My new '95 XJ12 Jag has a major problem! What did the CAR WIZARD find that halted a simple tune up?
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- When getting a used car you never know what you will find. The CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ gets a surprise when he tries to do just a simple tune up on camera. What major problem did he find???
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having owned multiple Jags in my life - anyone who buys a v-12 Jag deserves all the entertainment that they can harvest
I've enjoyed your program for at least two years now and I really appreciate what you have taught all of your subscribers. I have learnedto be patient with the shop that services our car, thanks to your thorough explanation of all the problems that repair-facilities face.
Your honesty is great, 50% of your viewers are hooked on that. The other 50% we are watching the diagnosis and repair, sure that must include all that comes with it, the Good the Bad and the Ugly. Always tell it like it is and be worry free. Thank you
The x308's have a trick to get to that rear spring pan stuff without risking your digits. If I remember right it goes like this:
-Remove calipers and wheel speed sensor harness, and hang on body somewhere (bump stop?)
-Slightly preload lower wishbone with a jack
-Undo 4x nuts that hold upper spring pan to frame
-Remove shock lower eyelet bolt
-Remove preload on lower wishbone, allow it to drop
-Rotate halfshafts so that the U-joints allow for the most flex
At this point you should be able to pull the vertical link down enough that you can pull out the upper pan, spring, shock all together out of one side. You might need to undo the rear truss to let the A-frame pull away from the frame a bit for that extra clearance. That's how I did my shocks+bushings job, never needed to touch a spring compressor, and relatively low risk. Not sure if the x300's have changes in the design which prevent this trick from working.
That center support bearing (again this is x308 experience speaking) isn't sold by Jag parts shops or dealers, as far as I remember, but you can buy the bearing direct from manufacturer. Powertrain industries 3080-25 (again that's if the x300 uses the same driveshaft, I know it's similar but maybe not identical)
Mrs. Wizard isn't the only one who is a teacher. Great explaination of the problem(s). All the best for the New Year!
My thoughts exactly. That's why I ALWAYS do plugs by hand never with a power tool. Changed hundreds of plugs in my time by hand and never any issues and it stands to reason if the person had done it this way Mr Wizard wouldn't be having this problem now. The Jag V12 is an interesting engine,you just need the proper knowledge to repair and maintain it.
They both explain things with incredible detail ..very teacher like..
How do you stop swarf from the re-tapping from getting into the cylinder?
Happy New Year to Car Wizard & Ms. Wizard! Looking forward to continued great content in 2023!
Jag V12's can be a PITA to access sparkplugs! I also sympathize with the infamous "we can order it for you" phrase dealing with auto parts vendors, can sometimes take weeks instead of days.
Firing order is 1A, 6B, 5A, 2B, 3A, 4B, 6A, 1B, 2A, 5B, 4A, 3B. Barrel of fun! I like our '52 Jag XK120 w/3.4L inline 6, plugs are all right on top and can be changed in about 15 min.
Thanks for a cool video!
A '52!! AWESOME!
They actully are simple, A bank is 1,5,3,6,2,4, B bank is 6,2,4,1,5,3. I feel for you on that plug hole, hopefully you won't find any more bad plug holes. Do you have the driveline alignment tool, or is it not needed on that model?
@@billvose7360 Yes or you can just do it the way I do it and that's 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4 on each bank forgetting the Jag cylinder numbering. Just view B bank as A bank and like A bank, plug every second wire at the cap end.
Stripping a spark plug hole happens on aluminum heads when you change the plugs while the engine is hot. Do it gently and do it when the motor is COLD.
Great video!
I saw it first had when idiots install them with power tools. Goes for any nut or bolt really. Always hand start them so you know it is not cross threaded. Then don't over torque them. This will stop this problem 99% of the time.
@@bassntruck Sage advice.
A dab of copper compound antisize on the threads is good practice too.
with basically all gas heads being aluminum now, this is even more important to note.
Levelled, it looks even better now.
So much for the story I heard about removing the guards to change plugs on the V12!
Best wishes for the year ahead at Omega.
Happy New Year to all the car guys and gals, and to the @ Car Wizard . Watching these videos are entertaining, informative, and remind me why I don’t own a Jag or other European cars lol. Beautiful looking cars though!
That is a lovely car you have there! I am English but no live in France! I had an uncle that had exactly the same Jag but a 1960's one and that was so silky smooth! I can understand why you Brough it! I know you do not need me telling you this but I say it, in the sprit of kindness! Good Luck with it all! Oh yes! I wish you and your dear wife and your guys at the Shop! I wish you all, a Happy and Prosperous new Year! 🤩🥳😉😜
Car Wizard's new hobby will be constantly trying to fix that Jag.
Absolutely!
He will get it fixed and it will be fine for a year or more before he fixes it again
I think I'd like to see some video of how rethreading spark plugs works. For some reason I can just imagine bits of metal from the hole landing on the piston and causing problems later on. Maybe just using a broken head on the workbench :)
I believe there's a grease you apply to the rethreading tool which will collect the metal bits as you rethread it.
@@alcool0828 . If you can also put that piston at TDC, you can also use a vacuum on the plug hole. Another trick is to fire it up with that plug removed and anything on top should blow out. My Stag V8 was helicoiled in situ by that method
Yes, use grease to collect the shavings. Do a little at a time and clean the shavings off often. There's a $7 tool available which is a tap and assorted length sleeves (not helicoils) to do the job. I just used it on my Ford. Fords have sparkplugs in same place for past 20 years, so I don't know why he called their placement on Jags unusual.. maybe for the time...
South Main Garage has video of doing this job, but he uses a $250 tool that must have sponsored him...
I would recommend ordering your parts from Denooyer Jaguar in Kalamazoo, MI. The parts professionals there have decades of experience with Jags and other British vehicles. Hell, one person there actually worked in an MG parts department in the late 70's.
Not only are they a Jaguar dealership, they are also an importer of parts for classic Jags, MGs, Austin Healey, and Triumphs, under the name Engel Imports. I used to work there over a decade ago. All of the same parts professionals from then are still there.
Are those 2 pins or 3 pins coils? What is the designation on the coils? I wonder what the similarity between the 6.0 Jag V12 and the Aston Martin V12?
This is a GREAT lesson to learn, especially for backyard mechanics like me. I’m glad you’re showing the hard stuff that you’re going to run into. Happy New Year to you and Mrs. Wizard!
love the round headlight jags, such a pretty car! i hope it treats you well
edit: a lesson on older cars, i have not owned a car that i didnt build or rebuild from an empty shell, so i know all of the secrets of the car. my favorite was sadly taken from me by a red light runner, but that car was completely fresh top to bottom, just waiting on paint (that i still have). started in -30F temps, handled snow and ice, great mileage, and my wife and kids loved cruising in it. and it was from 1987. if you know where the secrets can hide, you can enjoy beautiful older cars with all that character.
I can't understand why so many ppl love these cars! I was an automotive machinist in Toronto Ontario during this period of jaguar "engineering" and every time we spoke to Jag mechanics they would regail us with tales of torture working on these! I was lucky enough to never have to do any re and re's! BUT my gawd! just rebuilding these POS' was a challenge! "pinning" the hardened steel lifter buckets because they came loose and smashed the cam, dealing with the 3 stage (different threads) studs that hold in the cams,l you name it! these cars are great if you love wrenching! lol
I just wish Jags were easy to repair and work on but who doesn't love a clean Jag when they work.
Wizard, how do you prevent metal shards from dropping into the cylinder when tapping the spark plug hole???
This what I am wondering!
My guess would be lots of cutting oil on the rethreading tap, followed by an inspection camera in the hole to make sure you got everything. If it was a cast iron head, you could use a magnet if you missed something. Followed in any case by fasting and prayer.
Probably a load of grease.
Vacuum hose and camera to verify.
Great work keeping the Big Cat up to spec - must be great to have the brains to do it !
Guess spares can be pricey but worth doing things right.
' may the force be with you '
Grace and pace !!
I bet that Jag looks beautiful in the sunlight ! 😊 always been my dream color combo & model of Jag on my wish car list
Coming across these unforeseen issues is such a bummer. The other day we replacing the t-belt and water pump in out Camry, which you have been a relatively easy job until we found the crank bolt wasn’t budging. In the end, just removing that bolt took longer than the book time to complete the hole job.
You keep saying you're out of old cars, but I keep seeing them in the background...
He stated he would do them for hoovie since he spends so much money there
Old cars are like an addiction.
The poor will keep acting rich and the rich be acting poor
A 95' is a old car? Dam you time!!!!
@@adamlewellen5081 looks like a 74
Those wires looked like they belonged to an 1995 xjs v12.
Pep Boys actually carried ignition parts and coolant hoses for Jaguar v12 cars.
Power ratchet to remove plugs? Wow, I have a serious issue with that.
I've even seen guys install plugs with a power ratchet, which is nuts.
Remove and install plugs by hand, please. That way, you can feel what's
going on.
Put a light coat of grease on the threads of that spark plug tap, before
you run it in. It'll prevent bits of metal from dropping into the combustion
chamber.
Swapping out that V-12 for a Chevy 327 V-8, is a common fix for all the
complications which crop up in those fussy V-12's.
Yes take out the one thing that makes the car interesting and different. I understand taking an xj8 or 6 engine out but a 12? Unless youre swapping it for an aston v12 or something whyyyy
@@jamesineson4609The same, I don't understand why people go and do those swaps on cars that have special options. But anyways.
Jags from this era are 100% worth fixing when done correctly, like anything in life, "look after it and it will look after you" I have one of the last 2009 XJ x358 and had it for some years now, absolutely no intention of changing it any time soon, it simply dives as elegant as it looks....Love It.....
Don't get rid of it I've owned a lot of jags in my life I sold my XJC coupe 4.2 in British racing green and I've regretted ever since I traded it in for a BMW 635 CSI what a mistake that was
@@thomasshepard6030 have you seen Harry's rebuild?
@@tonybooth4 yes stunning the one I had was a 4.2 manual it was a 1978 I bought it 1986 for £400 and it came without a vinyl roof apparently that's very rare wish I had kept that jag
I have a 93 XJS coupe. Hard to find parts. You can try Terry's Jaguar in Michigan. They have come through for me many times. Try 'Everyday XJ' He's in NC. (David). Best of everything in 2023.
I have a 96 Daimler since new. I can confirm they are a money pit - but an amazing car. The original cost was £66k. Servicing and repairs in the following 26 years I have spent another £60k. Worth every penny/cent. Enjoy Mr and Mrs Wizard.
how has it cost you 60k in service? how many engines and transmissions have you gone through? they use one of the most basic GM transmissions prior to the 4.0 V8 ZF box.
I’m very excited to see the video about the driveshaft bearing. I believe my -95 XJ6 X300 has the same issue. It’s gonna be very helpful to see the repairs.
I used to own a '97, same color inside and out, albeit with the straight six. Changing the spark plugs at 60K miles meant touching the coils, which being one of the few Lucas parts in the car (most were Bosch by then) meant changing all six. Kept the car 13 years though, and my family still misses it.
the inline 6 is very reliable from what i know, how was it in your experience?
@@h7pubg In 13 years all I changed was the timing chain tensioner, water pump, and when it was 10 years old all the rubber hoses as a precaution. Best car I've ever owned.
There's a guy in Norway who makes complete aftermarket injection systems for the Jaguar V12 as well as a bunch of other goodies. Mobeck Tekniske, for anyone interested.
Helpful tip!
On the spark plug tap, when i used mine, i load it up with grease in grooves to catch the metal shavings and crud, keeps it from falling into the cylinder
Yep, use grease to collect the shavings. Do a little at a time and clean the shavings off often. There's a $7 tool available which is a tap and assorted length sleeves (not helicoils) to do the job. I just used it on my Ford. Fords have sparkplugs in same place for past 20 years, so I don't know why he called their placement on Jags unusual.. maybe for the time...
South Main Garage has video of doing this job, but he uses a $250 tool that must have sponsored him...
You may have missed the underlying cause of the stripped spark plug. These heads have recessed spark plugs which collect sand, grit and oil. When the plugs are removed the grit falls into the plug hole. Then, when the new plugs are installed the threads are destroyed. Everything is OK until the next mechanic comes along and removes the spark plug. It is vitally important to blow off any debris before removal and carefully clean the spark plug seat before reinstalling. As far as the spring mounts are concerned, you may have replaced them the hard way. For many models it is straightforward to put the car on a lift and lower the entire rear suspension assembly onto drums as a single unit. Then, they are very easy to work on. Hope this helps.
Jags have loads of that "finger shashing work". Worked at a small euro only garage in high school in the 90s; my boss charged 50% more to work on them because he hated how poorly they were designed and built.
I bought an XJS V12 and it had a misfire. After waiting until it was dark in the evening I opened the bonnet and saw what looked like the aurora borealis jumping around from the ignition leads. New leads were ordered and fitted. No misfire anymore
British Leyland built Jaguar. Probably came with a mis-threaded sparkplug from the factory 🙄
The Jag content on UA-cam is rich right now. Between you and the XJ12, drivetribe’s pair, auto Alex and his, I’m here for it.
Not to mention Watch JR Go :)
@@johnvender cannot forget!! I do miss his S Type R.
How about Harry’s 2 door XJ V12
Makes me wish I hadn’t gotten rid of my ‘85 XJ6 or ‘00 XJ8. Never mind.
Also, Harry's garage.
Dave you can look back on those first few years with Tyler in your little garage workshop, and how you've progressed.
We look forward to see how much Tyler will be spending with you over the next 52 weeks..
When retapping the threads, how do you deal with/avoid metal debris falling into the cylinder?
He is only going to rethread or clean up the threads. Some heavy grease in the flutes of the tap will catch any shavings and just do a little at a time.
Or fill the cylinder with shaving foam
Its cross threaded, so your not really cutting new threads, a little aluminium shouldn't be so detrimental.
Why would anyone want to punish themselves owning a Jaq. The expense and illogical effort required to maintain these cars 🤯
Oh so true, Weeezard .... I've tried to tell friends many times that (1) you don't want an older car with ultra low mileage and (2) you want to drive any vehicle you own at least once a month for 20-30 minutes to keep everything working as intended. I'm glad to see another seasoned mechanic with good common sense.
Agreed
I'm a Jag fan Wizard so you have my thoughts. I have always avoided V12' because power is not my ego game. Anyway your model Jag is easier to get to and work on than the other V12's. I had a 3ltr X Type and I hated it. I loved the car but not the mechanical side of it. I got rid of it and bought a 2,1Ltr FWD only model as a compromise. It is simpler overall and as you know I can get the 3 rear plugs and coils out through the intake manifolds which I could not on the 3ltr model. However my 1996 x300 4ltr Straight 6 is much easier to work on than my X Types stupid V6. I would have preferred that they had used a simple 4 cylinder engine in the X Type. Now that would have been very smart and and more practical. But then the average motorist must have more money than senses, and so they are their own worst enemy.
All old Jaguars have one major problem: they’re old Jaguars! Lol
On Jaguars the bolts for the drive line flex coupling if removed have to be put back in the same spot when reassembled. Jaguar uses bolts with different weights for balancing at the factory. So over the years if a mechanic worked on the drive line and didn't put the bolts back into the same holes, it could cause drive line vibration. Don't ask me how I know. 🥴
Jags looks really nice but the drive train is crappy. That's why almost every jag I see has a 350 Chevy engine. I hope he didn't pay no more than 1500 for it. He might need to rebuild the Jaguar engine like the Northstar engine to make it dependable too. I wish I had money to flush down the toilet like the car wizard. I bet he will be chuchin up a corvair in his next episode. Bless his heart somebody send him a car that doesn't need everything.
We had a 95 Jaguar XJS convertible that had something that could only be described as a wiggle at higher speeds. It was this way from new and the dealer tried everything to fix it including changing the wheels and tires. They finally diagnosed that it had a warped drive line. After that, it was fine. We had the car 14 years and it was high maintenance, but overall very reliable.
How right you are about old cars and hidden problems. After 24 years of driving the same car there was a bridged fuse in the fuse panel that could have burn't this car to the ground and it was a one owner car that when bargaining the price the owner took my first offer what a nice surprise and now the reason is apparent. Just glad that I lead a charmed life !
i always screw out sparkplugs and put them back in by hand I never use battery operated tools for that is just asking for trouble .
A transmission filter change can also turn into a much longer job when the previous well meaning person torques the pan bolts to OEM specifications, but the OEM specifications are for a perfectly clean, dry, tapped hole. Unfortunately, most people don't clean out transmission pan mounting holes with brake cleaner and compressed air before torquing the pan screws, so they almost always over torque them. A bent pan or stripped hole are the result. Fortunately, it's easy to fix, and the well meaning previous "mechanic" should be commended for caring enough to change the transmission filter. Over torquing is a very common issue with valve covers as well.
Another great video Wizard! Too bad about the wires and plug, but you don't allow these things to get to you. Blessings to you, your family and your team for a safe, happy and prosperous New Year!
The only reason I'd buy this year of a Jag is to get one with the straight six. When I was a kid we had a brand new '89 XJS with the V12; one that a local dealer gave to my family on a trade in '87 Sovereign that also junk from the factory (if I recall; there was a part in the motor that required a machine to remove of which there was only one in the country so it was not feasible to do within a reasonable time.. at least the dealer did something though.. imagine going through this today with a new car, you'd likely be stuck with it!). The XJS ended up with the fuel injector problems, naturally; as well as other issues over the years. As a new car the XJS broke down on a road trip and the motor had to be removed just to replace a power steering line!? At the same time back in the day we had an '87 Cadillac with the 4.1 which had less problems and was therefore more often used as a daily driver; now THAT is saying something!
Remove the engine to replace a power steering hose? Your mechanic was playing you for a fool. It's an awkward job (done it on XJ12 and XJR-S) but the engine doesn't have to come out. While you've in there replace the rack bushings with polly items.
@@albanana683 Just to document the story correctly for once and for all, I have actually asked my family member (now in their 80s trying to recall it) what happened after I read your comment. When this happened I was probably a toddler.
As the car was being fueled in Eugene, Oregon it was realized the antifreeze was leaking out all over the place. The fellow working at the gas station suggested it be topped up with water and driven to the mechanic across the street.
The mechanic across the street didn't want to touch it so called a tow truck to have it brought to the only dealership in town at the time which was a Subaru dealership.
One of the fellows who was a mechanic there happened to work in the Jaguar factory years earlier in Coventry. He was able to take a Subaru hose off the shelf, cut the ends of it, and rig it into place in order to get the cooling system working again. However, somehow in this process the power steering line got cut and the car was soon without power steering for the rest of the trip. Upon returning through Eugene, the mechanic did not want to take responsibility for the problem.
Once back in town from the trip, the car was brought to the dealership and fixed properly. As I recall the story as originally told to me, the motor was removed for this; though this part of the story wasn't exactly confirmed just now. The car was not likely under warranty at the time.
Wizard , the reason for the plugs in the centre of the engine is because it is a "Heron" head engine, with the combustion chambers in the heads of the piston rather than the cylinder heads. To get effective combustion, the spark needs to be quite central in relation to the Heron recess in the piston.
Not sure that's true, I thought Heron heads were dropped in the '80's. That was '50-'60's tech.
Those plug wire coil side ends look like Ford style clips on them. Are they Ford 6 cylinder coil packs? Like their use of two 4 cylinder Ztec packs on the 4.6l. Or was it half of the 4.6l. set up on the Ztec?
@@raynic1173 There is nothing in my Jaguar history about redesigning the cylinder heads of the V12. Given that production of this engine, by the time the 6 litre came along, was only a few hundred units a year, I doubt that the expense of the extensive redesign to change from Heron combustion chambers, making new cylinder head casting patterns, new piston design and new longer con rods, would have been economical. The specific output of the V12 engine remained very modest at barely over 50 BHP/litre, when for example the contemporary BMW M series engines were approaching 100 BHP/litre.
@@wilsonlaidlaw Utter nonsense. First of all the Heron heads were done away with in 1980, with the switch to the "HE" design, so the idea that the spark plugs had to go there because of the dished pistons is moot: Jaguar V12s, both 5.3 and later 6.0 litre versions, didn't have Heron heads after 1980. (And the idea that they "wouldn't have gone to the expense" is silly to begin with; after all the 6.0 had a completely different crankshaft! Not to mention the entirely different electronics system (including the Nippondenso distributorless ignition system unique to the XJ12)...
Secondly, the spark plug access location had nothing to do with the original Heron head design anyway: they were accessed from the middle of the vee-nearer the intake ports-simply because the intake manifolds were located on the outside of the vee, above the exhaust manifolds. This was done to keep the overall assembled height of the engine lower to fit under the very low hoods of the E-type, XJ and XJ-S! This significantly limits the efficiency of the engine's "breathing", which resulted in the ~50 hp/L output. (The contemporary BMW M70 V12 made ~60 hp/L.) If the spark plugs were located outside the vee (like in a Heron-headed Ford Essex V6 in a Capri, for instance) they'd have been completely inaccessible without taking the intake manifolds off!
@@mark_p300 indeed my E32 750 made 300 bhp was 5.0 the later 6.0 litre motor in the E65 made 450 and only the twin turbo models made closer to the 100 per litre. But these motors were all so smooth. My old lecturer at uni had the 5.3 series III just a piece of sculpture, what happened to Wizards project car with the old V12?
Another 10 years and as hoovie would say wizards cake will sag
poor wizard. i guess you will have too drive one of your 10 other cars home
I love those 6.0 V12s. Did plugs and wires on many V12s. I found taking the compressor off the 5.3 V12s made it safer to do the front two. Also, that single wiper is awful. I was happy to sell my 97 VDP with the single wiper. Finally, did many rear shocks on them. Very difficult job. Patience is necessary. Well Done Wizard!
So then do you put an oversized spark plug in the new hole? How do you make sure the next person doing plugs on this car knows that one of them is different?
Us Brits sure know how to do beeeeoootiful cars. Mr & Mrs Wizard have exquisite taste.
When the Wizard says it is not an easy job... Don't try it at home boys
Nice cars when they run. Encountered one of 'em with the V12 in a parking lot in Lincoln Park in Chicago back in the 80s. The hood was up, a guy was standing next to it with tears streaming down his face. Knew a mechanic back then who worked on 'em, "Two and a half hours to pull one spark plug."
Regarding the Wizard's statement at the end: "If this car would have had only 2,000 miles I would NOT have bought it."
The concept is anti-fragility. Many things benefit when they are used as intended.
NOT driving a car ever is akin to a human being sedentary. Not healthy in the long run.
As a Jag tech I would strongly advise you have those Fuel Injectors checked for spray pattern and operation - Ultrasonic cleaning is my preferred method also renew the "O" rings to ensure you don't have air leaks into the inlet manifolds.
PS Fuel additive is not thorough enough to clean this type of injector.
Had the spring isolator cups smashed on my Thunderbird, replaced with urethane
it's so cute that the two of these luv birds run this channel.
Happy New Year 🎉
Can someone explain to me why it seems like British cars like Jaguar are designed to be so maintentance-hostile?
That sucks? I had a mechanic strip a plug thread on my Volkswagen Cab. I was more than pissed and he didn't have the handy dandy threading tool.
before we had everything on computers a spare parts sales guy usually knew more about your car than you did. They could often recommend alternatives if the part you wanted was unavailable. Now people just trust what the computer says and as the old saying goes 'garbage in- garbage out'. the worst things are when changes are made mid model. One of my friends experienced this with her Nissan Micra. We ordered new from suspension parts but found they were totally different to what was on the car. Hers was later than the parts supplied. They got exchanged Ok but it meant she didn't have her car for Christmas.
These old jags are so nice looking, but holy smokes are they high maintenance.
They were high maintenance when they left the factory. Grew up with an '89 XJS V12.
Like beautiful women!
ngk 7 heat range spark plugs gapped at 0.025 (br7ef) work best on these V12s
Thank you for such great insight as always. I replaced the plugs and packs on my 2007 boxster. No real issues but it is time consuming and having never done that before, it’s all new to me. But having patience and the right parts and tools helped me to keep the frustration to a minimum.
Beautiful Jag - they are classy and timeless unlike so many luxury cars. It’s worth sorting these problems as will have a wonderful car to show for it. Great video Wizard. All the best to you both and the family for 2023
And often sparkless as well
As you know, we all love the videos with u wrenching, it teaches us alot, I have 93 xjs convertable, 12 cylinder, I love it except the inboard rear brakes
Welcome to the world of Jaguar, especially something considered "vintage". While a lot of stuff is out there with time, you will run into the NLA parts (as I'm sure you know) and when nothing used is any better than what you have, its time to get really creative. Great looking car BTW...super jealous.
Range Rovers....Jaguars....and now a soggy rear end? You have horrible taste for cars Mr. Wizard :) God bless you Sir.
Around last year I purchased a 2000 Lexus RX300 SUV for my girlfriend for 2 grand, in coincidentally the same hunter green color as your new Jag. We got it at 219,000 miles BUT, I knew after looking it over quickly that it was not a rust filled piece of junk and it’s a Toyota so I trusted it to work as a daily driver. When we got it the only things it needed were new rear struts and new tires all around. Today it has just shy of 232,000 miles on it and the only thing really wrong with it is it will burn maybe a quart of oil every month or so, so I’ll top it off every month to keep it in check. That’s just from poor maintenance in its past but really with 232,000 miles on it it’s not a big deal. We’re just going to continue using it until it can’t run anymore. The proof is in the pudding guys. When the car wizard suggests buying a Toyota product for the best reliability, he means it. It’s not because he gets a cut from Toyota to promote their cars. Their cars are actually just that good. Not without fault because they will have problems, but compared to other makes they have proven to be the most reliable! Thanks Car Wizard for all you do for us and the content you provide on your channel. Happy New Years to both you and Mrs. Wizard🎉
Wizard! Speaking of spark plugs, can you do a video about how to remove a broken spark plugs? I have an issue and the car isn’t worth towing to a mechanics shop. Happy New Year to you and the Mrs. 😊
I give it - 3 MONTHS - before Wizard gets sick of the repairs and quietly gets rid of it it ... haha
I had to replace the coil packs and spark plugs on my Jaguar XJR Wizard. It runs great now! Your Jag looks sweet! ua-cam.com/video/IcZpEOUYwDc/v-deo.html
Should have never created our automotive dream world. Technology is a quicksand....the newer the deeper we have sunk.
I used to use a snap on ball jointed plug socket I bought to do the v12's start by hand first of course the earlier ones the cap and leads were numbered
I hate doing spark plugs. I have a 2007 Dodge Ram Hemi with 130,000 miles. It has 16 spark plugs in an Aluminum head. I'm not doing it unless absolutely necessary.
I love your honesty, things are not always easy. Keep up the good work.
Wizard, for an XJ8 from 2006 with air suspension, are Arnotts good enough or do you recommend saving for Bilsteins?
Agree reference parts - my 2007 Merc CL500 is having a holiday at a workshop for 3 weeks waiting on a rear brake caliper. None in Australia, minimum 10 working days from Singapore. With Christmas and New Year that’s likely to be mid Jan….
The Electric Movement the World is Shifting to will Suit Many Many many People All Around the World as the Maintenance Side of Owning a Automobile will Vanish , Electric Cars will just Add to the Throw away stuff we Humans Already Throw Away into the Planet Awesome Content Wizard Keep them Cummins & All the Best for 2023
Anyway, it is almost the first regular weekend of 2023 and the Car Wizard will have more all-new videos coming up, as well as more all-new buy this, not that and more six used vehicles to buy and the other six used vehicles to avoid videos. For example, the vehicle to buy in the used market is the second-generation, 2007 to 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD or 4WD mid-size SUV with the 3.3 L or the 3.5 L V6 and the five-speed or the six-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift mode and the vehicle not to buy in the used market is the second-generation, 1998 to 2004 Isuzu Rodeo 4WD two or four-door mid-size SUV with the 3.2 L or the 3.5 L V6 engine and the regular four-speed automatic transmission. The Rodeo had a lot of problems and there was a recall, back in time after Isuzu was out of production almost twenty years ago. The Santa Fe is a better vehicle, because there is a lot of them currently on the roads within North America and their reliability for the older, second-generation is excellent. The newer ones are just problematic with technology and full of recalls, especially the Santa Fe Sport with the 2.4 L four-cylinder and the 2 L turbocharged four-cylinder. Finally, the Car Wizard will be surprised to do more of these videos for the continuation of the new year to come, before the next holiday season approaches following the American Thanksgiving. Thank you very much and have a great weekend.
Mr Wizard is correct! Ahh, the young fast mechanic, air impact and ram em in. Fast Fast Fast! , gets you the paycheck. I always hand screw in plugs, with at little silver anti-seize on the 3rd thread up from the bottom. I repair all my cars, never bring them into a “Shop” for maintenance. But i did get tires once on my pick-up truck. Three weeks later, I had to put my 4’ snap on floor jack handle on a 3/4 drive breaker bar and jump on it to break the lugs loose. Next time I’ll buy a tire machine. Love your videos, I have a V12 XJS.
Why do people buy those sorry cars? My Chevy has 165,000 miles on original plugs and coils and no misfires.
Keep hammering home that message that stuff happens with cars. I have good relationships with the shops and mechanics we use because I know how little things can completely derail what looks like a simple job. I once picked up a van I used to own after a service, drove around the corner and lost power and a colossal misfire made itself known. I stopped and could see what the issue was when I did some basic checks. Both the oil and the coolant had turned into a milkshake. I continued around the block and back into the mechanics bay and said, "I think the head gasket has blown, is it OK to leave it here until you can find a spot to look at it and replace it and I'll get the train home?" They were dumbfounded that I wasn't screaming and ranting that they'd broken my car. It was just one of those things. We had a good chat about looking for other potential issues with the coolant system and engine block and at 3pm the next day they rang me to pick the car up and they charged me for the parts only, as it was such a simple job and I hadn't been a dick. I made sure that their Friday night beer fridge was in good order.
The very last 6.0 v12’s had the zytek ignition coils which is what you have. Those leads you had were probably for the earlier Marelli on the earlier 6.0’s which were different again to the HE’s and pre HE’s
Rockauto had your plug wires. NGK 54088 $36.79
The parts problem is not new. When Rockauto was new I went looking for A/C parts for a Japanese car. Their choice? Delco. Which was only used in GM cars.
Another time I went in for an alignment, on a Hunter machine. The database asked fwd or diesel. Uh, no. This model never had either available.
Can't blame it on the computer. There's always a human, or trained monkee, who programmed it that way.
I have a 92 XJS Face lift coupe and most fuel related parts for that MY are mislabeled by so-called Jag expert shops. Somehow in their parts world for a V12 stops to exist somewhere in the Lucas area. It's been difficult to source the right parts for anything newer than 1991 since Jaguar has mad a lot of parts changes over the remaining years of the classic Jag 6s and V12s. Any Ford owner should be familiar with this type of business.
I was finishing up my first engine rebuild on a ford 302 block. Sadly I'm reinstalling the valve covers. At this point I already but some sealer on the cork gasket. When I was installing it 2 of the threads were stripped. A bit of a setback but it happens.
Are you going to check the cylinder for metal fragments after re-tapping the spark plug hole?
I will use my air powered vacuum to clear the cylinder out
Re the incorrect HT leads you missed the step where you argue with spare parts what the correct leads are, then spare parts reply, "This is what my listing shows." You say, "I don't care what the listing shows, I'm the mechanic can you just order what I ask please?" Spare parts look you in the eye and say, "OK" then order the parts in the listing in the honest belief they're saving you from yourself.
you pull the plug out and you put the plug in do the sparky parky, turn the plugs round and round, that's what it's all about
I lost my 91 G20 to someone before me. They changed the thermostat and no anti-sieze or anything, so when I went to change it, a bolt twisted off. I had a second 5.7 TBI engine on a pallet so I thought it would be easier to change the intake out than drill out the bolts under the cowl. Yeah, no. They must have had the intake off, for some reason it was painted black, and the two front bolts also twisted right off. At which point I had a van I couldn't even drive to the garage as the intake was loose.
In 2021 I got my current 94 G20 with 47,000 miles on it. It weeps some oil out of the front of the engine but in 6000 or so miles no puddles, no major leaks. Knock on rust.
I bought a xjs that had a pickup coil issue. I got that fixed and went for a test drive. It blew a plug out about 5 minutes in. Somebody had JB Welded the plug in. I had to get in there and Helicoil It. V-12s are a little more Labor Intensive requiring some wobbles, adaptors and some disassembly to change all the plugs.
Looks like coils and plug wires from a Ford taurus with the 3.0 pushrod v6