What did you do to your XJ today? 1M Views

[awg]

forgot to mention something havent seen on here before

adjusted auto trans kickdown/throttle cable

is in the FSM, saw a write up on the internet & youtube, apparently stretches over time

this cable affects gear change, and straight away, noticed the upchange speeds have increased about 10% and feel firmer

not sure the torque convertor may not be locking/unlocking under light throttle, moderate load conditions, and this seems improved, maybe even fixed

anyway, its very easy to do, see FSM

* I advise make a mark of where inner cable sheath is before commence!..I didnt, but there was a witness mark from age

follow FSM, press button, align inner & outer sheath end

in my case, it would not ratchet from engine throttle, when I depressed accelerator pedal in cabin, I heard it ratchet, means it is reset

(the inner sheath moved further OUT from the outer sheath, from ~10mm, to ~15mm)

[eksjay]

I got underneath my car this arvo... it has started spotting and it is difficult to identify where.

Methinks it is around that part that connects the engine to the oil filter - oil pressure sender adapter? Oil Filter adapter rings???

The oil appears to be sliding rearwards and downwards, coating the bell housing, sump, and there is even oil covering the entire transmission pan (could this be tranny fluid???). The oil droplets are also landing on the exhaust so you get that burning sesame seed smell.

The grease around the engine block/cover appears old and is not the source.

I need to have the mechanic degrease the engine bay from top to bottom and find the leak.... has recently done a 3000km round trip so it is time to get the oil and dust out.

[awg]

Originally Posted by eksjay

Oil Filter adapter rings???

good chance, cleanup should show, did mine for about $20

valve cover next

[LuluBelle]

have fun if its the oil filter adapter O ring that is such a shit job with so much oil underneath does your dipstick show any loss cheap and easy enough to degrease yourself as awg said
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[eksjay]

Originally Posted by LuluBelle

have fun if its the oil filter adapter O ring that is such a shit job with so much oil underneath does your dipstick show any loss cheap and easy enough to degrease yourself as awg said
_____ooooo
/__l_l_,\____\,___
l_---l_l__l---[ ]llllll[ ]
_.(o)_)__(o)_)--o-)_)

Tell me next week's lotto numbers. Car was de-greased by mechanic, and it is the oil filter adapter. I just had an oil change recently... $$$$...$$$$...!

Also, that screw plug on the bottom tray under the tranny was pooling oil at last glance.

At least it is not the RMS.

[awg]

Originally Posted by LuluBelle

have fun if its the oil filter adapter O ring that is such a shit job /__l_l_,\____\,___
l_---l_l__l---[ ]llllll[ ]
_.(o)_)__(o)_)--o-)_)

read how hard it was, bought 2 "sacrificial" 12mm $1 spanners from Supercheap

taped them together, short length of 38mm pipe as a breaker bar, job done in a few minutes

wasted $2, had plenty of 12mm spanners already

its only actually the big o-ring that leaks, but the kit (with 3 ) is only about $15-20 on ebay

[Billnick]

?????????? The oil filter adaptor has a T60 Torx bit that I busted a 10mm sidchrome ringy on. Welded a 13/16 nut onto the T60, used a suitable spanner and part of a yabby pump to move it.