Thanks for the excellent description BB. I plan on doing my secondary tensioners tomorrow. Can you tell me, is the exhaust sprocket located on the cam with a peg/spline/key, or is it by friction from the bolt?

Kind Regards

Tony

Hi,

I've just cleaned the throttle body and didn't really get a measurable improvement. However, I then cleaned the mass air flow sensor with Halfords electrical contact cleaner and it made an amazing difference. The car now has fantastic mid range and smoother gearbox.

Good luck.

Tony

Well thanks so much Mike. I've just completed cleaning the throttle body and mass air flow (MAF) sensor . I did the work one step at a time with road tests of about 5 miles in between. 1) Cleaned throttle body with Wynns Carb & Fuel Injection cleaner. Road test showed no improvement 2) Cleaned the M...

Thanks Mike,

I can see the leak. It's coming from the door shut in the area of the mirror, where the door closes against the A post.

Regards

Tony

My MY 2000 XK8 coupe suffers from a hiccup when I blip the throttle at idle. Insted of the revs rising, the revs fall before rising. This is frustrating when pulling away and I think is causing reduced performance.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Tony

Mike,

Thanks for the pointer.

Kind Regards

Tony

I have a MY 2000 XK8 which is suffering from a water leak on the NS. It's not a lot, but does cause the carpet to get wet. I've replaced both door seals (L & R) and not cured the leak I've priced the body seal which is £195 + VAT! So before I go mad a spend such a lot of money, I wondered if members...

David,

Thank you for your help. I've changed the door seal and now have a whistle-free XK8 again.

Kind Regards.

Tony

David,

Many thanks for your reply. Comprehensive and very clear. I really appreciate your help and will let you know how I get on.

Kind Regards

Tony

I have a year 2K coupe and need to replace the offside door seal as it has torn on top of the mirror bracket.

I think the mirror, tweeter and door card need to come off to access the seal and would like to know if anyone has been through this exercise themselves.

Thanks

Tony