I thought I should follow this up now that a fair bit of time has passed since 'the event'. Anyway, I have had no further problems with it - and it stopped leaking immediately after the problem and has continued to be leak free. I had it checked out by a specialist - who could find nothing wrong wit...

I wanted to make absolutely sure (or as certain as I could be without removing the sump) that there was no coolant crossing over into the transmission from the radiator, so I removed 2 litres of ATF this afternoon with a Pela 6000 suction pump. I reasoned that if coolant was getting in to the transm...

It does seem to be coming from high up and probably near the front, doesn't it.

I have some spinal problems unfortunately and struggle a bit with ground level activities - so unfortunately my investigations are not as successful as they should be :oops: As far as I can see the leak is on the left hand (passenger's UK car) side of the transmission. That is certainly where the AT...

Thanks for the tremendous help I have been given with this problem.

I will have another look at it to see where it is leaking from.

David

David, I understand your concerns but there may be nothing much wrong at all. A car standing for a while and then being rolled on a slope can give very misleading fluid levels. If you look at the angle by which the dipstick enters the box, yo'll see what i mean. And if the fluid flows back into the...

Where is the source of the leak? There is a breather at the very back, if it is from here it wouldn't concern me if the unit has been standing for a while. Run the engine and once the valve block repressurises I would expect it to operate as normal. The owners manual shows the correct procedure for...

Yikes - I have a problem with the transmission! The car is a 3.2 litre Sovereign, an early battery in boot car. I don't use the car very often, so it had become a little dusty. I decided to wash it and since the driveway has a slope, I turned on the ignition but did not start the engine and let the ...

Thanks for that!

The old beast passed its MOT today without any advisories, which was nice.

Door seals are not at all easy to put in! My car uses the earlier type - the door seals used on your 1994MY are quite different and much meatier. I bought a 1994MY driver's door seal in error a few years back and though it fitted in the channel without a problem, the drivers door wouldn't shut witho...

In deference to the winter we have nearly experienced in which it has looked almost like a snowflake might fall at least twice, I have fitted some all season tyres to my Jag. Well, I say all season but they are Michelin Crossclimates - which Michelin claim are actually summer tyres but with some win...

It has been a little while since I updated this thread - in fact I thought it was more up to date than this! :oops: Back in June I had my car serviced at my local Jag dealer (who originally supplied the car, all those years ago). They have serviced the car since it was new and it has a fairly comple...

Congratulations for a superb job - Well done.

Thanks.

Staggeringly impressive. I doff me hat to you.

This restoration really should appear in the magazine.

Mike K

Thanks for that!

A proper job indeed. Incredible attention to detail, that would expect from you David.
cant wait to see the car!

One or two wobbles on the way though - as you'll remember!