What to do with a mostly dead Unicorn Jaag

In reply to iansane :

Wiki says FWD or AWD, but KYallroad already cleared it up that it's AWD

MiniDave said:

Back in the day, if it just had one bad bearing we used to grind a rod journal in the car. Remove the oil pan and starter, insert the special motor and adapter to turn the crank at a slow RPM, then hang the grinder off the rod and turn it in the car. New undersize bearing and off she goes.

We used to do this especially when someone was traveling and just needed to get where they were going, but it was a good repair. I've heard of them lasting as long as the rest of the motor did. I would go ahead and replace the rest of the rod bearings of course.

I don't know if anyone still does this

Removing the oil pan requires removing the engine...

iansane said:

John Welsh said:

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

Being an X, it should be awd. 

I'm pretty sure not all X-types were AWD.

Jaguar had a corporate policy that all of their vehicles would power the rear wheels, which is why all X types were AWD.

Mondeo/Contour were FWD.

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

iansane said:

John Welsh said:

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

Being an X, it should be awd. 

I'm pretty sure not all X-types were AWD.

Jaguar had a corporate policy that all of their vehicles would power the rear wheels, which is why all X types were AWD.

Mondeo/Contour were FWD.

I wonder if it had something to do with Ford taking over.  Not doubting you, but someone should edit Wiki then.

Quote = wiki:  Initially, the X-Type was available only with all wheel drive... Eventually, the X-Type would become available with front-wheel drive.... In 2003, the X-Type was also offered in front-wheel drive

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

What service information I have is that all V6 X types were all wheel drive.  There is mention of a 2 liter X type that is not all wheel drive, but I can find no evidence that this was ever sold in North America.

TIL that Jag made four cylinder X types...

Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:

They used the exact same 3.0 in the Lincoln LS.

How closely related is it to the Duratec 3.0?


 

Extremely

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

gotcha.

Easiest to take it out the bottom. I think you take it with the subframe. The transfer case will come with it. If you do pull the motor there are a tone of while you are there things. The big one is changing the fluid in the transfer case and new gaskets for the transfer case. Also do a complete trans service. 
 

I also think you will have to have the transmission re programmed to the new motor. (Not 100 percent sure on this)   

In reply to dean1484 :

It's a 3.0 with a 5 speed manual gearbox.   So programming the tranny is not needed.

I'd plan on replacing the clutch and throwout bearing while it's apart.

I'm passing if someone else is interested, super nice car but not quite right for right now.

Did someone take this on as a project, or was the hive off target with the enabling?

These show up around here for surprisingly cheap asking prices.  Cheap enough that we have considered buying one for an ice-racer -- where all we really care about is AWD and good snow tires . . .

In reply to No Time :

Nope, it's still in my back yard on a trailer.  Tiger Mom is well on her way to buying something CR-Vish and has made noises about putting it into the garage for future us to deal with.   But our garage space is limited and my Buddy is gonna want his trailer back soon so I'd love for the car to find a new home.

In reply to KyAllroad :

I'm trying to get things lined up.  Should be able to let you know in a few hours. 
 

In reply to KyAllroad :

I bet it could make a nice commuter.

If it was closer and I had more time I'd consider it as a replacement for the GC on my upcoming commute of 100 miles round trip. 

Fall is hockey season, flag football season, and just too busy to get caught up in a project like that with cold weather approaching. April would have been a completely different situation. 

In reply to No Time :

This is the time of year a lot of Jags in situations like this come up.  The idea of keep a dead car in the garage all winter seems to to make them available.  
 The longer you wait the softer the prices seem to be.