I had this problem on my Jaguar. The garage charged me 800 usd to change the coils. I bought them for 144 dollars a s8 on EBAY and it took me 1 hour to replace them. I was also charged 600 dollars to change the water pump. I bought it on the internet for 33 dollars. I changed it in an hour. Do it yourself!!!

@projectsinthebarn

5 ай бұрын

Hi buddy, good to hear from you. I totally agree, why pay for something when you can do it yourself 👍

We had restricted performance come up on our XKR that turned out to be a dud coil pack on number 3. We replaced just the number 3 coil pack & all was well until a couple of weeks later when the restricted performance came back. No mucking about this time; we replaced all the coil packs & plugs as they were all the same age as the number 3 coil pack & we anticipated they would all start playing up in due course. No further problems since doing the coil packs & plugs.

@projectsinthebarn

9 ай бұрын

That's great that you found the cause of your issue, and a great shout to replace all the coil packs and plugs. We love little wins that are so effective 😍

Simon, always loved your channel...Big thanks for this latest one. My XKR had the same thing last week and its been a bit overwhelming on where to start, but after watching your vid, you have eased my stress brilliantly 😊 and I will do the same thing. Thanks again😉👍

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

They like to throw up a challenge or two don't they, fingers crossed your's turns out to be a simple fix too. It's just nuts and bolts, so nothing to get too stressed with 😃

@oaktree3278

Жыл бұрын

@projectsinthebarn they certainly do, but just great cars and look forward to getting mine back to normal, when work and family permit😅

Here's an idea for you and all the diy guys out there, find a cup cake baking pan with 6-12 slots, use that to keep the nuts and bolts in, it will help everything tidy and not rolling everywhere, also to organize/group them together, it will make it easier for you.

@projectsinthebarn

6 ай бұрын

Hi John, I really appreciate you getting in touch buddy. What a great idea, I have never thought about using something like that. I have since bought some magnetic trays, but I love that idea as it gives you separate compartments to store it in 👍 Thanks again for your input buddy 👌

@johnlivingston9217

6 ай бұрын

@@projectsinthebarn I find it very helpful if you have to change out a starter in a Toyota sequoia, many steps at different levels before you get down in there, so the tray helps organize where things go along the way.

@projectsinthebarn

6 ай бұрын

@johnlivingston9217 top idea buddy 👍

Great video Simon, fingers crossed all is sorted 👍

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

Hi John, thanks for your kind comments. Initial early tests are positive, I have just driven it into work 9 miles and all is well 👍

I picked mine up from the South Coast to Solihull and within a few miles the same thing happened. That said it was reaching speed limit (ho hum), but wouldn't go over 3000 revs. Mine was No7 cylinder. I bought a couple more as spares as I think mine were the original ones as well. Touchbwood, no problems since. In got side swipped parked outside my Dad's a couple of weeks ago and they took the wing mirror off. That was a nice little bill!!!

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

Hi buddy, firstly, gutted for your jag getting hit whilst it was parked up, hope its been fixed up OK? I have just come back from its test run and its all good, runs sweet as a nut, so fingers crossed we have sorted the problem. I do think the battery may be on its way out also, I had it in charge for an age and its still not at full capacity. At least that gives me something else to do on it 👍

@Ridley2907

Жыл бұрын

Yeah parked up. Luckily the independent Jag garage not far from me was taking one in as scrap the week after I called. So they took that one off and sprayed the cover to match. Glad yours is all.sorted :-)

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

@Ridley2907 that's not too bad then buddy, I wish I had a jag specialist down here in the south, there's not much about down here.

Well done my Son.xx❤

I bought last year 2 jaguar XJR V8 year 2000 and 2003 van den place. The first one had 58,000 miles, some corrosion. I did the bodywork myself. I'm sure they would have charged me a minimum of 2500 dollars just to change the metal. I paid 2000 us for the paint but I should have done it myself. I lifted the carpet, I cut the rotten tiles. I bought a $250 soldering set and some homedepot blocks. I worked on the car for a month, 2 hours a day. You can't see anything now. And I'm not a pro. I'm gradually redoing what has to be done. I changed the shocks and brake calipers myself. The car of the year 2000 is almost finished. For the 2003 car, I'm changing the engine and transmission, at a cost of $2500 for the 2 parts and $1300 for labor. The car was bought in Florida for $1,200, with not a square centimetre of rust. The bodywork is impeccable. I need to revise the interior because a pig drove it before me. This moron used to throw cigarette butts on the floor. I used naphthalene balls to get rid of the smell. In a month, it should be ready. In France, I've had 5 Jaguars, including 2 V12s and 2 Xjs, and they were much better than the Mercedes. Americans don't know about these wonderful cars! I drove the Jaguar V12 in France at 250 kms/h on the freeway.

@projectsinthebarn

5 ай бұрын

Hi again, you sound like a real jaguar enthusiast, which is great to hear. Well done for getting one of the XJR's all fixed so far, and keep the enthusiasm going for the second one. There is so much pleasure to be gained by doing it all yourself, I tip my cap to you sir 🙂

Great video. Also noticed your strut mount top is on the way out :-)

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

Hi buddy, thanks for your kind comments. Those top mounts have been slowly deteriorating since I've owned the old girl, it's definitely on my to do list 👍

hi simon..and happy easter, i had the same problem 3 years ago. also on number 3 .

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

Hi udo, good to hear from you and happy easter to you too. I seem to have cracked the problem as two test drives in the fault has not reappeared, so fingers crossed its all sorted 👍

Restricted performance? Change the COILS!

@projectsinthebarn

5 ай бұрын

That's what I ended up doing 👍

The ignition coil was burned by a short circuit. A little tip from me: please use a brass brush for cleaning. The spark plugs. And carefully clean the air mass meter sensor mit cotton swab.before installation.😅

@projectsinthebarn

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with the brass brush, I never had one to hand 🫢 I will take on board your advice with the air meter, and will do that when I service the car over the next few weeks 👍

Is that tool set a Blue Point kit?

@projectsinthebarn

Ай бұрын

Hi Steve. Yes,the smaller extensions and sockets are blue point ones 👍

mass air flow had mine replaced.. o2 sensor fuel filter purge valve

@projectsinthebarn

6 ай бұрын

Hi buddy, I'm glad you got your issues fixed. It looks like I'm having issues with my XKR project that indicates a faulty MAF sensor. Fingers crossed, I can get to the bottom of that 🙏

@cmike956

6 ай бұрын

@@projectsinthebarn my cat wont roar untill properly warmed past ice cold to get rolling

Your battery is ruined.

@projectsinthebarn

7 ай бұрын

Hi Robert, i did end up buying a new battery for the XK8