I love you man! Where or how do I get those covers you have on shock towers? I need them in my life. Thanks John

Great video! Thank you for helping me fix my XJ8 fob today! Over the moon with it working now! All the best.

Good work John. After changing my hydraulic fluid recently I have timed opening and closing to the bong at 17 seconds.

Great Video, thank you very much. BUT: Don't use WD 40 as a lasting lubricant! Please use another stuff such as white grease

I would screw this up so fast...gonna do the WD40 part and keep my fingers crossed.

Brilliant!

Excellent video - thank you. As I understand it, on this particular model you can send off for a disk that will translate everything to English? Seen this service advertised by someone in NZ (I think). You heard of that? And if you have is it worth doing?

I had the green shower on my previous XK8 and replaced the lines by myself. No experience other than the KZbin videos current at the time. It was spread out over 2 days but if I hadn't quit early on day 1 it would have been about a full 8/9 hour job. As John says, nothing too technical and tools the average DIYer would have is all you need. Oh yeah a some patience as EVERYTHING in the way has to come out. Header panel, A pillar, sill, carpet, both seats (easier with both out), rear seat (back and bottom), rear interior side panel, some bracing in the rear... you get the idea. But like John the cost vs. having a mechanic do it was significantly less. Great video as always John. Wise preventative maintenance.

Great tutorial thanks.

Fantastic John , brilliant as always, don´t no where we would be without these videos. Keep up the good work

Great and instructive videos as usual. I have the same question as to how does the air come out of the system when you operate the system after purging

Love the idea of lubing the roof, I will do that before I install my replacement roof, Video will come when I do it. Damn your as anal as me I use Dielectric grease on all rubber bits when I put them back, especially those bloody awful engine covers. Too late now but after i took the cover off I disconnected the pipes then Blew through with and airline to get the old fluid out them flushed through with brake cleaner , obviously making sure to catch it all in the boot with a suitable container. That way I didn't have to remove the head rail out

Hi John, what a great set of videos! I am wondering where the air goes when you refill the hoses and the cylinders? If there is some kind of circulation at all, I might be tempted to just flush the system a couple of times?

Hi John I've been watching your video fantastic my name is idalecio Maleno from Portugal the one it fixed the green shower for 100 euros I must let you know it's still fantastic working very well, I did send you two emails regarding a knockl that it comes out from the steering wheel on bumpy roads unfortunately for me you haven't replied please can you help me with some advice you might think it is thank you John and keep doing your videos that is very interesting Regards Idalecio Maleno

I much prefer useing GSF than Euro Parts

My 2000 XK8 developed a green drip from the rear wheel arch not such a green shower, it was the two rams that lift the roof etc had developed leaks (seals perished) plus the pipework couplings also leaking and as I investigate they’d started to go at nearly every joint even in the top latch. I managed to get a replacement set of rams, latch and pipework from a company called ‘Top Hydraulics’ they did an exchange even though I’m in the UK and they’re USA. Took me about a day to do and the replacement parts felt better quality than the orig Jag parts.

Hi John, HNY. Good video thank you I think I'll do mine when the weather becomes a bit more clement as I don't have a garage like yours. I was going to ask about your A pillars as mine are also badly wrinkled as well so I'd be interested when you manage to source some material. all the best David

I've got my hands on one that I'm trying to fix back up it's missing the cats and it's got several interior panels missing and some things unplugged and it's been painted flat black it would be more than buying one to make it worth the resale price for one so I'm thinking half resto mod and half race car does anyone have any ideas for custom lcd screen guage clusters for a 97 convertible 4.0 also everyone is saying not to trade my 04 Colorado for it but it's on corvette wheels and I want to get it drivable and on the road cause it's the closest thing to a super car I've ever been able to get and the top opens up when you are going for a cruise I've fallen in love with it slowly

Thanks John. I need to order one of those caps to cover the nut so now have the number for that. Someone has replaced the near side washer pipe with a bigger size so I need to replace that and the nozzle in the bulkhead that it pushes on to which has broken off🙄. I am going to check out Gary Vanremortal’s site

Fantastic video ! Would you know what the output voltage the unit is as I’m needing one to run a 24 volt motor ?

Hi I'm thinking of buying a Jag s type 2.7 tdvi, but I've only got a£1000 I've seen one for sale with 80000 miles I'm not a mechanic but I have an idea what to look for in the car do you have any advice for me please?

Only 6/20 I’m afraid. Piss poor as they say

Thanks, John. Haven’t seen you for a while as I have been binge watching Gary Mees’ Mark two rebuild videos. Finally up to date with that. Hope your health issues are resolved and keep going, informing us about our XKs. Your summing up of the model at the end is absolutely spot-on. These are woefully undervalued jewels of automotive history.

Thank you for all of your work....excellent presentation

My abs finally behaving after this fix. Many thanks. ( could poss be the new TTG stickers in the windows that did the magic ! ). Ps , if resoldering the small pins , best to check plug side of module - check pins are still all pointing parallel. Thanks again for the guide.

Hi John how can I get this year’s Calendar if you still doing it. Calos

Yes I have a 2004 .4.2 Convertable steel line engine . My Ariel is telescopic electric 👍

I think these XK jags are the best looking, everything after is just too short.

Hi John. Any follow up please? I have the same model with the same faults. I'm in Australia & we can't find anyone to diagnose the faults. Did you get to the bottom of it? Thankyou.

Cheers John, take care of that elbow and thanks for the calendar. Have a great 2025!

Hi John great video as always What’s the plastic cap upgrade Kind regards Steve

Vielen Dank , John. Das war wirklich sehr hilfreich. Ein gutes neues Jahr , Michael

Thanks for all the details mate, so good to know whats in store. I just ordered stage 1 & 2 from Adamesh. Considered muffler shop straight pipe, but wanted to do myself, and the kit looks so snug. Not going to rely on the muffler shop to do such a nice job. Can't wait for them to arrive - worth the freight cost I reckon. Cheers from down under New Zealand :)

Hi i understand this was fitted a while back now. How is it holding up ? How long did the install take ? Cheers

Hi John, Wow, ep 122 of Secrets of the XK8. I have watch them from day 1. I was a proud contributor to episode 3 and even got a mention by name. My only claim to fame 🙂 Great information again as usual. It would be really handy to show in a future episode if possible. How to reposition/raise the roof manually. What is not commonly known is that unless the hydraulic rams have lifted and locked the roof hinges. The sensor in the right hand roof ram prevents the rear quarters windows to raise. Not good if you are outside without fluids (Green Shower) or a broken pump and you want to be rainproof or secure. Also handy if you are in the middle of a lengthy hose replacement outdoors. I have only seen one KZbin video demonstrate on how to jump the relays in the boot to raise the rear windows in this scenario. (I can send a link if allowed?) It would be great to see a video from our very own XK8 Guru JD. I think it would be very helpful to many in trouble. Keep up the great work. Gary.

Contortionism at it's finest to capture a shot! Some huffing and puffing there John 😂

When you replace with a new fully charged or fully recharged existing battery, it needs to be re-coded. Any charge above 90% is best. The management system will continue to give the same error codes if it was the battery that was contributing to the issue.

Another great video John covering another job I have done due to the dreaded green shower!

Hi John, thanks for the video. I would also like to add that if the hydraulic hoses need to be replaced, I recommend installing the next flexible steel hoses.

Two points I would make, that you may wish to cover in another video, IF reaching inside the hood to release the top be VERY careful not to get your fingers trapped, I prefer the outside meathod, less painful. Secondly the rear windows can be lowered by jumping the relays in the boot.Also if it hard to push the top back it could be because the valve isn't fully open.(yes like you I open fully then go back a bit but it can cause a problem)

Hi John - as mentioned in a previous post I replaced my hydraulic fluid a few weeks ago. Unfortunately I didn’t think to time the opening/closing. It is running far more smoothly now and the cringeworthy grinding/ struggling sounds have gone. Looking forward to seeing your vid so I can see all the steps I missed!!

The diode blew (activated and blows fuse #14) in my motor just when it started to rain, first time out with the top down! I removed that darn diode thingy and it works just fine now, well for now.

Strangely youTube translates you into french !

Well explained again John. First job is to time my own roof on my 98 XK8. I've always wondered how long it should take. The noise of the pump always makes me wince slightly as I imagine the tremendous pressure those pipes are under. Maybe a follow up on some ideas to reduce that seemingly ridiculous pressure would be in the pipeline. Pun intended!

Thanks for doing this video! Trying to explain unlocking the rams is a bear without video of somebody doing it. Also just to note if your rams are worn or leaking, they might not lock. My 97 rams did not lock till I upgraded my hoses & put in rebuilt rams & front latch to fix a leak.

John I think there’s a volume problem….. just get the odd part of a word coming through….

It says not for impact use I guess the wrench is the way to go

Hi, John. Nice videos John very helpful, just took presesion of a 97 xk8, I wish to install front parking sensors 2 of which will be in the rabbits teeth, my question is how to remove rabbits teeth hope you can help Regards John

7:47, I was having to check my old Labrador was OK! What was that noise?

Glad mine has the sophisticated Paramount exhaust! TBH, no idea what else they changed, I need to check the paperwork.