1999 Jaguar XJR

Sedan

4.0L 3996CC 244Cu. In. V8 GAS DOHC Supercharged

Automatic

SAJPD1843XC877625

Clear

Gasoline

It's time to say goodbye to my pride and joy. I have two other cars, and it has just become impractical for me to hold on to this one any longer. But, my loss is someone else's gain. If you are not familiar with the XJR, it has a Supercharged V8 that puts out 370 horsepower and a whole lot a torque. This thing is so much fun to drive. It's definitely not your grandfather's Jaguar. This car has been well cared for and is in great shape. I am the second owner. The original owner leased it for 3 years, and I have had it ever since. Even though the mileage on the odometer says 143,700, there is only about 60,000 miles on this engine. There was a two year period (after Ford took over Jaguar) where they tried to make the engine cheaper and lighter. They used a nickel seal cylinder liner in an aluminum engine, with aluminum pistons. Once that nickel wore down, the aluminum on aluminum friction created so much heat that it warped the heads. This was very common this particular engine. The result was that the engine needed to be rebuilt, or replaced. Luckily I had an amazing extended warranty and they paid for a complete engine replacement (approx $11,000...phew). While they were doing that, I went ahead and ponied up about $4000 more to have all of the belts and hoses replaced. So, it was basically a new car at that point. I have records of all that work and it was performed by a very reputable shop. Also, I've just recently done a bunch of work, replacing the front subframe mounts & bushings, replacing the left motor mount (right one still looks good), and replacing a big section of the heating/cooling hoses and connectors because the multi-branch T piece failed. We had the replacement fabricated out of copper because it is much more reliable than the OEM plastic part. Please check out this beauty. You won't be disappointed.