamie, surrounded by broken cars so the only sensible solution is to buy another. Always nice to see things done methodically and correctly.

Hi Jamie - kudos for doing this - I feel your pain. My XJS's IRS is currently off the car and I'm rebuilding the handbrake assemblies now. Would you mind sharing which parts failed on you? I've bought part number JLM9518* from a company that rhymes with Gravid Spanners. They're Powertune branded and were a bargainous £14.54. If these are the same ones as failed for you I'll do as you've done and get the correct OEM parts to save me having to do the job twice. BTW, damaging the pads by overtightening their nuts is complete rubbish! Can't believe they said that.

Don't know if you realised when you completed the assembly but I don't think that grease seal is the correct one. That looks like the seal for the earlier style (pre ABS?) which seals on the inner diameter and is located in the rear of the hub, sealing on the upright. Later cars ( I think as a result of the change to ABS which your car is) have a seal which locates on the upright and seals on the diameter at the end of the hub (behind the large bearing). It may go together but not give a propper seal.

Was the car improved with the new rear shocks ? I'm about to do the shocks and springs on my Xjs.

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Hi Jamie - I just found your channel as I've got an almost identical car albeit a 3.6, but it's a 1989 in Arctic Blue and I bought it at the start of this year after it had been standing unused for a fairly long while. Sounds familiar, right?! Thanks for sharing your experiences with the front dampers - it was an interesting video because I'm just about to embark on a suspension rebuild, starting with the rear. I'm just working out whether to go with 6x Bilstein shocks, or something else. My car has the SportsPack option so I think Bilstein is the correct original equipment. I may well record progress on my channel in cast it's useful to others. Good luck with the Jag and I'll look forward to seeing what else you do with it!

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Nice Jaguar but hear strange soundtrack in gearbox ore converter

Leonardo dicaprio drives one just like this in wolf of wall street.

My engine, and transmission is perfect and no salt on roads here where the car has been for all its life, so no corrosion. I have lived here 28 years never had to replace an exhaust on any vehicle, not like it used to be in UK.

Bought my V12 XJSC 6 years ago 100000km. Replaced all brakes and rear discs, Cam Cover seals, plugs, fuel line hose, Distributer cap, plugs, steering rack overhauled, Waterpump replaced, fuel filters, thermostats, bottom hose, expansion tank, Drivers seat repaired, seats re coloured. Shock absorbers replaced. Air conditioning overhauled. Ignition amp repaired. Now 22000 KM travelled , the windscreen became de laminated so in for New screen, new fan and viscous, new heater control and service, oils filter coolant . This is a car in excellent original bodywork, but still cost me around 10000 quid to bring up to par. I have slight oil leak from the one drive shaft , but will live with that as my car has the American axle, where bearing and seals are pressed fitted and rear subframe would have to come out. Good fun I am ex B/L technical engineer but at 75 do not do much of my own maintenance on this challenging car these days. Here in Auckland NZ we have some limited expert skills available, takes for ever to get parts here from overseas.

Replace your Yellow radiator fan ASAP!!!!! They are known to explode and trash your radiator, bonnet and everything in the front of your engine bay!! They have a new black fan that is quieter and more efficient. DO IT NOW before it's too late. If you look closely at it I bet you WILL find hairline cracks in it already!

They are fun!! :-D I have done a few! One side easy, the other side not so much!

You're lucky my White XJS, 'Moby' is now up to around $12,000 and that was just getting her on the road safe and reliable! Still lots to do! I did all the work myself.

Good job

They were and are such beautiful cars !!! . Both the XJS and Saloon were well known for the calipers ... (inboard)... being very difficult to get at ?? . I worked for a Rover / Jaguar dealership in the late 80's and the one mechanic told me to see ....... "Those XJS's go over the speed ramps - The cars dont move - Best suspension in the world" ... They were such beautiful cars !!!............. as brilliant as the saloon !!! . Thanks for reading. . (make sure the discs are scuffed with 40-grit paper ... and also the pad housings ...... and the pins, pads, bolts have "copper slip" on them -thanks)

Had the same problem. Turned out to be a bad injector harness holder / lead. Listen to the injectors with any piece of hose or even a screw driver. After 5 yrs of ownership of a xjs c, I've discovered most problems are usually simple fixes. Simple fixes as in to diagnose, not to actually repair. Once you get it into your head your actually working on 2 six cylinders, everything becomes so much simpler. As a side note, Feeling the exhaust is the best way to see which bank is not running properly, thus adding a X pipe as some do, ruins this simple diagnostic method. Enjoy your 12

Good luck with doing that job...... I waited until i dropped the front subframe before tackling the front pipes.

If I did not go for the Koni Red shocks some years ago, I would have had these. Cat distractions aside 😂, great video 👍. Well worth re-bushing and blasting the front subframe too in time. Concerning your LED brake light "bulb", I could never get mine to work without triggering the warning lamp so the running lights are LED at the rear but brake lamps are standard bulbs.

I had the originals on my '88 as well apart from being in the same condition as yours the nearside one was bent like a banana as well.

Very interesting, looking forward to seeing the rears done as well

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Whatever happened with this, Jamie?

Most have mine had disintegrated on my 1984 v12, the garage jacked up each side of the engine block to get at them

That sucks. Sorry man. Will you take the opportunity to upgrade the exhaust manifold? Any point in doing so?

At least your wipers 'park' on the correct side :)

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It really ups the confidence to see someone else do the job beginning to end before I try it on my -S.

I have a 1990 xjs HE and I have done all of the things you have done over the past 5 years and most of this stuff you will not have to do again for 20 years so I would describe is as a 20 year service. Other items I have done that you should look at are radiator core clean out, water pump, front sub frame mounts (v and donut), ARB bushes, rubber fuel injector pipes, I would expect you will soon require a heater matrix and I also have spent a bit of time on oil leaks (rear pipes and sandwich plate), as well as the A/C. I have got mine to a point where I go year to year and have to do little to nothing on it and it is completely reliable (fingers fully crossed). The best thing I did, that transformed the car was dumping the auto and installing a 5 speed manual (getrag), turns a good car into a great car.

Wow, that was cheap: :) Had the same trouble with my brakes, I only found this out when slowing or trying to go round some roundabouts and later trying to slow to take a sharp bend on the M53. When I eventually dropped the rear subframe I found the calipers to be sized solid and one handbrake pad missing. Quite how the car passed the MOT prior to delivery God alone knows but I think we both know the reason why. I'm currently rebuilding the front suspension which due to circumstances I'm a bit behind on at present. You can view my fun and games on my channel if you wish.

Don't fit cheap Chinese or Indian stuff they WILL let you down !!! Nothing wrong with Lucas dynamo don't buy cheap dynamotor they are rubbish stick with Lucas more than enough power.listen to us experienced folk sonny.

Anyone you can suggest to do some welding on my 3.6 manual, here in Scotland?

Not true about phone , I believe law make no differentiation if you are in control of car at any time you can get points , did in a car park . I think its bollocks but be careful

Cut holes in floor to get to pads

Fixing cars is always like chasing your tail. My 63 Sprite 1098 went like this. Fix it all week, drive it on the weekend...repeat for next 11 years!!

Many years ago I saw a 260z with cardboard and filler sills the full length, and found rolled up underpants in a metro crossmember 🤢