i used to have a woodford 3 bike trailer with wheel clamps back in 2014, i used to transport peoples motorbikes all over UK every week, it did many many thousands of miles faultlessly
Wow, that engine really died a savage death, another great video on the V2 channel, nice to see a tear down of the engine and what a great gesture from Tom and a brill memory of Tina
I suspected oil starvation would be the cause, the early AJV8 engines pre2000 were known to suffer with oil starvation under track conditions. Jaguars way to fix this was later models had a different dipstick, where the Oil Min level on the revised dipstick was where the Oil Max level was on the original part. Quite a crude bit of engineering 🤣
British ingenuity. Cheap fix. No need to take anything apart. 😂. I thought it was only the cars with Milan wheels that got the revised dipstick, but I guess they rolled it out to all
Honestly first thing I thought if you're going to track it just extra litre of oil 😂. Although by 02 they'd come out with the 4.2 which was a very solid engine.
Interesting, my XKR has an engine built in 2001, wonder how much oil it can actually take lol. I put in exactly the specified amount from the manual as I've always been taught that overfilling oil = bad.
@@throwback19841 Overfilling is bad, except when the manufacture has calculated it is ok to a point. Fill levels are very variable on these engines. You can’t believe the printed figures.
I really enjoy seeing Tom on the channel, he is an excellent mechanic and a good guy. And i do like when he rants on about the technical aspect and gets all geeky :D Looking forward for more vid on both channels :D
What a great episode! Love the odd couple relationship these guys have and that was really educational to see the carnage this engine endured. Would love to see more of this stuff!
So youtube's horrendous algorithms have only just shown me a video from this chanel... And none from your main chanel. Been wondering where you guys had gone off to! Glad to see you about & pleanty of videos to watch
VVT welded up...Yes Alfa T-spark engine (Alfa 75) back in 1995 My (Race car) mechanic decided that all it did was advance the timing, so... On a race car timing can be advanced all of the time (in theory) so He fixed the VVT in place and welded it up...had timing perminantly advanced!
Thats a very cool end to Tina block 😍 Glad Toms getting businees off of your videos. If my dad ever got another Jag (unlikely at 86!) But id insisnt he takes it to Tom after all the trouble he had with his last xk8
And the Autoalex three day blitz begins, outstanding! Andddddddd…… it’s not just the dads of the listeners, some of us old guys watch, listen and enjoy too, just sayin! Cheers from Canada boys!
7:09 so did no one at jaguar with the XK8 ever stop to think someone might drive their cars fast around a track, and test it for this, also Accusump, if you cant go baffled, fit an accusump pump for its next motor from the breakers that keeps the oil pressure up in corners, its a restomod thing I remember seeing on mike musto's 1968 dodge charger that he roadcoursed pretty hard with a mild 440 basically a pump that auto squirts oil into the engine when the load of the G's change which I didnt think the XK8 of all things would need although I guess I should have known something was up when they mentioned on drive tribe the XKR didnt even come with a basic detroit locker Limited Slip Diff as standard, like standard issue 1963 era technology for a performance car, that just about ever muscle car worth its salt was fitted with and it wasnt even standard on a 1999 to 2003 jaguar with a supercharged 450 horsepower V8 that was 65 grand when new
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What about a collaboration with life of Tom, he wants to go on track with his Mercedes
You should use an upper case V for Autoalex V2 and make the logo a picture of a V-twin.
What's this change or rules with respect to towing of large trailers? I'm behind
i used to have a woodford 3 bike trailer with wheel clamps back in 2014, i used to transport peoples motorbikes all over UK every week, it did many many thousands of miles faultlessly
You should do a challenge where Tom buys a shitbox car, and you have to fix it. Let him get some revenge 😂
This would be epic beyond belief!
I would watch this
YES!
Great idea
YES!!! And I think Tom would love to see that too haha 😅
Tom comes across as such a genuine legend and nice bloke, awesome addition
As it turns out, the Jag wasn't Misha rated.
I mean, if he'd driven slower he wouldn't have caused the oil starvation, so I think you should still blame the guy
@@usget crying driver error when the car was underengineered is quite poor
@@quadraforest yeah I was joking tbh
Jags are for somoh!
@@quadraforest I don’t think Nurgurburgring.BallsOutMode was in the use cases considered by Jaguar engineers back in the mid-90s
Tom seems such a nice guy. Need more of him in the car industry.
Fair play Tom is a great guy and a massive addition to the channel...
Wow, that engine really died a savage death, another great video on the V2 channel, nice to see a tear down of the engine and what a great gesture from Tom and a brill memory of Tina
Tom is a top bloke and a great addition to the team!
I suspected oil starvation would be the cause, the early AJV8 engines pre2000 were known to suffer with oil starvation under track conditions. Jaguars way to fix this was later models had a different dipstick, where the Oil Min level on the revised dipstick was where the Oil Max level was on the original part. Quite a crude bit of engineering 🤣
British ingenuity. Cheap fix. No need to take anything apart. 😂. I thought it was only the cars with Milan wheels that got the revised dipstick, but I guess they rolled it out to all
Honestly first thing I thought if you're going to track it just extra litre of oil 😂. Although by 02 they'd come out with the 4.2 which was a very solid engine.
Interesting, my XKR has an engine built in 2001, wonder how much oil it can actually take lol. I put in exactly the specified amount from the manual as I've always been taught that overfilling oil = bad.
@@throwback19841 Overfilling is bad, except when the manufacture has calculated it is ok to a point. Fill levels are very variable on these engines. You can’t believe the printed figures.
@@AndyK.1 Its recommended to slightly overfill a car that gets driven hard
Tom is such a legend. The guy seems extremely kind, love it whenever he is on the channel.
Love it when Toms on the channel. Jolly and dry humour at its finest. Knows his stuff and keeps Alex in check 😉
I really enjoy seeing Tom on the channel, he is an excellent mechanic and a good guy.
And i do like when he rants on about the technical aspect and gets all geeky :D
Looking forward for more vid on both channels :D
Tom's a proper geezer. Always good when he's on the channel.
What a great episode! Love the odd couple relationship these guys have and that was really educational to see the carnage this engine endured. Would love to see more of this stuff!
Man, I love Tom, he's just such a legend. Absolute clutch addition to people on the channel. Well done all round boys.
Loving the ‘nerdier’ technical content lately. Also Tom is a natural on camera
You need to etch a map of the Nürburgring into the glass.
Perhaps stop the etch where Tina finished
@@uksmudgesmith even better.
*Nürburgring
@@zer0bre changed it. Ty
Now see if the table can do a lap of the Nurburgring!
A ha ha! Put it on a 'high speed' trailer. Excellent comment dude.
Welded VVT to camshaft 💀Nice to know the big end bearing journals wanted to join the party 😂
Poor Tom, stuck with a son he never wanted but Alex has chosen well
Tom’s such a good addition to the channel. That welded VVT system killed me 😂😂😂
Alex made tom literally look like a giant 😂😂
Tom is 5’6”
@@louissanderson719😂
I love Tom! Such a genuine guy, a real gentleman
Tom is awesome a genuine friend of the channel. Great to see what happened to that engine!
Tom the legend, pls keep having him in these videos.
So youtube's horrendous algorithms have only just shown me a video from this chanel... And none from your main chanel. Been wondering where you guys had gone off to! Glad to see you about & pleanty of videos to watch
It's refreshing to see a mechanic using the correct tools even on a f'd engine.
Tom is awesome - nothing better than somone that shows you whats wrong and explains how it went wrong, share knowledge like Tom!
That look after "who's limited" xD
What a spot on little video, I really enjoyed that!
That table looks lovely in the black and polished with red logo 👌
Tom is an absolute treasure!
This channel has the best colabs. Tom's gonna end up being a table manufacturer now, that tables mint.
3rd time saying you's need to find Tom a mad car purely for fun! He's helping an immense amount and I bet he'd love to go fanging around with you's
Great content. Loving the V2 channel!
What a guy Tom is. Been binge watching this lately, I’ve really got a hole burning in my pocket for a shitbox now though
Tom always pretends to be annoyed at the work alex drops on him, but he loves it 😂
Tom thinks I could be having pride in my work and earning loads of £
VVT welded up...Yes
Alfa T-spark engine (Alfa 75) back in 1995
My (Race car) mechanic decided that all it did was advance the timing, so...
On a race car timing can be advanced all of the time (in theory) so
He fixed the VVT in place and welded it up...had timing perminantly advanced!
Tom is such a genuine nice guy. Love these vids.
Channel just keeps getting better and better
Tom is just amazing. What a top bloke 👍
“👉That’s the auto Alex spec” has to one of the greatest roasts of all time
Tom! What a legend! Love when he is in the videos 🙌🙌
I see Tom and Alex standing over broken engine...I'm happy👌🥳
Also that TABLE!! fantastic
Tom is such a legend
I love Tom. Keep him coming around!
Side Table Engine swap, yesss!
What a talented guy!
You’re making some awesome friendships along this crazy journey!
We need tavarish to go round the Nurburgring in the jag again and with Tom and misha in it!!
What a man Tom is. The guy really knows his stuff
That is a stunning table and I'd love one myself ! Probably the best table I've seen ever
I am always happy to see Tom on the channel
I love Tom, he's the coolest chillest nicest guy on the internet! And he's funny too!
Can see Tom getting a restraing order on Alex in the future 🤣
#8 on trending on the second channel. At this rate, Alex will be getting his dream Porsche sooner than he thinks
I recognize this guy I think 🤔. Isn’t he the bloke who did upgrades to Harry Metcalf’s Jag V12 Coupê?
Welded camshaft 💀💀💀💀
i didnt know that was even possible
I can't begin to imagine the balancing issues that caused.
@@drunkenhobo8020 It definitely has some "it just needs to make it through the test drive and off the used car lot" vibes to it doesnt it.
Freddie should have this table for his shop. Seriously I bet every car guy want's one of these now.
The Auto alex universe has THE beat characters. What a legend Tom is. Another golden find 👌
This channel proves time and time again that car people are the best people
Every mechanic is like Tom in an ideal world.
love the combination of all the faces next to alex. taylor, tom, even rory 😂 ✌🏻
Rapidly becoming one of the best channels on the Tube
Loving the V2 channel. Keep it up guys x
More of these videos please about more mechanical stuff. It's excellent!
Thats a very cool end to Tina block 😍
Glad Toms getting businees off of your videos. If my dad ever got another Jag (unlikely at 86!) But id insisnt he takes it to Tom after all the trouble he had with his last xk8
Love Tom, needs to stay on the channel more often !
That table came up epic. So awesome.
Toms a legend and a proper gentleman 👏
"Quality bodge" LOL
Amazing Alex spec!
Great table.
There was some real emotion when handing the table over. 👊
Love the Harry Metcalfe spec engine
HM. Version has enlarged throttle opening
That table final result is amazing!!
Harry Metcalfe - H.M. Spec 😂 He's the man.
Great job Tom .
And the Autoalex three day blitz begins, outstanding!
Andddddddd…… it’s not just the dads of the listeners, some of us old guys watch, listen and enjoy too, just sayin!
Cheers from Canada boys!
Good video, Tom presents really well. Funny and educational
"That's the AutoAlex spec" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
4:32 surprise surprise, who has seen Alex get his hands dirty? What a shame, would be good to see Alex get more stuck in
Tom is absolute Class! Almost tempted to get a jag so he can work on it 😂
“The auto Alex spec is a table” 😂😂😂
That table turned out amazing!
Nice classic bosh site radio in the background
Get a clear silicone table cover for the glass on that beauty of a table
Awesome looking table. Good job! :)
that table is fantastic, also only just realised Tom did Harry Metcalfe's car.....
Hell yeah! Cant wait to watch this!
Tom is such a Top Geezer. Even something as simple as an engine coffee table gets the full treatment. His surrogate son, Alex, was well chuffed!
You should use an upper case V for Autoalex V2 and make the logo a picture of a V-twin.
The legend that is Tom, when I get my dream x300 it's going to him to sort
I was watching another video saw this pop up.. and watched this first.. lol
I absolutely love watching Tom
Do love a bit of Tom Lenthal Ltd on the Autoalex channel!
HM Spec required for AutoAlex 💯👍👍
We love you Tom
7:09 so did no one at jaguar with the XK8 ever stop to think someone might drive their cars fast around a track, and test it for this, also Accusump, if you cant go baffled, fit an accusump pump for its next motor from the breakers that keeps the oil pressure up in corners, its a restomod thing I remember seeing on mike musto's 1968 dodge charger that he roadcoursed pretty hard with a mild 440
basically a pump that auto squirts oil into the engine when the load of the G's change which I didnt think the XK8 of all things would need
although I guess I should have known something was up when they mentioned on drive tribe the XKR didnt even come with a basic detroit locker Limited Slip Diff as standard, like standard issue 1963 era technology for a performance car, that just about ever muscle car worth its salt was fitted with
and it wasnt even standard on a 1999 to 2003 jaguar with a supercharged 450 horsepower V8 that was 65 grand when new
HOLY F ! - that V12 in a 70's XJ ! Wow!!! love to see that....
Oil starvation when flying around a courner in a car with a V8 seems like a severe oversight by Jaguar
I would love that v12 for my xjs