![]() 07/03/2017 at 09:33 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
It seems like the gaskets on both sides of the cam covers are failing. Which isn’t the end of the world, provided that’s all it is. Still, considering that I had the tensioners done two years ago and that replacing the gaskets is a mandatory part of that service, I’m a bit suspicious of my mechanic at the moment. It may be time to find another Jag mechanic.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 09:38 |
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Jag leak oil?
![]() 07/03/2017 at 09:47 |
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Nah, that’s just Jag’s self-applying anti-corrosion system. Coats everything under the hood in 10w30 to prevent rust, the older the car gets, the more oil it squirts to compensate. 8-10 years after production, the power steering system usually kicks in for an extra layer of protection.
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This. Honestly the only bits on my Spitfire that weren’t rusty were where the gearbox was chucking oil out ;)
It’s also an integral part of the patented ‘Continual Oil Change Mechanism’ which ensures that you constantly have a supply of new engine oil, replacing tired old contaminated oil that leaks out of specially designed gasket inconsistencies ;)
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:10 |
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The jokes they write themselves.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:31 |
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You call that an oil leak?
- Toyota owner
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:32 |
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Yeah, but the difference is that my car actually needs that stuff to stay inside it to continue running.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:34 |
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To the Jag’s supreme credit, it uses about a quart between oil changes, although I think it’s getting worse. I noticed it because it’s started smoking as the oil burns off.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:41 |
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[dismissive hand wave]
What does it even mean to run, when you think about it?
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:52 |
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Jags
run
?
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:52 |
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See directly above.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 10:53 |
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Tensioners plural? Is the 6 or the 12?
Valve cover gasket(s) ought to be self-doable.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 12:39 |
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“Think?” Dude, people who think know that their Jag has an oil leak.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 13:42 |
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8. There are two primary tensioners and two secondary. Helpfully, they’re all made of plastic.
That’s my thought, but I also have transmission issues to sort (it needs a flush at the very least), and I’m thinking of finding another mechanic, so this is a nice, simple job I can use to evaluate if the shop is any good.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 13:43 |
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Well, limp.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 17:18 |
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8-cylinder?
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All of the reliability of the 12, with the smooth power of the 6. It’s the Jaguar way.
![]() 07/03/2017 at 18:49 |
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Hmmm... Was that a joke?