Engine Oil Change on XK8

[doug]

Hi
Im new to the Club and relatively new to XK8 ownership and would be grateful for some advice and information:
1. When changing the engine oil is there a specific procedure to be followed, i.e. drain and replace oil before removing and replacing oil filter to ensure oil pump remains primed?
2. The genuine oil filters I have seen advertised all seem to come with a plastic drain plug. Does this mean that the drain plug has to be replaced at each oil change?
3. What is the Part No. for an oil filter to fit a January 2003 4.2 XK8?
Thanks
Doug

[Brakebuster]

first of all Doug......welcome

as for changing the oil , its very simple ,

procedure wise , its warm up the engine , this ensures the old oil flows freely when being drained

then , with the correct equipment, remove the sump plug and collect the old oil, there will be about 7ltrs of it , so be prepared

then once fully drained , ( give it 15 mins while you have a cup of tea ) remove the old oil filter, this will contain a little oil , it simply unscrews anti-clockwise ,

clean up the oil filter mount , and smear a little new oil on the new filters sealing rubber , then screw into place , you only need to do it hand tight , firm , but only hand tight

then , either refit or replace the sump plug , Jaguar advise a new one every time, i do mine every other oil change for economic reasons ? but they are about £6 brand new from Jag ,

the oil filter is also about £12 from Jaguar, and as your a JEC member you will get 10 or 15% discount on parts

now for the oil, grade is 5W30 , semi-synthetic , you will need 7 ltr to fill her up , so buy two 5 ltr cans, and you will have some spare for topping up in between changes etc

fill her up with oil, but dont over-fill , run the engine, check the level and adjust as required

i also put in some additive , and it seems to work well on my slightly older engine

hope this helps

BB

[MyQuest]

Doug, it's useful to jack the rear left hand side of the car up a tad to get all the oil out - and have three cups of tea whilst it's draining...!
Michael

[mike020150]

The filter's Jaguar part number is C2N3587. To complete an oil change as Brake buster described, you will also need to remove the plastic alternator air duct (one 7/8mm headed bolt). Mike.