How could a shop do such a bad swap? CAR WIZARD points out all the errors on '14 Jaguar F-Type

You trust your car in the hands of a mechanic and you never expect to get what the owner of this 2014 Jaguar F-Type S model got. Let the CAR WIZARD 🧙‍♂️ show you just how bad this engine swap is.
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[@jasonjakubowski8507]

It’s a shame us as customers put a lot of trust in our mechanics for the dependability and safety we put our families in these cars I can’t believe they can do this. We need a wizard in every state.

[@cswann8]

No we need a Wizard in every city. It's really not too much to ask for an auto mechanic to be honest and competent.

[@jmhouck]

@@cswann8 He clearly said wizard in every state. That would be 50 wizards. Having one in every city would be way too many wizards. Way too many.

[@-jimmyjames]

I'm in Tx. We need like 100 wizards. Lol. Then there's Alaska

[@cswann8]

@@-jimmyjames I am too. I taught myself to do a timing chain service on my 2012 Terrain last year because the first shop I took it to, to confirm it was mechanically out-of-time, said they weren't interested in the work. I was amazed. They basically told me they weren't interested in a thousand-plus dollars worth of work. TBH, I thought it was pretty easy. The only snag I hit was the tensioner that's on the firewall side of the engine. It was stuck pretty good. I bought a slick little Astro Pneumatic Nano air impact and zipped it right off. If I had to do it again I could probably knock it out in 5-6 hours without hurrying.

[@heartlessangel1460]

Finding a good mechanic is like finding a good lawyer: You have to find the best one you can, and the best cost.

[@MrFreshthinking]

Between you, Ninja and the rest- Hoovie has introduced us to some wonderful people 🙏

[@sftny9881]

You can judge a person by the company they keep.

[@Indubitabl3]

Hoovie built an empire, unintentionally, of course

[@kingjlinza]

Big facts, 100% big facts

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

These are all good people providing a lot of free content

[@EmDub215]

Good people keep good friends.

[@bmh67wa]

Great seeing more of Magic Mike. Obviously he's very knowledgeable and seems like a cool guy. I do hope there's a future lawsuit with the prior garage over this repair. No one should be allowed to get away with what they did to this poor customer's car.

[@aaronbritt2025]

Check the VIN on the engine, see if it was actually replaced. That steering wheel is gross. Needs a good scrubbing.

[@dingdong2103]

it seems Jaguars interior is pretty poor quality. A Mercedes with those miles would still be like new inside.

[@robinmckenzie1125]

@@dingdong2103 uùuù

[@neilkynaston6091]

@@dingdong2103 Do Mercedes dealers drive them for you? How the hell do you blame a dealer for the lack of respect of the owner?

[@dingdong2103]

@@neilkynaston6091 The materials determine pretty much if the interior will remain good looking after use. I've never seen a MB yet with a worn out looking interior even after 200 000 miles. Then again take a KIA or Chevrolet and it will be a bomb inside at that age, if not scrapped long ago.

[@robinkelly1770]

​@@dingdong2103l have. But generally it seems that those that like Jaguars are more interested in driving and hands on to a certain effect whereas Mercedes drivers are more into appearence and a weekly detail. This makes a huge difference

[@thecman26]

What a shame, such a nice car. That's just uncalled for. No wonder why people have lost faith in mechanics! Thankfully we have the Wizard!

[@Ben_not_10]

This was literally put together by someone who had a bunch of parts extra when he was finished and NO ONE asked about the pile of spares bolts, hose covers and fasteners just haphazardly laying about

[@kevinshort3943]

Looks to me like it was done by someone who didn't have a clue, and was completely out of their depth. Incompetence, rather than laziness.

[@Zirion123]

@@kevinshort3943 putting in bellhousing Bolts and not tighten it down is laziness ..

[@Dozav7]

@@Zirion123 - makes me doubt anything is torqued correctly. Probably need to check the flywheel bolts as well.

[@jayrichards3672]

yes it's real obvious of the poor job. I don't know if he got it cheep or didn't inspect or test before accepting the work. I say customer did wrong. He's got all the money.

[@TheDeadfast]

@@Zirion123 Exactly. This doesn't look like incompetence, it looks like a Friday afternoon job.

[@madrew2003]

The supercharger snout on those is a known failure point. The coupling develops a rattle as the isolation style bearing fails.

[@abarratt8869]

F-Type uses aluminium, not steel, so the "tap test" on the car is going to sound very different to what you'd expect. The story behind how Jag use aluminium is quite impressive; a real feat of metallurgy and adhesives.

[@jagitmax]

Do all of us Jaguar owners a great favor, name the crap shop that did this so we can avoid them.

[@kennethmarsh7294]

Agree with this. I live in Louisiana and own a couple of Jags. Very much want to avoid this shop.

[@jorgey4]

unfortunately with how many comments call upon a lawsuit to be levied on this shop, if you call out the shop they might SLAP suit the wizard. not to mention most of the time when you call anyone out on the internet the floodgates will open to people crank calling the shop, SWATings, just a zerg-rush of vitriol.

[@vw5056]

The car owner should at least write a Yelp review.

[@atodaso1668]

@@vw5056 whats yelp?

[@500features]

Could also just be the owner messing with it in the first place and then went to a shady shop to save a few bucks.

[@JC-jg7nx]

Mike looks like a passionate, honest mechanic . Great work guys

[@magicmikethemechanic]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@isaacpark90s]

@@magicmikethemechanic if Brazil had some guys like you many mechanic shops would be better.

[@JC-jg7nx]

@@magicmikethemechanic you're welcome, as an ex-mechanic I'd love to see more in depth videos of the repairs from you and the rest of the team. Everybody at Omega is doing a great job at finding solutions and exposing bad practices .

[@frankhage1734]

I agree. He is obviously more comfortable appearing in front of the camera than in the past. His delivery is much, much better. He's the kind of guy you listen to when asked a question. Best wishes Magic Mike.

[@davidchaisson3610]

@@magicmikethemechanic Awesome job on the car diagnostics

[@itsnotme07]

These are the kinds of shops we need to put out of business. Ones that are doing shoddy work and not even properly putting things back after they were in there. Most likely expecting the customer to come back with complaints for more repairs. Sadly, I bet this Jag is in for a big nightmare on the repairs as you never know what's what until you start digging in. So glad I have a trusted local shop that can do my work for me.

[@1990themule]

The supercharger snout replacement is a Jaguar technical bulletin due to the spring assembly inside it falling apart causing a rattle on the charger. Getting injectors out of these cars are a right prick because they’ve got a steel solenoid body that galvanises itself to the alloy head and they’re a mission to remove (you can remove without taking the head off if you have the correct tool)

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

This is disgraceful. I hope he sues the previous shop. Those issues are just pure laziness.

[@micglou]

Not laziness... well also, but also very incompetent. BUT, what 'we' don't know is what kind of shop the owner visited, because that engine replacement is not cheap; the engine alone is worth it's weight in gold, I'd say a good low mileage engine would cost between 15 to 20k, add up the labor and it probably cost the same as a new Toyota Camry. So my guess is the owner was looking to do it cheap and ended up with a shop with subpar, lazy and incompetent mechanics... if they could be called mechanics that is.

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

@@micglou you don't have to be a great mechanic to know that you should tighten bolts and not let wires hang where they may. If they installed the engine etc, they're competent enough to have finished the job correctly. They just didn't want to.

[@anasevi9456]

driving even a used F-type these days, he should have money for a good lawyer. The previous shop needs to refund for all the previous work; and pay for the corrected repairs.

[@davepaturno4290]

@@anasevi9456 The engine they installed appears to be working just fine. Why would the shop refund the entire payment unless they actually caused the original engine to fail. I'm not sure that was proven.

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

@Sam Rock Jr. that's why you sue for lawyer costs as well. Most people will settle, if their attorney tells them they're going to lose.

[@samthompson1080]

I had a 3000GT that I needed a engine. I took it to a shop here in Dallas Tx. While it was in the shop for three month the state inspection expired. When I picked the car up I went to have the inspection done.. It did not pass. I took it back and back and back, Finally I took the car to the dealer. They did a inspection on the engine and told me the engine has never been out of the car. They only tried to paint it. I ended up suing the engine shop and won my case. Car ended up in the junkyard.

[@vw5056]

What was the engine doing in the first place to make you think it needed replacing?

[@SonicBoone56]

Aw man, poor 3000GT :(

[@danielnelson4881]

A damn shame... RIP 3000GT *moment of silence* What is it about things going from hobby, to now being paid to fix other people's *babies!* That turns these once self respecting car guys, with all of the morals of an effing man fully intact... Into these car hating, human life endangering with impunity, dollar hungry, corner cutting, flippin'... Poop emoji's (I ran out of steam there and didn't finish very strong, sorry). These guys'll put your life in danger doing some half arsed repair work to a critical system like your brakes system or I guess even your power plant as a whole according to this vidjya... They'll put your brand new engine in danger sucking the oil out from the filler cap so they don't have to replace the old filter... That needs replaced... That you're paying them to replace? What happened. Are these not the same dudes staying up until the wee hours of the morning helping me out with my car? Now that they are actually getting paid in more than thank you's, IOU's, and all of the genuiiiiiine American water beers they can drink (Straight from the Rocky mountains, directly to their gullets. Only the best Coors light for my boys!). NOW is when they decide they're lazy? Something's wrong with this picture... These guys can't be the car guys I know and love... Do ya think maybe... That... These were never car guys to begin with? That maybe these are just naive school kids who decided to get into the "lucrative" business of car repairs as their choice of career that's going to pay their bills and keep food on their table? No prior interest whatsoever, just a career choice? And nobody told them they could do half the work for twice the dough if they did anything with the words "Computer, Network, or Admin" in the job title?? No wonder they're salty... They are idiots! Poor brainless, idjiot souls....

[@noahleeman2715]

i would love to see the wizard do a series where he goes to shops that need dire help to get them back on their feet Gordon Ramsay style like in Kitchen Nightmares or Hotel Hell. just imagine what he would say to the shop when they do such things poorly or when they do shady stuff lol

[@Redmenace96]

brilliant. Wizard talks more slowly than Ramsay. Lotsa editing to bring the drama.

[@jamesherbert8391]

Oh this is an outstanding idea.

[@titan133760]

Personally, I don't think this is a good idea. Remember that the Car Wizard is a mechanic first, and a KZbin Personality second. Plus, I don't think he has the time for that

[@homeymcdutch1759]

Why isn't this a thing yet, the Wizard deserves this.

[@antipodeanwizard1632]

Mike is well spoken and is a good communicator. He could definitely be client-facing in addition to being on the tools (which he’s obviously good at too).

[@vw5056]

Mike is like Ninja, a do-er not a talker.

[@mikeabel7577]

The F Type is one of the best looking sport cars I've ever seen. It's just a beautiful machine.

[@vw5056]

@@graemejohnson9025 Your entire posts should be discarded when you can't even get the country of manufacture right. BTW, even if true, no car ever became a collectable because it was dependable.

[@agents977]

@@graemejohnson9025 My Jag was manufactured in Castle Bromwich UK. You don’t what you’re talking about.

[@stewartsymons8465]

@@graemejohnson9025 I believe you may be misinformed, sir, on several accounts. “Tatra” is based in Central Europe and has no affiliation with Jaguar. Jaguar Land Rover is owned by “Tata Motors.” While Tata may be holding the purse strings of JLR, Jaguar sedans and coupes are manufactured in Castle Bromwich, UK, not in India. This, sir, would make them “British shitboxes,” to borrow a term from your vocabulary.

[@davidstorm4015]

@@graemejohnson9025 You really don't have a clue what you are talking about. The F-Type is manufactured in England, at the Castle Bromwich plant. If you're going to put inflammatory comments on something, at least check your facts first. You're probably just jealous because you don't have one

[@Deathstaroya]

@@graemejohnson9025 my jag made in UK mate - not a sports car my FTypeR AWD, 3.6 seconds to 100kph ford /holden can dream haha you muppet

[@barryphillips7327]

Really the ONLY way to sort this out PROPERLY is to lift the engine OUT and reinstall it CORRECTLY, owner should Sue the previous shop for it,s incompetent work!!

[@j.d.8593]

*drop the engine down, those engines come out of the bottom.

[@alexpetree2038]

They should sue them for the engine and labor, and just have it taken back out, and just have a different one installed. It probably isn't even worth screwing with this turd of an engine

[@JayMaverick]

As long as they inspect everything around the engine install, it should be fine without needing to lift it out. I'm more concerned about engine internals after a botched install, plus the source of the engine itself. It sounds fine, but who knows where the joke-shop sourced it from.

[@bzs187]

@@alexpetree2038 I bet that the old engine was fine and had no problem, so they sold it afterwards for someone else. But I hope I'm wrong.

[@AutoEnthusiastJC]

suing isn’t as easy or profitable as it sounds.

[@Ballador]

while the repairs from the previous shop are quite questionable, it's nice to see how Magic Mike has grown so comfortable in front of the camera as well as more confident as a mechanic

[@magicmikethemechanic]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@channel_unnamed]

I love you guys. I am starting a shop from scratch, and I like yall's approach to problems. Acknowledge, asses, execute. Very pragmatic and professional. Thanks for the content.

[@martenk5370]

The front bumper had a bad repaint and the fitment seems way off? Or is that because the hood isnt fully shut? That interior looks beat to shit in my opinion and the steeringwheel looks like it has 200.000 miles instead of 64.000? Looks like a shady lil Jag….

[@volvo09]

The steering wheel might just need a cleaning. I've seen plenty of wheels where hand cream or hand grime builds up and makes the wheel look worn. It usually comes off like it was a dried grease accumulation if you wet it with cleaner and wipe it off with a cloth.

[@Gordanovich02]

Hood isn't fully shut. It's not obvious looking at the fender because it and the clamshell hood overlap around the side vent, but if you look towards the doors and the base of the windscreen you can see it sitting up a bit. Mind you, if the engine has been swapped it's entirely possible the bumper was off during the swap.

[@WayneB27]

Im thinking it was hit hard in the front and a collision shop swapped out the motor . Some body shop's are notorious for leaving fasteners and bolts undone or off and looking at the poor fit and shade variance on the front fascia they are not to fussy about that either.

[@Mattsunx]

Front fitment of the bumper is absolutely off and the paint is pretty noticeable although it could be the clear bra on the bumper that was mentioned. Have a F-Pace SVR and the wheel gets like that with natural oils etc. at least the engine if not completely fucked should be salvageable.

[@timewa851]

same for that worn button too. This thing didn't cover 64k in seven years. Nope. lol.

[@nekite1]

Kudos to Magic Mike. A mechanic who is thorough, competent and honest.

[@magicmikethemechanic]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@wjvtv]

The “coolant hose” mentioned at 3:56 is not part of the cooling system. It’s ducting for the symposer that projects engine noise into the cabin under heavy acceleration. In fact that entire black plastic contraption on the back of the engine is the symposer unit. Those who know better would’ve removed it entirely if presented with an engine swap. Leaving it unattached would not impact performance, but I agree that it should’ve been.

[@Kieran46100]

thanks a million Mr Wizzard, really excellent video, it's such a shame that there are some bad mechanics about. Cars often get bad reviews when in fact it's sometimes the people involved are at fault. Based on my experience it stands and falls with correct service. my 2nd Jag S-Type is running and looking like new at 260k miles and regurlarly crusing at over 100 mph on autobahns.

[@anomamos9095]

It would probably be wise to drop the transmission and check the flexplate crank bolts and converter clearance, I would also check the engine serial number against the VIN to make sure they actually changed out the engine.

[@MrMightyytau]

Id take the whole engine and box out

[@joespittle1]

@@MrMightyytau I'd take everything apart and check over everything, as was mentioned who knows what else was missed

[@garyr7027]

Garunteed they missed other items, no one does crappy work like this and get what isn't seen. I'd bet if unseen trouble hasn't started by now it will. I wouldn't trust this engine job for 100 miles... something will more likely fail prematurely and catastrophic.

[@Dozav7]

100%. I just mentioned the flywheel bolts in another comment. I also suspect the engine, but if they were being crooked and didn’t replace the engine, there’d be no reason to remove transmission bolts.

[@anomamos9095]

@@Dozav7 . True but they may have yanked the engine and swapped a conrod or piston and not the whole engine.

[@Cynsham]

Customer should sue the shit out of that shop, this is downright thievery at worst and disgustingly shoddy mechanic work at best

[@robertt9825]

I love that you give the other mechanics time to shine on the videos. Between the information, the interaction with you, others, Mrs car wizard love the channel ♥️

[@Lesdys112]

Love seeing the other staff present with you. Honest mechanics all round at omega

[@davidedangelosante6963]

You guys are a great team! Also, Magic Mike looks charming and professional beyond the average mechanic. Keep up the good content.

[@magicmikethemechanic]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@SonicBoone56]

@@magicmikethemechanic it didn't take but 10 seconds for me to be able to tell with the way you spoke and described the issue that you'd be very professional.

[@MrXeleris1]

That interior is clapped, the steering wheel looks like Swiss cheese! And the front bumper looks like it’s been hastily repainted and thrown back on because the fitment is awful. And that’s an unusual amount of rust for a Louisiana car. This thing’s had a rough life, poor jag.

[@Mariazellerbahn]

These Jags are notorious for rust. A friend bought one three years old and it needed welding underneath.

[@AdamIsUrqed]

Aye. He probably got a good deal on it. If kept near the coast for a few years and not garaged, I can see that much rust. I bet he bought it thinking the engine was pretty cherry (which it probably was), then got scammed for the new engine while the previous shop sold the old one. That was a pretty common scam around here until the government finally stepped in. There's so little recourse in dealing with a shoddy mechanic that, especially with a car like this, it makes me weep for my pfofession.

[@idefeczx]

These F types are based on the older XK chassis. The body itself is fine its just the braces and rear subframe that corrodes

[@Commentator541]

@@idefeczx Most cars corrode there. Especially Fords.

[@locophoto6881]

@@Mariazellerbahn Only on certain braces...is a known issue that only affects some, and not a big deal. Please don't comment without knowing what you're talking about.

[@anoopseera]

Magic Mike, lovely having you taking us through your findings. Feel bad for the owner having been messed around by the dealer and other shops. I'm sure Team Omega will sort it and I look forward to the update video. Thanks Mr and Mrs Wizard.

[@humdinger5701]

The world needs more honest mechanics. I've used my mechanic for probably 20 yrs. He has never advertised, non-descript unmarked shop, you wouldn't know it was there unless you did. Only goes by word of mouth. First time I took a vehicle to him I told him he had clearance to do anything that needed to be done so he basically had a blank check. After about a week my bill was only a few $100 for a new radiator and water pump.( which it needed ), he tried several things to try and save my radiator even though he had clearance to replace it from the start. He use to be a dealership mechanic and got tired of dealership screwing people over so started his own shop.

[@turdferguson4124]

That aluminum line (vapor line?) laying against the rib on the spring tower casting at 12:07 will probably eventually rub through and fail. The line probably wasn’t reinstalled properly with locators/clips when the engine was replaced. At best, it will rattle. This car is a mess.

[@koljag5]

That was bothering me too.

[@tomlindo2863]

good catch, I hope they see this comment that is not right and will fail.

[@matthewjohnson5138]

As an owner of two F-Type convertibles, that car is 50 shades of dodgy, there's no way that wear on the steering wheel and start button and the scuffs on the door handle is just for 60k miles. The brake rotas are not Jaguar. What was the owner doing with the supercharger again!? I suspect changing the pulley to get more power, lets hope if its an after market pulley it's been tuned appropriately too. My second Ftype was $150,000 there's no way I'd entertain a car with that value going to some an unknown shop (not the wizard) for an engine swap unless i knew they were fully trained Jaguar mechanics with experience.

[@vw5056]

I was going to say Edward Scissor Hands was driving it or something. Definitely not normal wear.

[@DavidInSugarLand]

BMW in the 90s were having complaints on their steering wheel becoming stained and worn. They investigated and noted that it was happening mostly on USA Z3 , 5 and 7 Series cars, even though their German-made cars were not getting complaints in other countries. They believed it was Americans love of hand lotions and moisturizers, and issued a bulletin advising drivers to avoid them (or wash their hands before driving).

[@chets3597]

@@DavidInSugarLand Yep I was just going to say that's a chicks car. Hand lotion doing that.

[@timdodd979]

@@DavidInSugarLand McMuffinsa and fries maybe also.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Don't ever buy a used Jaguar. Buy or lease new, enjoy it, get rid of it before the warranty expires or at the end of the lease. Then it's someone else's headache... especially if they start modifying it.

[@wadebuff4465]

Every city needs a couple of Car Wizards!

[@Thomas63r2]

Wow, when a dealer and a recommended independent shop turn the car away you just know that it’s going to be a can of worms. It’s unfortunate that a trusting owner thought he had a proper shop, when they had hired a mangler instead. This is the dark side of owning what is not really that complex of a near exotic car.

[@stevenebesni2432]

I agree, that is a huge red flag. The car looks great but I would never buy a used Jaguar performance car with that many miles on it

[@nolike7179]

I don't know how it is na US but in my country dealer's are like normal shops but they have a certificates xd really taking job like that for them is really painful bcs it can get much worse just from touching it

[@Thomas63r2]

@@nolike7179 If the owner had engaged a dealer before the car had been mangled it would have been taken in and repaired - perhaps even for less cost than having to pay two shops to complete what could have been done in one competent shop.

[@HP.Customs]

Was a GM tech for 15 years and the amount of other shop screwups I’ve seen is crazy. Nobody can fix it time to send it to the dealer.

[@scott9676]

I've had dealers break my cars and want me to pay to fix it.

[@VC-Toronto]

I had the selling dealer want to decline to work on my motorcycle. They felt it was too old (about 10 years) and didn't want it taking up shop space if they needed to order in parts. I already had the bike off the trailer and wheeled to the shop door, and after they saw the (good) condition it was in, they relented.

[@erictheguy6646]

I found dealers to be the most expensive...NOT the best. Guess you have more people to complain to if you get a job like this

[@unclejoe6811]

GM...I've seen them have cross threaded bolts from the factory.

[@atodaso1668]

I had my timing belt changed at Toyota and they didnt plug the AC compressor back in, scratched the shit out of my front bumper, and got grease all over my interior carpet, console, steering wheel, and door handles inside and out. They did fix it all but reluctantly.

[@heikkiremes5661]

The F-type Jag is just an amazingly gorgeous car. My dream is the unicorn, the 3 litre supercharged V6 with a manual gearbox. 340 horsepower is good enough power for me.

[@nickjones1505]

There is a 2019 F-type, 3.0 V6, stick on the lot at Jaguar Charlotte. Alpine white. 70K

[@heikkiremes5661]

@@nickjones1505 Socialist Finland doesn't like cars, so you can easily double that price. In some aspects this country is so dumb, car and fuel taxation is mad. Premium is around $7.50 a gallon, adjusted (2.09€/Liter). A man can dream. D:

[@KNS_Racing]

For 64k miles that steering wheel looks trashed and these cars have a factory issue where the rear subframe rusts out much faster than the rest of the chassis due to the grade of metal used on it. Absolutely beautiful car and I wanted one so bad but couldn't stomach the issues they have.

[@yungdolphin9130]

If you find a good honest mechanic. Treat them like gold

[@unstablebobgable]

The Car Wizards has the coolest walk on KZbin! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just waddling around on his stubby little legs with Pantera's WALK as the background music!

[@bg365]

😂

[@craigmorgan4676]

@@bg365 hopeless comment bro!🤔😮

[@mikeabel7577]

Hilarious 😆😆😆

[@bg365]

@@craigmorgan4676 ???

[@dr.feelgood7615]

Or you can roll up a woolford and get all schmoked up

[@ecyfoto]

I’m curious how many of your customers that were screwed by previous mechanics actually wind up suing and if so have you been asked to testify?

[@dawicked2k8]

Lmao suing? Good luck with that, thats why theres plenty of shady shops, cause nothing will happen

[@davidelliott5843]

@@dawicked2k8 They just go broke and start again with a new name.

[@stephendodson328]

@@dawicked2k8 Shops are sued everyday...

[@bishen67]

They need to be sued, then named and shamed.

[@EddieWinebauer]

Mechanics leans can go both ways, seize a man's tools with a couple sharrifs in tow, you'll get a check in a flash.

[@michaelbaka4777]

I've got an '13 Chevy Traverse that went to the dealer for the cam chain tensioner recall. It was done okay, but they routed a high-pressure PS hose wrong and it rubbed through that line and an A/C line!!! Two seconds and maybe a zip tie or two would have saved me a $600+ repair after I bought it!! No, I didn't notice it when I bought it; would you??? You figure a dealership knows how to replace these things correctly!!! This poor person has a BEAUTIFUL car and just wants it done right, THIS is what they get back???? Disgusting. Thanks Mike!!!

[@busman7228]

Mike sounds like an honest, smart guy

[@brockvanleer1010]

The position of the hood vents on the early f-types caused alot of issues with the injectors malfunctioning. water got through if it was left outside alot and would damage them. on the newer ones, including my 2017, the hood vents are moved out to the sides more and they added protective channels on there to allow air in but water to avoid the engine bay. In regards to the interior wear, Thats the sticky button effect on earlier cars. i read a report that the EU required car companies to build cars with a certain amount of renewable materials to be more "green" and alot of that ended up in buttons, leathers, and even the shielding on wiring, over time they degrade and look like crap, and especially on wiring it can be the cause of alot of the big time electrical issues you find on european cars. Not 100% sure if the article i read is accurate to this, but it makes sense. My 2017 F-Type doesnt have any of the intense wear issues you see on the earlier models, i looked at a 15 and walked cause it was so degraded on the interior. Almost all '14 & '15 F-types suffer from this wear especially the convertibles since they get so much sun exposure. I do have a 14 Range Rover that does have some of the wear issues. buttons in certain places are sticky or faded. Only good way to fix is to replace with a newer model that didnt use those renewable materials. The rust on the under carriage is from poor metals provided by parent company TATA motors on the earlier cars. There was a recall on them to have extra coating applied to stop the early rusting, but it had a window to get it done and i dont think alot of people did it. some of that was also rectified on the newer cars as well but the older ones will see the brunt of that issue.

[@teddbertrand2627]

The "sticky buttons" problem is common to all Jaguars and Land Rovers. The coating breaks down after a while and attracts dirt and dust. It can be removed with makeup remover cloths, but is time consuming.

[@bbkingwasthegreatest711]

Cars like this are so complex it seems when they get to this age there will always be problems in many ways the new Corvettes have gone the same way which I think is a mistake. Although they maybe be ridiculed by owners of European cars there is something to be said for keeping cars more simple in their design and construction.

[@lumntoob999]

@@bbkingwasthegreatest711 I know what you are getting at but I think it is less black and white. There have been really bad simple cars and really good complex cars, Toyota hybrids are a great example, they were/are a more complex car but with good engineering and development they have proven to be one of Toyotas most reliable cars. The problem is when a manufacturer makes a complex vehicle but doesn’t test and develop it enough before production, then of course that is going to be a problematic vehicle.

[@zhvonte]

Just because you meet someone who's a mechanic at an exotic dealership doesn't mean he's worth a shit. Do your homework before allowing anyone touch your high end vehicle.

[@AutoGuiaMexico]

any vehicle

[@zhvonte]

@@AutoGuiaMexico That is true, everyone should research their mechanics before having work done, but it seems like many people just automatically assume that high end dealership only hire the best of the best. So often not the case unfortuantely.

[@johnbaldock6353]

I use to work at the Jaguar castle bromwich plant and worked on the line that built the f type as a Quality control inspector. These are great cars and i feel so sorry for that customer to have been let down so badly!🇬🇧❤️

[@haroldwdorman9644]

Very nice to see another very honest vehicle mechanic Mr wizard thank u very much for being an honest person!

[@jeffzekas]

There are a lot of elderly, retired folks in my town, and the mechanics here think it’s OK to rip them off, because, after all what else would they do with their money?

[@andy-pd4eh]

I've heard CPAs say the same thing.

[@bbkingwasthegreatest711]

A few years ago I went to a Ducati dealer to get original paint for some scratches on my fiberglass fairing and they told me the fairing was plastic and I needed a new one, you have to know a little about cars now.

[@ftyper]

Love seeing an F-Type on your channel! Keep the great content coming! As an F-Type owner and active in the F-Type community, I see other covers, engine cover piece (i.e. Coil pack shrouds), transmission cover, other bolts that are missing.

[@NealDownBtch]

When doing a replacement engine, My biggest pet peeve is little stuff like clips and brackets and missing/ wrong bolts. Drives me crazy.

[@oldrrocr]

Thanks again, Wizard! Was thinking of "upgrading" to one of these... thanks for talking me out of it!

[@carycoplon5681]

Thank you for being willing to deal with someone else's negligent lazy and in my book "craptastic" work (sorry for the language, Mrs. Wizard). This kind of shoddy work really exceeds my thermostats rating. I'm glad that shops like yours still exist.

[@Nick-vp7lp]

I'm no mechanic, but its screaming out to me, take the engine out and make sure its done properly. Who knows what else lurks beneath. Its appalling what they've done to the owner.

[@ElectrofizzStudiosCo]

Would be a lot more expensive to take out the engine.

[@Nick-vp7lp]

@@ElectrofizzStudiosCo Of course, but I would personally not trust any of the work carried out by the previous "mechanics." I'd pursue them for the costs involved with getting the job done properly, as they should have done in the first place.

[@dreaminofthedrive5343]

It would be expensive to take out and reinstall the engine. But in the long term it would save you money, and future headaches.

[@tony_25or6to4]

This reminds me of people I worked with. They would stop in the middle of a procedure to answer a text. Then went back to the procedure and forgot where they left off and didn't a half-assed job. Leaving parts off, screws loose or missing completely. I inspected a computer server before getting ready to send it back to a customer after repair, only to find that the guy didn't even screw in the motherboard. No screws. He'd leave for lunch at 12 in the middle of a job. After lunch, he didn't finish where he left off.

[@SebastianMachadoCorral]

You can see the brace under the cat was cooked by the heat while it was failing

[@minimeee04]

I would be very suspicious of the mileage on the Jag looking at the condition of the Steering wheel and the push start button that is wear from a very high mileage car from my long experience.

[@rpach1613]

This is typical hand cream wear. People that use a lot of hand cream or hand sanitizer have those wear indicators. The acid and alcohol in hand cream and sanitizer will cause those exact issues on the wheel and buttons. NOw, with that said, this looks like a lemon. Man, imagine what the CARFAX looks like in this.

[@muniman9527]

Agree completely

[@garyr7027]

And you can most generally tell by wear patterns on the inside if it's mostly town miles or highway miles. Someone tells you the car is all highway miles and shows signs on the contrary, they're lying. I too have seen this over and over thru my years of dealing with vehicles.

[@timewa851]

@@rpach1613 how about the corrosion forming atop the strut towers. they get their lotions on that, or the well-oxidized cats? This thing rolled 180k at minimum. I don't buy the 'failed injector must've took the cats out' nonsense either, if you believe 64,000 + miles.

[@danm3359]

@@rpach1613 I was wondering about the steering wheel. Not even brought up by Mrs. Wizard. WTF? How can you not even mention that?

[@beausw]

Makes a guy question if it truly needed the engine swap in the first place.

[@Cloud75770]

As a Jaguar owner myself of 1996 Jaguar XJ 6 (X 300), I feel so sad to see such a well made modern era Jaguar literally trashed .As all you can see why Jaguars have a bad reputation here in the US is for that exact reason, unskilled mechanics, shady repair shops, and often multiple neglectful owners have damaged these cars, to a point that they have very bad resale value and people simply do not buy them. My own Jaguar was also damaged when I bought after high school,( yes I still drive it to this day), yet some mechanics before me cut the engine wiring harness connected to the ECU, trunk wiring harness, left loose bolts on the front suspension, etc.,.broke the plastic console of my radio, shortened the Engine control module, left loose spar plug on cylinder 6, stripped the engine oil plug, hit with hammer left rear axel to push the bearing that was replaced, damaging it, . I literally had to spent years fixing whatever I could myself, after so many mechanics working on my car left their hands on it. learned a lot about my car to a point that the last 10 years my car has not seen a repair shop as anytime I went to a repair shop my car came back with worse problems. I do all the work myself now, every weekend as a side project and I brought my car back to life to my own satisfaction. Today, I still log 500 miles a week and my engine, transmission, rear diff are at over 320,000 genuine miles. If that car was at a repair shop for everything, it would be long time ago trashed at the junk yard. For all of you Jaguar owners here in the US, learn your cars, if you mechanically inclined, work on them in your free time, ( they are not that complex) ,if you have the cash get a dependable Jaguar shop in your home state, but please do not leave these cars neglected and to bad shops, as this is the final result. I recommend all of you to see videos of how the F Types are made in the UK at the assembly line and see the pride and effort these workers are putting into each vehicle. Jaguar came long way from it's dark past and mess from Ford ownership. Let's hope the Car Wizard can bring the cat to it's former glory.

[@randalhuseby3803]

That is the quietest F type startup I have ever heard! Missed showing off the rising air vents in the center. Front emblem is called “The Growler”. Back jumping Jaguar is called “The Leaper”. I love driving my 18 F type R coupe. As well as my 68 E type coupe. Siblings separated by 50 years. Great work finding issues. I hear O2 sensors are a common problem.

[@LuisGarcia-cl4ij]

I love the detective work on the previous work done on this vehicle. It's hard to trust shops these days

[@nstraws326]

That steering wheel is nasty..... I saw comments below about suing other shops and people asked to testify. After all my years as a technician, no one ever sued anyone. It never happens.

[@eric4946]

Another victim of hand cream.

[@ezacher4634]

A simple final inspection goes a long way. Pulled my trans for the first time and had a bellhousing bolt drop out going down the road. I always go back and check everything now.

[@sixstringedthing]

Hands up everyone who spotted the bonus empty-threaded-hole-with-missing-fastener on the end of the crossmember at 08:02. Presumably where you would affix a bracket to secure that wiring loom or EGR pipe or whatever it is where it runs along the top of that cross-rail.

[@SofaKingTouge]

That steering wheel looked destroyed.

[@joneclegg]

Car Wizard, love your videos! I find the mechanical insight very useful. I'll be honest though, I skip the walk around and interior stuff. It sort of has the feeling of someone showing me a used car they are trying to sell.

[@ariel340]

Always glad to see and listen to Magic Mike, he's very professional on his diangosis and solutions.

[@choices4good]

Thanks showing how mechanics should behave and respect their customers. Happy New Year 2022

[@dekkerlundquist5938]

It's actually becoming hard to find competent mechanics who care about the quality of their work. Most don't give a sht. When you find a good one, stick with them and send all your friends there.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

No one wants to work anymore

[@mm8436]

I took my 93 Integra to an Acura dealership to fix the automatic seatbelt in the mid 2000's. Drove home on the highway and notice my hood was not latched all the way. Could have been a real disaster. Some mechanics are the worst.

[@AldermanFredCDavis]

I'll see your hood latch on your 93 Integra, and raise you a 2000 Volvo S80. Few years ago, brought my mother's car to (an independent shop that's been in business for at least 25 years) for a coolant flush. Picked the car up, drove about 30 minutes........"Low Coolant" light comes on. Get the car to my house. Coolant reservoir is EMPTY! They emptied the coolant and never put any back in. I'm sure the @$$hole who did it, sits around at family gatherings, bragging about how he's an, "ASELMNOPQ Certified Licensed woo, woo" and, "it's like being a physician...........but for vehicles." A LOT of people suck. I can do this ALL night.

[@doctortruth4094]

Ahh, it's great to see a Jaguar exactly as it was delivered from the factory!

[@DrRick-dq4bb]

Great video Magic Mike. Really enjoyed.

[@rysterstech]

Knowing that car came from Louisiana I would triple check all the suspension components because the Louisiana roads are terrible.

[@TSL73]

How do they fund to repair their roads lol?

[@hotpuppy1]

You should come to Illinois if you want to see terrible roads!

[@rysterstech]

@@TSL73 They don't repair them until you write up the local government, and even then you only have a 15 percent chance, our government simply does not care

[@TSL73]

@@rysterstech oof

[@baitse7676]

Not every shop knows how to tune a forced induction engine. Just modifying the compressor without dealing with fuel and backpressure issues is a recipe for disaster. V8 engines have relatively good harmonics compared to a 4 cylinder. Bolts shouldn't be vibrating loose, they were never tightened.

[@vw5056]

Nobody deserves to be the victim of hack mechanics.

[@baitse7676]

@@vw5056 yup, sue them all

[@markh.6687]

@@vw5056 I know! We'll let hack mechanics be the victim of other hack mechanics! Karma!!

[@dnzgarage]

Im a college student who works in a mechanic shop part time, I am not a certified mechanic although I am able to perform most general jobs such as fluid changed, suspension, brakes, exhaust work, engine work from being taught hands on. When I work, I always treat everyone’s vehicles with respect and take pride in my work, weather the customers car is an old junker or a new S class, I treat every car with the same respect for this reason. I can’t imagine a person working on a clients car and being so careless and scam them

[@paulmcdonald9592]

Ms Wizard, you have a great presentation style. Thanks.

[@deanrhodenizer938]

I can understand why the other shops wanted to stay away from this vehicle. You will be very lucky to find all the gremlins hiding in this car. It takes courage to take on a challenge like this, especially where the owner is so far away and can’t just pop back when some of those gremlins emerge. May I suggest (with the owner’s permission) that you put this car in service as a daily driver for you or Magic Mike for a month to try and uncover these undetected items? Best of luck making this customer happy…

[@tjroelsma]

The alternative would be to pull the engine out of the car and remount it. Only then you'll know for sure that everything is bolted down and tightened to specs, because I also seriously doubt that they've torqued the bolts to specs.

[@deanrhodenizer938]

​@@tjroelsma That might not be enough as stuff that was removed and set aside and not reinstalled may be undetectable. Ideally, the the person who removes the old engine (while taking plenty of pictures) also replaces it with the new one. This reduces the possibility of troubles. This kind of continuity is not common these days where mechanics are treated more like exchangeable commodities.

[@tjroelsma]

@@deanrhodenizer938 Oh, I agree, but as that person(s) did such a bad job, I wouldn't have them anywhere near my car ever again. So that only leaves the possibility of a very skilled mechanic to pull the engine and remount it. Ideally speaking that would be done by a Ford/Jaguar mechanic or Ford/Jaguar specialist, as he/she would know that car and know what needs to be done.

[@EliteAmmunition]

I would go with an engine out. Baseline fresh install.

[@lvthud]

Exactly, I can understand other shops not wanting to touch this car, but if you are going to do it, engine out and start fresh is the way to go.

[@henrydennis5851]

If I decide to buy another exotic car of any type, no matter where I live, I promise you that you will be the person who repairs it. I've been fortunate in my life to know a few mechanics like you, and by like you, I mean people with integrity, honesty and competence.

[@davidchaisson3610]

Thank you for taking care of a fellow Louisiana fan. Great job on the car so far. Keep up the awesome work. I would definitely bring my car to you

[@patricks.7951]

Honestly don’t blame the shops for turning this car away, once you touch it you own it and whatever problems it has. And fixing a botched engine job on a Jaguar just sounds like a nightmare. The real shame is the shop that did the swap in the first place, if they had just done their job right, none of this would’ve even happened.

[@minnesota_fats7344]

I'm assuming that the car owner will be able to sue that shop right? Like you can't just be able to get away with breaking something?

[@DerekKnop]

Glad to see more of Magic Mike. One thing that seems obvious from your videos is that you look for and try to retain good talent. Maybe oneday we can have Magic Mike hosting some videos or have a "Magic Mike works his Magic" section.

[@magicmikethemechanic]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@captainkirk4514]

Car Wizzard seems to be a perfectionist, which is what you want in a top notch technician. He doesn't take shortcuts just to get the job done. With what cost nowadays to repair vehicles, you want someone like Car Wizzard to do the job right the first time.

[@starckmad1779]

Love to see the follow up to this…what exactly had to be done. Thanks!

[@derfstang480]

Total lack of attention to detail and carelessness, even worse, a hack job! The cylinder probably lost compression because when they initially removed the head for the fuel injector, they didn't bother to reinstall the head properly. That first shop needs to get sued and forced to pay everything from the original work to present to get the car back to working order.

[@parrotraiser6541]

Judging by the standards of workmanship displayed by what you've seen, the less the bodgers did to the inside of the motor, the better it will be.

[@thomasblazevic2867]

Great job Magic Mike!!You need to be in more videos with Wizard. Tom B. in the STL. 130 in the GT Speed yesterday :)

[@michaelcoles6793]

Just for future reference, when idling and reving AND F-Type, make sure to turn on the active exhaust button on the center console. It'll sound MUCH better!

[@18twilliams]

The F type is such a nice car! You should BLAST the shop's name to help the next guy!

[@Cynsham]

I understand your sentiment but that's not how respectable adults and business owners go about fixing this issue. If anyone should be blasting that shop's name it should be the customer and they should be blasting them through a lawsuit, throwing their name through the mud and pointing fingers on a youtube video would just look bad on Wizard

[@18twilliams]

@@Cynsham Yeah you are probably correct. just seems another shop would have clout, and someone should stand up and protect the public!

[@drtofuu]

I would so love to see the smile on the customer's face driving this car once it is properly fixed. I wonder if they agreed to appear on the video, if you could cut them a discount... As usual, thank you for your wholesome and comprehensive videos wizard.

[@moloono1]

No smile is worth the time and money it would take to get this thing sorted. You’d have to be a mechanic and be able to do all this work on your own to make it worth it.

[@ChristopherErckert]

I'll send you a pic when I get it back.

[@DrinkWhiskeyRaiseHell]

why should a shop make less money on repairs?

[@tedse21]

The jumping Jaguar is called a "Leaper". In the old Jags they had a metal Leaper on the bonnet. The roaring Jaguar badges were nicknamed "Growlers".

[@norsevikingsir4932]

I would suggest having the underneath, rust reformed and undercoated, with all that rust that has started.

[@BuffalonianResolution]

Very rusty for a vehicle from Louisiana! Possible water/flood damage?

[@grandpacarbuff]

No, the metal cross braces were known for surface rust. A coating of POR-15 is all it takes to resolve the apparent rust issue.

[@callumbush1]

That's one sexy looking automobile

[@EdwardTilley]

Great to see your channel really take off wizard. I think we all want to know what goes on in repair shops.

[@steveowens9886]

Your reputation is great to be known as " The Fix it Man " ! Integrity Honesty at the highest level!

[@john_toss]

Can you even sue a shop for doing a bad swap after a while?

[@niuhuskieguy]

You certainly can, but your going to need proof of what was done wrong to hope to collect any money

[@thealvaco]

I would say this engine swap is more of an engine dump. Just dump it in there, make it kinda tight so it doesn't fall out. Done.

[@LMacNeill]

With all those missing clamps, not-clipped-in wiring harnesses, and loose bolts, one wonders whether or not they simply left a head-bolt loose when they did the original injector repair, and that was why there was no compression in one of the cylinders after that repair. Then they, of course, diagnosed the problem incorrectly, and decided they needed a whole new engine to fix that problem. And then even more chaos ensued. Utterly ridiculous! That shop should be paying for ALL of this work!

[@edw.b856]

13:57 Colloquially known as the "OH, $H!T!" grip...