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I have previously done some research on this when I was looking at early cars using the supercharged 5.0.
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Problem seems to be on cars up to about 2012 onwards but doesn't seem to be a definitive way to tell from chassis number.
It would seem that the usual quoted cost to get it done by a specialist is between £3,500 and £4,000, some of this is due to the cost of the 'new style' parts.
The XFR 100 was an 'end of line' special edition prior to the facelift XFR being launched, nice car but I don't think they will become collectable in the true sense.
The dilemma is whether to buy one with the potential issue, pay for the repair and then you know it has been done, pay more for one of the cars the may potentially have the issue in future (unless it has already had the job done) or spend a lot more and get a later car that already has the 'uprated' parts from the factory ?
5.0 Litre V8 Timing Chain issues
I have seen on various internet sites comments about the 2012 to 2014 V8 engine having a problem with timing chain adjusters needing replacement around 80k or worse failing and destroying the engine. There is legal action going on in the USA but what I am interested in is forum members own...
www.jaguarforum.com
Problem seems to be on cars up to about 2012 onwards but doesn't seem to be a definitive way to tell from chassis number.
It would seem that the usual quoted cost to get it done by a specialist is between £3,500 and £4,000, some of this is due to the cost of the 'new style' parts.
The XFR 100 was an 'end of line' special edition prior to the facelift XFR being launched, nice car but I don't think they will become collectable in the true sense.
The dilemma is whether to buy one with the potential issue, pay for the repair and then you know it has been done, pay more for one of the cars the may potentially have the issue in future (unless it has already had the job done) or spend a lot more and get a later car that already has the 'uprated' parts from the factory ?
