EXPERIENCE IN A BOOK
Help for the Jaguar XJ-S owner
by Kirby Palm
Compiled by an XJ-S owner, Experience in a Book is a unique type of automotive resource providing the sort of how-to
information not found in either owner’s handbooks or repair manuals. The information provided includes maintenance
tips, common problems, suggested modifications, and some sources for parts. The book is not intended to replace a
repair manual, but rather to complement it.
This is not a small pamphlet; the book is 739 pages when printed with a 10-point proportionally-spaced font, and
includes quite a few illustrations and schematics. It grows as more information becomes available.
Experience in a Book may be downloaded, free of charge, from the World Wide Web at:
http://www.jag-lovers.org/xj-s/book/
Yes, you read right: This whole thing is free. If you have a computer, internet access, and a printer, all it costs you is the
effort to log on and download plus the paper and ink to print. There are no catches; this is a hobby, not a profit-making
enterprise.
This book -- along with a great deal of other Jaguar-related stuff -- is also available on the Nine Lives CD-ROM. There
are links to online ordering from the URL provided above, or you can order it directly from:
Coltrane Productions
PO Box 932
Morgantown, WV 26507
The cost is $2 plus shipping, and shipping is $0.97 in the US, $1.20 to Canada, $1.66 to Mexico, or $3.40 to the rest
of the world.
Experience in a Book is a work in progress and is revised when new information becomes available. If you have learned
something about your XJ-S that the rest of us should know, please visit:
http://www.jag-lovers.org
and log on to the xj-s@jag-lovers.org or v12-engine@jag-lovers.org e-mail discussion lists and post your discoveries
there. Most of the contents of this book came from these discussions.
THE JAGUAR XJS.......................................................................................................................................................1
SHOPPING FOR A USED XJS..................................................................................................................................13
GENERAL...................................................................................................................................................................15
Repair Manuals...................................................................................................................16
ENGINE.......................................................................................................................................................................32
Leaks..................................................................................................................................39
PCV System.........................................................................................................51
Fault Diagnosis...................................................................................................................53
ENGINE WORK..............................................................................................................................58
Top.......................................................................................................................59
Front.....................................................................................................................89
Bottom.................................................................................................................97
Performance Upgrades......................................................................................................103
Intake Upgrades.................................................................................................107
Other Modifications..........................................................................................................113
IGNITION SYSTEM......................................................................................................................118
Lucas Ignition (up to 1989)...............................................................................................126
Vacuum Advance...............................................................................................131
Centrifugal Advance...........................................................................................137
Lucas Opus Mark 2 (pre-1982)..........................................................................147
Lucas Constant Energy Ignition (1982-89).........................................................153
Marelli...............................................................................................................................159
XJRS................................................................................................................................172
Distributorless Ignition......................................................................................................173
COOLING SYSTEM......................................................................................................................173
Overheating -- Causes.......................................................................................................178
Fans..................................................................................................................................214
Post-Shutdown Cooling....................................................................................................228
FUEL SYSTEM..............................................................................................................................232
Fuel Fires..........................................................................................................................232
Fuel Odors........................................................................................................................234
Fuel Lines.........................................................................................................................238
Fuel Tank and Filler..........................................................................................................244
Hess & Eisenhardt Convertible...........................................................................249
Surge Tank and Fuel Pickup -- Pre-1992..........................................................................250
Fuel Pump.........................................................................................................................254
1992-on Fuel System........................................................................................................257
Vapor Recovery System....................................................................................................259
Hess & Eisenhardt Convertible...........................................................................263
Throttle Linkage, Idle Speed Adjustment..........................................................................264
Electronic Fuel Injection...................................................................................................273
D-Jetronic...........................................................................................................284
Cold Start Injectors..............................................................................286
Digital P..............................................................................................................289
Cold Start Injectors..............................................................................306
Early 3.6 AJ6 Engines.........................................................................................307
XJRS..................................................................................................................307
Fault Codes.......................................................................................................................307
Passing Emissions Tests....................................................................................................309
Fuel System Upgrades.......................................................................................................310
AIR INJECTION.................................................
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