by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 12/11/2017 at 19:43
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 12/11/2017 at 19:43
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Hopefully my oil pan gasket gets here thursday and I can get this thing back on the road.
The XJS is an odd sized device. As long as a modern Mustang, but at the same time... perfectly at home next to my Miata.
lurking bike sitting there being the least broken vehicle I have. Sigh.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/11/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 0
Which car needs the oil pan gasket?
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
12/11/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 1
You’re making me want an XJS (more)
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/11/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 0
Jag. The stupid multipiece gasket messed up somehow and it leaks at a rate of 1qt of oil every 10 miles from the front of the engine. Going to lift the engine up a few inches and drop the pan down and put in a felpro one piece gasket and use silicone on the timing cover instead of the stupid paper gasket it has.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/11/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 0
That sucks.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
12/11/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 0
I almost forgot you had a Miata. What’s wrong with it?
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/11/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
Clutch. Motor mounts. Something in the suspension that nobody can figure out. Just generally kinda beat up.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
12/12/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 1
That sounds like the tactic I’ve taken with my Spit6's sump gasket. Regular one-piece gasket sandwiched between layers of RTV sealant.
I’ll be damned if my engine continues the reputation of leaky Brits ;)
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/12/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 0
Seriously. I got a Chevy 350 powered Jag to avoid British engine issues and I’ve had to rebuild it and it leaks like a colander. What the hell.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
12/12/2017 at 10:16, STARS: 0
It’s almost as if...older cars in general are leaky and a bit breaky and the whole British thing is just an unfounded reputation based on the fact that they tended to have poor resale value meaning they tended to be bought by people without the means or will to keep them in good working order (your good self obviously not one of them, given the amount of effort you’ve put into making it right).
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/12/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 1
Yeah, I expected an SBC to last a little longer than 1,100 miles before shitting the bed though. It’s an annoyance.