Copart WIN or FAIL?? Flood Damaged Jaguar XK V8!

[@reality-cheque]

Thanks for the video. I had the same issue with my 2013 XK DHC. Stalled in 6" of water - hydro locked. My insurance paid for a replacement engine! BTW, the air filters are accessed through the wheel arch liners, which just pop out after releasing a few bolts. Turning the wheel helps with access. The XK has a towing eye underneath the rear bumper - it's a rectangular plate on the sub-frame and you just pass the tow line back through and over a lip to lock it in place. No need to open the boot.

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching! well spotted with the rear towing, we couldn't find a tow eye anywhere, will have another look next time! 👍

[@wilkodog5252]

Refreshing to watch a channel that shows start to finish work, really enjoyed it. New subscriber here😁👍🏻

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching, nothing worse than being left hanging at the end of a video 😁

[@arjenootes9017]

Enjoyed it, especially that all is done in one video and all is shown. Also agree with other comments that an older type engine is not the best for the cars value.

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@peterfarbrace3604]

Great vid - love that classic range rover in the background ❤️

[@SuperRon]

We did a full resto/recomission on it a few years ago - pre KZbin. Just been back for a couple of upgrades.

[@Teoula7]

Great work , very organised, nice wok shop.

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@danah358]

That was a fun video. However, am curious if you did or did not remove exhaust and drain any water?? If not why not?

[@SuperRon]

Any water in the exhaust would just go out the back when started and any moisture will evaporate out when warmed. We were a bit worried about the cats, but it passed the MOT just fine 👍 thanks for watching 😁

[@Handless_handle]

Good work super Ron! Poor golf being smoked out in behind it!

[@SuperRon]

It had a steam clean 🤣 thanks for watching 😁

[@veritas6466]

Gorgeous blue! Love it!

[@barneycharalambous8043]

Good job and vid, would be good to know rough costs 👍

[@SuperRon]

The customer supplied the new engine which in think was about £5k, then a couple of days for me to do the work.

[@damienkearns9922]

Great video….could the old engine have any hope with a lot of tlc, or is it just scrap?

[@SuperRon]

Anything can be saved with enough money (see my latest BMW M5 video) bit it just wasn't cost effective with this.

[@lesforets]

Good job well done 👍😍👍is possible the water might get in the gearbox 🤔and how much this job would normally cost please 😊

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching 😁 no the gearbox was fine, the car wasn't submerged in water, the engine just sucked it up internally from the low intakes. I'm not sure how much it cost but it was 3-4 days doing the swap.

[@lesforets]

@@SuperRon thanks 👍 a lot

[@lear60man]

Nice! I have its twin in LHD. Good job brining it back to life. Didyou have to swap over the ECU from the donor motor or?

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching, no it was just the engine used, everything else was from the origional 👍

[@stevebass3992]

Nice job. Just to point out, it is not a Ford engine but a Jaguar designed and manufactured although some of the smaller bits are Ford as they owned Jaguar at that time

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for the info, it was a strange one, I didn't see anything stamped Jaguar on the engine at all!

[@chrisbaker121924]

Yep Jaguar v8 which started life in the x308 in 1998 and of course the original xk8 in 1997

[@Jack-P-07]

Yes 100%, the Engine was built on the Ford engine assembly line in Wales but is 100% Jaguar designed, which may account for the parts, oddly enough they still often charge Jaguar prices for the parts. @SuperRon awesome video. The 5.0 NA was used in almost all Jaguar models which may account for the slightly different connections. I am no mechanic but have a passion for it, so it is a real treat to see work of this quality done from start to finish. The XK is an extremely good looking car IMO but those air filters are in a slightly peculiar place.

[@ingleman.6529]

Impressive for a non mechanic like me. Impressed that it could be salvaged. So not true then that a flooded engine equals car written off? Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@SuperRon]

It was written off by the insurance company, who quote new parts. But the customer repaired it privately with second hand parts, bear in mind the second hand engine was £6k alone. Thanks for watching 😁

[@awalk5177]

The location of the airboxes is really interesting as the previous version X100 XK the air intake is above the 4,2 engine. The 5.0 version looks like a step backwards. I'm curious about the plastic film you placed on the wings to protect them. Where do you get that from ?

[@SuperRon]

Yes very poor design on this model. The blue film is the stuff painter and decorators use to put down on carpets to keep them clean.

[@awalk5177]

@@SuperRon Interesting. Thanks for that info.

[@garethjones2171]

such a nice car

[@bobschnittman2856]

super sharp Jaguar.

[@boyblunder8889]

The boxes are low , but the intake is high , so how is it pulling in water from low down ? Doesn’t seem possible ? The filters looked crispy dry and dusty , not wet

[@SuperRon]

Engines are just a big air pump, suck air in and blow it out. So if the inlet is in water it will suck it up like a straw. It had been sitting in with the insurance company for a few months which is why the paper had dried out.

[@larrysimon1]

Great Vid

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@samwisegamgee289]

You never mentioned anything about the flood damaged interior surely there had to be some kind of damage

[@SuperRon]

It wasn't submerged, it drove through a flood and it sucked water into the engine 🌊

[@samwisegamgee289]

@@SuperRon ok tks I am the cat that satisfaction brought back

[@kennethnichols7664]

Flood Damaged is an understatement. That car was used as a Submarine! Who ever owned it must have thought it was a Jeep 4 Wheeler!

[@SuperRon]

It certainly had a good drink! 😁

[@jaysimpson6857]

What happens to the old engine, will it be reconditioned or broken down?

[@SuperRon]

The customer took it away and I think he sold it as it was.

[@FranciscoGuerrero-GP]

Amazing but...why go to ALL that trouble to replace it with a 2009-2011 engine? Those are prone to timing chain failures. I would've gotten the newest engine possible (14-15). Labor and Parts this was How much? $12K USD? Probably more?

[@SuperRon]

The customer sourced the engine and the car himself, I think the engine was £6k and a few days labour fitting it all. Thanks for watching 😁

[@cliveshepherd8894]

@@SuperRon What was the labour cost Ron?

[@SuperRon]

@@cliveshepherd8894 not sure on that, I don't get involved in the office work.

[@LordCeeJay]

Why so smokey though? White smoke = water, so maybe wet cats? Either that or something wrong with donor engine.

[@SuperRon]

Yes wet exhausts, silencers were still full of water. Soon dried out and passed the MOT emissions straight after 👍

[@petrolhead28]

Far better to swap out than rebuild

[@SuperRon]

In this instance 100%. Thanks for watching 😁

[@1dollarten]

Well , at least now they can get at the duck bill

[@garethjones2171]

what a stupid place to put the air filters

[@SuperRon]

yes, hopefully they learnt from their mistake!

[@garymorris801]

Fab

[@SuperRon]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@igorm2434]

At the end of the day some crap was created. What’s the point?

[@garymorris801]

The engine is made up of many ford derived parts