If the gearbox has never been done before, then it definitely needs doing. 80k may have been appropriate when the car was new, but even then I would suggest that 60k was the right figure. Even ZF who made the gearboxes said that 70k was the limit. I would recommend that the boxes in an x308 need do...

80k is the recommended mileage for Automatic Transmission Fluid and Filter change. Previously there was no mileage published -- in common with other motor manufacturers Jaguar were saying "It's filled for life, sir!" :? Don't know any independent Jaguar specialists in Edinburgh, sorry I read that, ...

Hello, I am new to the forum and to the UK. As a foreign post-grad student I figured something quintessential British was needed in form of transport. So I bought an '02 XJ8 SE with 91' miles on the clock with full service history and seems very well taken care of. Having driven the car for a few da...