Engine support

[steveww]

I am planning to rebuild the suspension and need to support the engine while I drop the subframe. I have worked out I can make my own support but how do I attach it to the engine? From the workshop manual the 3.6 appears to have a lifting eye but the 4.0 does not have such luxury. Any ideas what I can do here? What have other done?

[masterb]

I might be barking up the wrong tree here Steve,
But i am sure there was a post recently, and they suggested putting a bar or something across the front wings i think and hanging the engine from that.

[steveww]

The bar across the wings I have figured out.

Where to attach the engine is the tricky bit.

[masterb]

Sorry! doh.

How about some big ratchet straps right around the engine,like the sort they use on lorries?

[poprivet]

The official way is to use these, available at JEC spares:

Engine lifting brackets (pair)

XJS, XJ40 & X300 (3.6 & 4.0)
Price: £42.82

https://vault2.secured-url.com/jec-dire ... 8G1465.jpg

When I did mine, I wrapped a chain under both inlet & exhaust manifolds which worked but didn't give a lot of space to get enough tension to lift the engine.

[steveww]

Ah that's what I am looking for

I had looked on the Jaguar Classic Spares site but could not find any of the specialist service tools. I forgot to look on the JEC site doh