As the Jaguar XK8's and XKR's are getting older then many owners will have replaced the discs and pads on their cars or, if not, will be considering doing so in the future. XK8 Parts and JaguarPartsDB can now supply genuine Jaguar, replacement and upgraded brake disks and pads for your car together with providing good advice here on the various options available.

All these parts can be reviewed and purchased via www.jaguarpartsdb.com
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A lot has been written about the early Jaguar XK8 Engines and the problems with Nikasil bores which affected some cars causing degradation of the bores and then loss of compression. This would eventually result in engine failure.

Consequently, many XK8 / XKR early engines have been replaced. The steel lined bores of the post 2000 model and onward year cars overcame this problem. Several years ago XK8 / XKR engine rebuilding services certainly in the UK were non existent and good used post 2000 engines few and far between. The solution was to obtain a new engine replacement from Jaguar costing anything between £3000 and £5000 plus fitting !!. Now there are various XK8 engineering specialists who can rebuild the engines at much reasonable cost and to a high standard. There are often good used XK8 engines available from accident damaged cars.

There are still a few engine problems that the XK8 / XKR owner needs to sort out. These relate to the replacement of the old plastic type secondary tensioners and chains and possibly the need to also change the primary tensioner and chain. If you have a pre 2001 car and the tensioners have not been changed then we would strongly recommend it as a precautionary measure. Depending on the mileage you may also want to change these on a post 2001 car but if your mileage is relatively low, just replace the top tensioners and chains and leave the bottom primary tensioner and chain. Some owners will just want to have all these components parts changed for complete piece of mind.

The recently launched engine section of JaguarpartsDB.com provides a good source of supply covering all these areas, engine rebuilding services, used engines (subject to availability), timing chain / tensioner kits and all the other engine parts you will need to keep your great Jaguar XK8 / XKR engine purring.

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The front suspension of an XK8 / XKR is prone to a number of problems. We have already discussed in a previous post that wheel bearings are subject to early wear at around 30K miles. If there is play in the suspension, then this can be attributable to worn bushes. One problem that may arise is due to the top wishbone bushes seizing to the steel fulcrum pin. The combined seized unit then wearing away at the all alloy subframe. Once the subframe is worn, this is very expensive to replace. It is recommended to change the pin and top bushes and then protect the area with a product such as Waxoyl to prevent corrosion. Also, as the mileage of your car increases, then this may result in worn shock absorbers or broken springs. All these parts can be reviewed and purchased via www.jaguarpartsdb.com

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As mentioned in previous posts, the standard XK8 / XKR Exhaust system in mild steel has proven to be very robust in service with many systems lasting for over 10 years or more. Once a corrosion problem appears with the system, usually starting with the rear silencer boxes, many owners opt to replace the exhausts parts with a long life stainless steel system which give varying levels of V8 growl / rumble and can improve performance. But give Jaguar credit, the standard and muffled XK8 / XKR system makes driving the car on long journeys a real pleasure leaving a very relaxed driver upon arrival.

Just in case anyone wants to replace one of more parts of the standard exhaust system, we have added the parts diagram to www.jaguarpartsdb.com. This also includes references to the front catalytic converters and the oxygen (Lambda) sensors which can occasionally need changing.

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Introducing our associate website - JaguarPartsDB.com developed by leading Ecommerce design and development provider, Imajica Ltd. JaguarPartsDB.com has been designed for XK8 / XKR enthusiasts to allow them to quickly locate the part(s) they need from high quality parts diagrams. Says Dave Roche - Director of www.xk8-parts.com and www.jaguarpartsdb.com, "it's much better to confirm the part you need using diagrams rather than scrolling through pages of parts listings".

The site allows the user to quickly locate the areas of their XK8 / XKR car that they are interested in, view the relevant diagram, locate the part(s) and then either enquire or order the parts using a secure enquiry / ordering system. Says Dave, "often when buying Jaguar Parts, several communications are required to confirm the right part(s) for the vehicle. Our system allows this so that the correct parts are ordered the first time, returns minimised and costs reduced for both the customer and parts supplier". The site will be developed so that all XK8 and XKR parts will be available at competitive prices including Original Jaguar Parts and OE Parts at competitive prices. Used parts will also be added to the site where available.

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