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What an awesome place to work!! I love working on engines and wish I had the space to do something similar. Enjoy!

Bob, please wash your hands before touching anything in there. It now clean! Thanks for the video

Very cool!

Looking good

If you're a pro, you create a proshop.. excellent work.. I tell my students/apprentices the area you work in indicates the quality of work, the way your tools are in the tool box,,, the lighting.... Bob I hope you have several techs or people helping you,, you look exhausted...

Now that’s a man-cave!

Very early v12 cam covers there. Nice. What is that project for?

I know that took a lot of effort and dollars, but I can see the OCD satisfaction in how it all turned out. Very nice looking. Glad you've been able to contemplate a vapor blaster and plating exercises. Feels like where Chad wanted to go with his place, but never quite made it to that level. 3D Printing and EDM Next!?!? *lol*

Love to watch the shop progress. It is nice to be able to have buildings to repurpose. Thanks for taking the time to show us.

Wow love that engine room Bob

Great video and explanation. Keep’em coming bud!!

How many miles are on the Rouge?

If I didn’t already have my ‘91 XJS (AT -> MT) conversion project going, this would be a GREAT project start!

The engine position sensor, front pulley senses TDC as a reference. The flywheel sensor is the engine speed sensor. If one is open, it's not going to work. However, the permanent magnet loses magnetism over time and hundreds of heat cold cycles until the signal is simply too weak for the ECU to recognize.

Where does one guarantee $4000 in parts from an XJS? Nobody wants parts from these cars. We can make up numbers all day, but nobody is easily gaining $4000 by parting out an XJS.

Great video. Would be amazing to see a similar one on the delanaire mark 2. Much more complex I think.

Jaguar XJS are like girls, beautiful to look at, but you can't keep em all. 😂 This red-headed girl might be worth the trouble. In Minnesota you can even get a bonded title for a frog.

Great Stuff 👍 👌 berrymen chemcool.

where is the flywheel sensor bolted to the engine? or is it on the transmission bellhousing? i see nothing on my 1989 5.3L xjs jag ...

Great episode 👍🏼

Hi Bob! i really like your videos!! Just a small note sometimes the background music is a bit louder than your voice so it is a little hard to hear you. I don't even own a Jaguar but i still cant wait for your next video!

I hope someone takes her on as a project. To good looking to be parted out. Great she's running now!

Someone's going to love that car. Red isn't my favorite XJS color (that would be British Racing Green, like mine) but that one looks exceptionally nice.

Nice... hoping for a *save* here.. we'll see! Good start. With old cars it just takes a lot of time to test all the multitude of bits - sometimes having to dig and remove to do so. Time is the bear.

Great episode!

"Big Red" is an eye candy, but a lot of fine tuning and maintenance work will be still ahead.

I was going to say Red looks in better condition than Ole Tex. A really good looking car which could come around with a bit of detailing, and some fine tuning.

Another great video/totorial Mr Bob..its quite exciting when you have a piece history in your hands.. especially us gear heads.. May i suggest looking into Mobeck or specialty suppliers of performance parts for that v-12 Jag... He builds high performance heads valves and some crazy cams.. I know this is an old video,, but for future reference on your baby.. i apologies for the repeat.. we bought the entire MFI kit,,,,, now hit the button and she idles like a brand new car... Someday the heads,,,cam,, and small increase in piston dia... Like most standalone ECU, fully programmable, and the best part,,,live readings for diagnostics..

Brilliant!!

When I changed the plugs in my 1983, they had been previously changed but, not well. The ones on either side of the throttle tower were barely 1/3 the way in and honestly I found them more difficult to change than the two front ones until I removed the throttle tower. My spark plug thread chaser wouldn't fit into the wells so I used an old AR15 bore brush mounted in a cordless drill and a shop vac to clean the threads. Keep the great videos coming!

Great work once again Bob. Thanks for the great information.

1994 XJS Jaguar soft Top, Headliner, sound damper replacement Pt 01 found on you tube

there is a video how to remove and install a top on xjs I think it is cover cat

Is that a 'yellow' fan that are known to crack or is that later darker color ok? Can you suggest a starting position for the AAV bolt? How far in? I just installed the new thermal bulb...but at a loss we're to position the idle bolt

Hi Bob. Great video - and thanks for the explanation of how you trouble shot the engine only running on one bank. I was the opposite of disappointed when it ran on all 12 cylinders - I was delighted for you. In terms of the pleasure that these cars bring - for me it is split equally between the pleasure of looking at the car and its engine, the pleasure of maintaining the car (because I always learn more about the car) and the pleasure of driving the car (or being driven in it and see someone else enjoy the car and be amazed by its refinement). Keep up the great work - I know you will. Peter

I have a 1994 XJS convertible, black, black top, black interior, 6 cylinder. It is in very good shape and is a pleasure to drive;

Dont use V12 HE engines they have heads Made in India and drop valve seats....pre HE with english built heads are much better!

I find a new interesting fact with each video . I had the issue with my coil connectors and replaced both with parts through Amazon .

did you have to support the engine when you dropped the front subframe? Love your channel, thanks!

Thanks for the tips.

Bob, I used the contact form on your website to give you a link to Marelli coil connectors on Amazon. CZcams keeps deleting my comments here trying to do it, and I've tried 4 different ways!

After I removed my throttle tower I slotted the rear feet which made it easer to re install. Also I have some of the distributor connectors in my spare stock along with other from a couple of 1988's I stripped out if you are interested

Very good and very needed video! Thanks!

G'day Bob, quick question on your A/C compressor (tenuously linked to the removal of spark plugs); the front seal on two of my Frigidaire Air Compressor units has leaked and despite asking Jag Lovers et al for a number perhaps on Rock Auto or similar, I am unable to find a repair kit. Can you help me source one as these must be THE most common compressor in the USA on classic cars. Many thanks, Chris

You might want to preview the CoverCatz Auto Trim Upholstery channel for what they did on a XJS Top replacment - for a better video - see what they covered - note what they didn't. And BTW there's a guy who's planning on making a Tefzel injection loom with a very very nice 3D printed strain-relief connector that connects into the OEM body harness side.. I'll pass along photos.

What else could cause this issue on A bank are: throttle body plates out of sequence or dirty, faulty O2 sensor, leaky FPR - the vacuum control ties into the A bank intake; vacuum leak in the 40 sec timer start assist system - I had a hole rubbed into a vacuum tee on the back bottom side of the intake connecting the thermo switch with the vacuum solenoid; there's also a vacuum circuit that switches the smog pump system; leaky injector(s), vacuum leaks in the intake and exhaust system. If I remember correctly the coolant temp sensor in A bank also controls the ignition and fueling; wrong or faulty thermostat. The vacuum signal for the MAP sensor in the ECU also ties into the A bank intake. It would be nice to find out how to connect the Marelli system to a software on a laptop to be able to see fuel trims and other parameters.

Not sure about the price for getting a key cut. I have a '95 that uses the Tibb key which is far more complex than the older more standard flat keys. Only cost me $100 for two of them last year. Yes I had to wait a whole month or a little more to get them from the UK but they weren't that expensive. Just need to soften the edges a little bit but they worked fine. Love all your information.

Nice to have you back. You do look a heck a lot better too.

😮 Never start threading any nut other than by hand

The tyres were howling a bit on those turn. Nice turn of speed through the corners. I have driven a swb series 2 manual 4.2 it felt fantastic.