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April 6th, 2010 | by daveroche | published in Engines, JaguarPartsDB News
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 [...]
October 28th, 2009 | by daveroche | published in Engines, Troubleshooting
Some weeks back my XK8 experienced uneven running for a short time and then resumed back to normal running. When the misfire occurred, the dashboard displayed – ‘restricted mode’. I have since changed all the spark plugs and initially the car ran well but since then the misfire has returned.
September 10th, 2009 | by daveroche | published in Engines
The good news is that XK8 4.2 engines fitted to cars from 2003 onwards are on the whole virtually bullet proof with all the problems associated with the earlier XK8 engines fitted from 1996 to 2002 having being resolved. For earlier XK8 owners like me, there are some serious issues but thankfully all can be resolved.
