So, the update .. we got through the tests, and all is done .. and the car is cleared for registration in Jersey. Yay! Taking Peter Bell’s advice, we took apart a number of components (sump, cams etc), and lo and behold, we found a lot of sealant, and vey little gasket .. ! In short, no gaskets at a...

Thanks, Alec. Further investigation is ongoing, and it looks like the culprit may, in fact, be the sump gasket .. there's evidence that someone's had the sump off at some point, and it looks like they've not had the correct gasket and used silicone sealant . . which may have failed . . so we're goin...

Having just recently wandered into the wonderful world of Mk2 Jaguars, I’m afraid I’m a bit of a novice, so forgive the vagueness of what follows! I bought an early Mk2 late last year. Living in Jersey, I need to import it here, and it needs to go through our notoriously finicky DVS (UK equivalent p...