How would I fix a car that wasn't started for 13 years- version 2!
Hello,
My grandpa has a bunch of cars that he doesn't feel like fixing in his backyard. I found a 1987 Jaguar XJ6 back there. According to the inspection sticker, it expired in 2003. I wasn't even born in 2003 yet. So, how would I fix it? Here's what I think it would need, and please correct me if I'm wrong.
-battery
-fuel (have to siphon out old gas)
-and a really good washing.
Would it need more than this? Also, how would I go taking it apart?
P.S. This is my first time fixing a car, so please explain it slowly lol
UPDATE:
I went over to his house again today and on Saturday I am going for the entire day to clean up the jag and an el Camino. I got 23(!) pictures of it today and it seems kinda in rough shape. Any advice?
That's a few, don't feel like uploading them all lol
Is this a good question?
@gigabit87898 awesome! Sure it will need some work but other than the fender and the rest which is indicative of deeper issues, the rest is just cosmetics. Evict the rodents and start taking inventory on the damage.
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 I found a creature in the engine bay; it was a mouse and it scared the holy $hit outta me. Almost fell down! :)
by Gigabit87898
@gigabit87898 that's to funny...;-)
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 @mayer anybody know how much a flywheel is for the jag?
by Gigabit87898
There seem to be a lot of those, just Google "1987 Jaguar XJ6 & flywheel"
https://www.ebay.com/b/Flywheels-Flexpla...
by mayer
@gigabit87898 that would be one good source, the other one is your local (recycling) wrecking yard. Make a couple of calls and see what you can come up with. What's wrong with your flywheel?
by oldturkey03
@mayer @oldturkey03 it works, but grandpa said when he used to drive it there was a 1/4 chance it would make a grinding noise while starting because he thinks a few teeth from it are missing.
by Gigabit87898
@gigabit87898 that makes perfect sense! Bit of a PITA to change it but if you are going to work on it anyway, might as well get it fixed.
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 could that be teeth on the starter instead? I would think the starter would fail before the flywheel.
by mayer
Possibly but I've had a couple of bad flywheels on some older Chevy trucks. so it is easily possible.
by oldturkey03
@mayer @oldturkey03 going over there tomorrow at lunchtime and I am bringing peppermint oil to try to get rid of the mice, apparently they don’t like that and it will drive them away from the car. (Get it? Drive? Car? Heh... )
by Gigabit87898
@gigabit87898 sounds like quit the project . Something you might want to do before turning over the motor is to put about 3-4 oz of diesel fuel in each cylinder and let it sit for a few days .this will free up the rings before you crank it over for the first time and may actually save the rings from tearing themselves apart from any ring rust that may have formed between the rings and the piston walls The diesel also helps lubricate the cylinder wall so that you can basically hone the cylinder with the rings without destroying them . You may also want to remove the valve covers and pour your new oil in over the valve train to lubricate them . its been a long time since they've seen oil and it will take some time before they get oil pumped up that far. drain all the old fuel from the system including the fuel lines and defiantly run some injector cleaner through the system
by Jimfixer
@jimfixer @oldturkey03 @mayer the motor turns over, not started but it turns over. Going over there next weekend too to see if we can get it to start. Have to clean everything out first, tho.
by Gigabit87898
@gigabit87898 awesome! Keep us in the know and take plenty of pictures.
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 making a tiny vacuum to get out the mouse houses inside it right now :)
by Gigabit87898
@gigabit87898 ahhhh poor critters. Must be getting cool already in your neck of the woods. They are looking for a place to hang out for the winter :-)
by oldturkey03
@oldturkey03 right now its a crappy day outside but its still pretty warm outside.
by Gigabit87898
@gigabit87898 What else your Grandpa got? Any VW's/Porsches?
by George A.
@pccheese nope, he has 2 1994 ford f150s, a random 02truck with a bad frame, a big blue truck that I can’t remember what it was but it was ford, a Chevy truck, the jaguar, an 04 mustang gt and an el Camino. Only 1 is road worthy right now and it’s one of the 94 ford trucks.
by Gigabit87898
drain, flush and replace all fluids (engine and transmission oil especially) BEFORE you try and start it. That stuff turns to tar-like goop over time. Starting the motor with siginficant internal resistance WILL break something expensive.
by Neil
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