Thats what i found with the JEC spanner...I took the compressor off in the end. Its a bit fiddly to get the bolts back in (1/4 turn at a time) But i would do it again rather than try a plug spanner at a bad angle.

Brian

I would love to wright some thing for the mag, but got nothing to say that people would be interested in... I mean.... "went for a run in the X.... got 12 to the gallon".... oh... apart from the near fire i had...

Just curious, but does anybodoy know how many colours jaguar had for the XJS ??? I have ony came across one other "Oyster Metallic" car and "sliver" was the "IN" Colour in the 90s... but there can't be this many Reds & Blues Reds Blues Flamemgo Solent Morocco Diamond Signal Kingfisher Regency Ice Ca...

It sounds like a spring has snapped in the look, which is letting the lock, lock and unlock, but not letting the spring push the catch down. other than a wide screwdriver, and very gently at the top of the lock, with a bit of cloth for padding behind the driver, prize it open.... other than the catc...

UP-DATE..... it wasn't the distributor cap that failed, it was one of the coils that failed. And i take it all back about cheap distributor caps, as i got one from my local jag dealership, and they DON'T stock marell any more !!

Hi Boots,..... I haven't use this company myself, but the info they give looks good. And at £12.50 an injector, theat looks good too.
They are
http://www.injectortune.co.uk/index.html

Let us know if you use them.

Brian

Thanks almcl...... little thing like that mean alot... I will message those web sites, telling there wrong!!!.. don't suppose there do much....

It's a bit late i know.... but i use a normal out door cover, which is soft underneath.., and a "poly tarps" from cosco. on top...The car looks as good if its been it a garage when you take the covers off... well... all most !!!

Hi everybody.... Just thought i would share this with you. A few weeks ago i did a tune up on my V12. New Leads... i got "Magnecor" competition leads £160...(didn't wont her suffering with the "under bonnet" heat thing) Plugs NGK "r" £30.... Rotor arm "Marelli" £20.... then.... a few days later....I...

Hi everybody.... Ive been reading about vin numbers in the forum, and the odd things other members have come across. And thought i would check mine, I mean.... what could be wrong with mine ???.... Anyway.... I went to "www.checkmycar.com".... my vin came up "INVALID". ??? :o ... I then went to "www...

Yes... being mad... anybody can do.... being "jag mad"... you need buckets of money to throw at a 20 year old car to keep it running, that most sane people would of scraped 10 years earlier !!
But hey.... its only money, you can't take it with you.... So spend, spend, spend....

Thanks paul for all your help, will ring them and try again with the spanner.... Kels..... The prob is... I was hoping to get the plugs out without taking anything off. No other standard plug spanner will get past the pumps at are sitting over the front two plugs (expcet the original XJS spanner i g...

Thanks paul for the message.... I have not read anything about using the V12 plug spanner on any message boards (just how hard it is to get them two plugs out). When i saw the plug spanner.... i thought someone has made a time saving tool, and at £42 i thought..ok, i can live with that... But the ad...

Thanks guys.... this goes along way in thinking JEC had one over on me....lol (to the tune of £42).... anybody want to buy a V 12 plug spanner... never use.... £41....lol

I just bought a plug spanner from JEC... i was hoping that i could take out the front two plugs on my 92 HE V12, without taking anything off. But it dosen't work !!!... it's too short (won't go down the hole far enough)... and if it did... parts of the head are in the way, so you can't turn it!!!......