A Badly Overheated XJ40! - Did the engine make it?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Will it run again? This Jaguar (Daimler) XJ40 overheated badly and lost all of its coolant. Did the engine make it? Or does it have a blown head gasket? Let's find out!
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I think given that the early digital dash cars are getting quite rare, especially in Daimler trim you should save this!
It’s not my car but I do love the digital dash cars
Please save this Daimler! It’s too good to break just for a blown head gasket.
Not my car so ultimately not my decision. We’ll see what happens
Lovely looking car that! I prefer these rectangular headlights, and I love the digital dash too 👍
Same here!
I had an 88 Daimler 3.6 in the mid 90`s, I loved it, unfortunately the hose that runs under the inlet manifold (from the water pump) split on the motorway, at high speed, letting all the water out instantaneously.. It got me home, misfiring & smoking badly, but the next morning, it was seized! I left it round the back of my parents for around 20 years, & finally got round to stripping it a few years back (I have a set of Daimler side chromes in the parts stash!)..
Daimler XJ40`s are so rare now, especially in black, if the underside isn't rotten, I think I`d either do the head gasket (seeing as that ones not seized), or, maybe do a complete engine swap with a rusty donor car (maybe an X300 XJR swap!).
it's been a while, but there was a telltale spot on the right side of the engine that always showed when the head gasket on an AJ engine was leaking. You could see and feel motor oil in that spot.
I had a friend with a VdP Majestic that had a very minor leak (135k miles) by seeing the oil on the right side of the block. He took it to a show and the head gasket blew. Because it was in pristine condition, he had the car towed to the Jaguar dealer. They planed the head (because they warp if you overheat them) and put in a new gasket. He drove the car home. A few thousand miles later, it started running hot. He ended up selling the car on ebay with the problem documented. It didn't fetch much money, as people knew by then that the AJ engines typically were trash after overheating.
Ths one shoud be saved. Certainly in the UK these are starting to be collectable, and this one seems to be really pretty good
Yay, XJ40! Mine will need to have its head gasket replaced at some point. It is only normal for a +-200000km AJ6 to need a new one; nothing is broken on mine. The cause was bad quality original head gasket. I have a very slow coolant level "leak".
Yes all AJ6 engines will need the head gasket doing at least once
I would park it up and wait for an engine to turn up. There are just none of those left now and not enough to scrap one. Is it me or do the square lamp '40's look better than a Series III or an X300?
It’s not my car so the decision isn’t mine. It is rust free but that is pretty much all it has going for it. Bad engine, bad brakes, bad interior, etc
'Rust free' is not a phrase you hear about the XJ40 in the UK. These were the final pre Ford (i.e proper) Jaguars.
The lattice 16" wheels on the car are quite valuable. You should grab them for your XJS.
Hi Adam, Didn't they notice the temp rising. What a shame😢.
Not sure what happened really
It sometiomes happens that a driver is not that experienced and has never been in a car where the engine temperature is rising. I remember examples of people who just kept on driving until it was not possible to get any further and the engine stopped.
perhaps they need to install idiot lights again then.😁@@gunnarMyTube
@timothyrdunning Or that engine turns itself off if it deems it's unsafe for itself to continue given cooling issues. But then the siuation arises where it turns itself off on a railroad crossing and driver gets killed.
Hi Adam, long time since I've seen you. Hope you and your family are doing well...good to see you back😊🤞❗️
Thank you! What do you mean back? I have been uploading constantly for years
Please please keep it and fix it. And definitely Finally an XJ40 back on the channel!.
Or maybe you could break it for parts and record it
We‘ll see what happens. Nothing is decided yet
@@LivingWithAClassic let’s set up funding page to save it
Ouch.
At least you found out early on.
It's sad when what looks like a perfectly serviceable machine proves to have a fatal flaw.
All due to a rotten drive belt.
Yes it’s a real shame. I have thought about saving it but not sure yet
Well, good vid Adam, thanks for posting it. Lots of work to put that Daimler back in decent condition. Love the wheels. Do you know where I can get a 1983 XJ6 line/hose for the AC compressor to the condenser? I believe the parts number is CAC6665-X
Yes it’s a lot of work. I think you’ll need and AC specialist to make you a new line
Have you looked at RockAuto? I have found a surprising amount of Jag parts from there, if you're in America.
@@alexandrecouture2462 Thanks, I live in Canada, but I will try them, thanks again
@@8000Christopher I'm in Canada too and I ordered many parts from RockAuto. At first I thought it was USA only, but they do ship to Canada. Shipping is expensive, but if you can order all you need in one order, it's a little better.
What a shame. Decent looking car.
Needs the interior doing and about half of it painted. Otherwise it’s not too bad
This car would make a great youtube project, would love to see it saved.
We’ll see what happens. It’s not my car but I may take over it
Well, its a shame to part it out just because of a blown head gasket?🧐 But if the owner doesnt change his mind... im after spare fishtanks 🙂
Why not put a good used engine in it?
Especially since used AJ6 are rather inexpensive.
Not my car and not my decision
Do you think the gasket leak is old or caused by the recent overheating?
I think it was caused now. Driving with no fan belt and no water is a bad idea
@@LivingWithAClassic That is tragic.
As you know I love Daimler XJ40s but this one looks a bit raggy and to bring it in to condition will cost a fortune. It will live on in other redeemable cars though. What a shame.
It’s really shame since it’s pretty much 99% rust free
Why not do a complete engine swap?
Surely the value of the car is irrelevant if the owner is otherwise happy and intends to keep it?
It was purchased by a shop and broke down while they drove it to that shop
Adam, don't you have a policy that you have to buy or be donated the broken cars that arrives on your property? :) Just kidding, but for anyone looking for an XJ40, go 1990 and up. The old dash isn't worth it considering the hundreds of improvements to reliability that Ford made to this platform for the 90 re-launch.
Yes but the older dash is way cooler 😉
@@LivingWithAClassic On the other hand, you may have to watch the early dash from outside of the car, since the door handles will be broken. :)
@alexandrecouture2462 haha true
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. @LivingWithAClassic I got a Daimler'93 4.0 brooklands green with great drivetrain, only flaw is a rusted floor so it was sitting indoors at my mechanical spaces ever since 2012 with no floor job done.
10000 swedish krona if you need a donor, or do the rust job. North Stockholm Sweden pick up.
@@gunnarMyTube 🤣
like # 106.