My CHEAP Jaguar F-Type Is FIXED... And It Just Became My FAVORITE Car

[@johnrodebaugh7120]

I’m a retired mechanic JR, and I do very much like watching your Videos! Your patience and control in diagnosis of problems on ALL the different models of cars You repair is amazing. Thanks for making clean and intelligent videos to watch.

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

Love how you methodically just prioritize and over come any fear repairing these machines.

[@walterwhite2270]

his methodical skill are lacking if he did not cleat the codes after the engine swap.....

[@rcrookie4320]

@@walterwhite2270 if you'd have watched the other video he did clear the codes

[@ShoelessJP]

Nice job with this car, this has been a fun project to watch. One of the better projects you've ever done.

[@aj2261]

Jr Went, then Jr Broke, now Jr Go once again 🔥🔥🔥

[@keithbroh5730]

Watch jr go 😱

[@Hard_Right]

i'm sorry ... did you get hit in the head or something??

[@kerrylewis2581]

WatchJR Jag has been one of my favorites. The before and after will be insane. Once the Detail Dudes work, their magic is going to be incredible.

[@jamesmedina2062]

Your honesty makes things so much better and easier. It's why I watch you!

[@dontuno]

Great result and will be even better when detailed. I've had 2 Jags and from my experience they are super fussy about battery voltage but hopefully the outstanding codes are not too serious. Re: oil level, get the engine up to temperature, wait 10 minutes then check.

[@lear60man]

You have to wait at least 10 (more like 15) minutes with the car off to check the oil. We have XK's but the F Type is a fun car. enjoy!

[@jjj567gem]

Hope you bring out a video when you detail the Jag. Would be great to see the before and after shots of the car. Cheers

[@mattpanecki3366]

So excited to see the detail!

[@barnoaucamp6096]

Congratulations! Watched this from day 1 and I'm so glad for you that it worked out. Excellent work.

[@aaronredbaron]

Congrats! I have enjoyed following this repair series, good times!

[@WillEvo22]

Congrats! I love my 2017 S AWD. love this whole series and hoping to see more videos of you customizing it to your likings!

[@matthewlange8616]

Very happy it is nearly all sorted. I've not had this as a big issue myself but the forums seem to think the F Type is pretty sensitive to bad fuel and a lot of people suggest using injector cleaner every third or forth fill up. Certainly mine runs slightly sweeter after running a bottle of injector cleaner through it.

[@Kimsey47]

Awesome to see the progress JR! Looking forward to seeing this beautiful car back in its prime.

[@foxyloon]

Oh, that supercharger whine~ Was wondering if clearing the codes would help, seems like it did for the most part. Looking forward to seeing this car properly cleaned up and sorted!

[@69Dartman]

Watching now but glad whatever it was you got it figured out. The KISS principle tends to apply here but having that uber scan tool very helpful for you. I have a midrange Autel but it reads everything on my 06 Charger RT so works for me.

[@yodasbff3395]

Beautiful car, glad you got it fixed. 👍

[@Ed-ui2qe]

Looking forward to getting my 2012 XJL 5.0 running. Looks like you're having a good time!

[@ApexCadaver]

Most of your viewers have never seen how HUGE of change clay alone can make. I clay commercial vehicles every day, and it’s one of those asmr visuals that you simply cannot beat, well maybe making perfect stripes on your lawn…

[@Rick99gsx]

To check the oil... After warming up the engine turn it off, wait 10min or so then without turning the engine back on check the oil

[@WatchJRGo]

I just drove it home, read your comment, turned it back on and boom oil level is right on the money 🔥🔥🔥 I must have tried 10 times and it never gave me a reading before.

[@theeubster]

I was literally just about to comment the same when I saw your post. I have an F-Type R with the 5.0 V8 and it works the same way. Car has to be off for at least 10 minutes before it'll let you check.

[@Rick99gsx]

@@WatchJRGo awesome man, thanks for the series, there's a bunch of F-Type owners closely watching your progress on Jaguar Forums 😎👍

[@CraftComputing]

I was already looking at buying an XJS V12 this week, and now you're posting Jag content 😀 Great stuff!

[@sammolloy1]

Don’t

[@CraftComputing]

@@sammolloy1 I wasn't going to keep the V12 ;-)

[@vaughnwilkinson7037]

JR it’s so good to see you so happy 😃 I’m loving this car ! Well done.

[@sharkpuptrex]

I'm always amazed how you get to Mexico and back so quickly!! Ha. Nice job with the car!!

[@GenoBady2738]

One of your coolest cars ever on this channel.

[@pops55650]

Awesome! I hope you post a detail video. These are really good looking cars when cleaned up

[@mikemontgomery7337]

I don't know how you have the patience to work on these cars. A special breed . Thank God for mechanics. My motto was always that when I could afford a mechanic I knew I was doing ok in life !! 🤣

[@EG-zo3ig]

FYI. Whenever you plug into the OBD2 port of the F type you can mess up some of the electronics. It creates an electrical drain in one of the computers that will kill the battery (wouldn't be a Jag without some electrical quirk, right?). The way you get around this is after plugging into the OBD2 port, disconnect the battery for ~30 sec and whatever problem the OBD2 connection created is reset. I disconnect the ground to the car under the truck liner, not the battery itself as the access is easier. I killed a couple of batteries until I learned the battery disconnect trick. Nice series.

[@luclapierre7621]

Came here to say this. Let's see if he finds out the hard way.

[@ernieleithes6545]

Great news its running well ,please do a detailing video its going to come up amazing all the hard work has paid off.

[@MrLee-ue7iu]

Happy you got your smile back. Nice car JR.

[@thomaswilding8818]

Fantastic! Sounds great. Checking oil on my xf, the engine had to have not run for a while

[@Fourrings80]

I can appreciate your perseverance. It feels great when it all works out in the end.

[@CarswithNash]

Nice work John and an awesome car.👍👌😎

[@darrelhandgraaf7708]

I'm delighted that the Jag is working out. I can't wait to see it detailed. Congrats!

[@NZmellowyellow]

Must be so satisfying to fix something at this level.

[@TeunS133N]

Stoked for the detail. Nice car

[@pauljohnson7733]

Well done getting the jag back on the road, lubricate the active exhaust valves make sure they're free and the drain holes where your roof folds down if they get blocked it could cause problems also check rear subframe for rust other than that enjoy smiling while you drive.

[@davidmorse5690]

This is great news!!! As I said in earlier comments, my wife and I wanted to see this be a win. Great video!

[@troywhite76]

That car sounds amazing and the shifts are so smooth.

[@tuffteddy1446]

Nice work, JR! Now sell that Jag quick!

[@randomhero111391]

Watched the misfire vid at my lunch break....and now this one just in time for bed ... Thank you for for late night uploads lmao

[@ph03nixflame]

So dang freakin' tight dude. It sounds killer!

[@richardfarmer6570]

Great progress, car is nearly ready to go. You are right it does look horrible, can't wait to see it after a proper paint correction.

[@leepaulison4928]

I love the car and this series. I cannot wait to see this project finished.

[@gabekekis7032]

That’s awesome you got it fixed and driving! Sounds so much like a B8 Audi S4

[@BentonHart]

The F-Type really is one of the best looking modern cars on the road, and that supercharger whine sounded great. Color me jealous.

[@jonchapa5404]

The ah at 12:50 . I know, JR. I know. Lol. Got a ftype svr and it makes me smile like that.

[@ricky_ricardo]

That thing sounds amazing!

[@Whatsinmygreygarage]

JR, another bad as repair. You do a awesome job on all the projects. Since you have a jag and a helicopter I think a James Bond thing needs to happen! Seriously awesome channel, I look forward to seeing it every day. Thank you, What’s in my Grey Garage!

[@jdeltoro518]

That was one of the hardest engine swaps you've ever done I personally like old schools simple cars. The more complexity the more troubles.

[@simpleman3507]

I think the audi r8 was harder, I'm sure John Ross would agree.

[@admranger]

Great job getting this beauty back on the road! Would like to see the steps the detail dudes do to bring the paint back to life.

[@T.S.T2014]

I’m glad your doing this Jag, it’s different to many other KZbinrs and the so predictable cars they always do.

[@TheFrowningLizard]

Had a Mini Cooper S in last year for a permanent knock dectected. We went through everything, plugs, coils, fuel filter,etc. Eventually turned out that it had 95ron fuel in it when it should’ve had 97ron (UK). After 20 litres of 97 and an Italian tune up it ran perfect 👍☺️

[@GenMaster124]

Glad the Jag is now giving you the smile factor 👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧

[@ericbraun4233]

Love this project! Bringing a sports car back from the brink. Please let us see what it looks like after a full detail...otherwise, great job!

[@dlinemusic]

Congrats on 350k man

[@boyblunder8889]

Well done JR 👍 a great job and really nice video series … we’re going to make you an Honorary British Person 🇬🇧

[@greathornedowl3644]

Wow, congratulations - now to keep it running, but it is a sharp vehical

[@cheapcargarage]

Great Job! I’m sure you’ll sort out the other lights

[@muffhelmable]

The car that brought me here was the S-TypeR - I like that this channel has cars others don't appreciate

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

Yeah, watch JR go! 😉👍

[@kevinsilverfox9694]

Can't wait for the full detail on this car, going to take some work, but i bet it comes out like glass... when you have a start/stop car, there is way more plumbing involved and wiring. Electric water and trans fluid pumps and plumbing, it's worse on a turbo because it also has air, oil and cooling running back n forth front to back off engine. Good job getting everything hooked up correct first time.

[@MrMattDat]

Nicely done! One layer at a time and this onion gets peeled!

[@dereks9012]

I’ve seen when the converter damage code comes up it disables the injector on the affected cylinder to save the converter. Clear codes and fixed!

[@raymondmumford6255]

Such an awesome series. Love this car 😃

[@nukedathlonman]

Hurray, it's up and driving now!

[@wdmfan]

Now JR is a JAG man!

[@ZedTee190]

I've got a Jag XJ (X351) with the diesel engine. Checking the oil is a pain. Wish it had a normal dipstick.

[@BS-vw6qt]

Looks like a 😊 fun ride

[@died4us590]

I knew you would get it fixed, because you are like a bulldog when it comes down to fixing every glitch, and you always win. Good job JR, that is a nice looking ride.

[@frankvanrijn964]

@WatchJRGo: if I remember correctly you can only read out the oil level when the engine has been switched off for more than 15 minutes, it's like that on most JLR products these days. Also Dynamic mode could have been written out with the tune, that deletes most drive modes and makes it go fast in every one. Not my choice, but that's what it came with for you! And thanks again for rescuing this one, I'm madly in love with F-Types, especially the supercharged Sixes! The growl when you start it up and then revving it when it's nice and warm... 😄👍

[@VanisleNSX]

That Jag is going to clean up nicely.

[@kurtbilinski1723]

You noted that it may have been tuned. A tuned F-type typically consists of an aftermarket supercharger pulley and a reflashed ECU. If there's only one and not the other (due to changing the engine), that may be the issue. (I'm not the first to note this.) I wonder if some of the naysayers will now decide that Jags are nice...

[@WatchJRGo]

It's tuned for the smaller pulley, you can see it throws a temporary code that says "Non-OEM Calibration" 🍻

[@timk.537]

@@WatchJRGo I'm sure that you're right, that it's tuned for the smaller SC pulley but the tune on these aj126 are typically for a the crank pulley which is 11.6% larger. This was the case on both my F-Type and F-paces.

[@SgtRock4445]

A lot of work but a very nice car! Congrats!

[@tunahead1126]

Love that shirt J.R.

[@kristofftaylovoski60]

Nice recovery on this turd, good work sir.

[@IKhanNot]

I used one of those quick AC recharge kits on an old beat up Nissan Maxima I had years ago. Quick top off in May and it would blow ice cold all summer.

[@MegaFunkyskunk]

91 is ‘Premium’ gas? We have 97 RON in the UK, 95 E10 is minimum grade.

[@eddiereichel9354]

8:43 just put a rock on top of the tank in the machine to trick it into thinking more refrigerant is in the tank than actually is

[@RealRickCox]

I knew you'd figure this out real fast. It didn't seem like it was a major issue when you ran it around the block....

[@plantedinpr886]

Dude, great video series, Nice save with the Jag but really man; Just let it go. Get rid of it before it does the same thing again. lol.

[@jagkubas]

I have a jaguar f type s 2016. I had 12k miles this spring and i had a check engine light for o2 sensor. I read it was a warranty item and they fixed it no questions asked. I want to see you try this. Warranty on o2 sensors is 10 years 100k miles

[@scittw22]

I truly appreciate how work safe the content is on these videos. I typically watch these videos at work during down time. I can't do that with most other car youtubers as most of them are laced with profanity, off-color jokes, etc.

[@vincedibona4687]

Camera lady reflections! 😍

[@GrandMoffJoseph]

Used to live in NY state. You'll likely need glass cleaner and/or GooGone to soften up those tags before they'll scrape off decently.

[@windronner1]

“UNBELIEVABLE” he states. NO!! It Jaguar!! LoL

[@julias-shed]

Glad it’s running after all that work 😀

[@micd9256]

I was saving my "I told you so" comment from the moment you bought this and I said it was a bad idea. Well.........maybe I'm wrong. I will say it's a way better decision than the R8. And as far as ugly Jags go, this one isn't one of those. So drive and enjoy. And check all of your fuses if you haven't already.

[@GUARDIAN085]

Hey like my 2012 xkr for which the fType is based off of the oil light can only be read when the car is cool and in the on position, not with the car running....im 99.99999% sure...loved this video

[@petejames023]

Don’t forget the battery drain issue if you’ve used the OBD and not disconnected properly. The car doesn’t fully shut down and drains the battery. Way to tell if the cars hazard light button is still illuminated 10-15min after locking the car it has the issue. Disconnect the battery to reset it. 👍🏼

[@WildDigger]

So glad that motor is good. Awesome car.

[@gregio6295]

Hey JR I have a 2015 R with a broken vent thats stuck, you mentioned you might fix yours would love to you do a video of that. Thanks for your videos!!

[@FudaFilms]

Nothing beats an Italian Tune Up!!!

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

Just looked to see what a Jag F type is . It's considered to be an underated super car .

[@therandumbcarguy]

Depending on the state you may need a license to buy Freon. It called a universal license. Allows you to purchase Freon anywhere in the world…. Never expires either…at least mine doesn’t

[@mcleanblades9234]

Thanks!

[@WatchJRGo]

Thank you!!

[@nickhannaford3253]

Oil check is the same on the RRS of the same era. Only works with engine off. It also needs to sit for about 15 minutes after it was last run for the oil measuring to work. I miss dip sticks 😉.

[@kingofl337]

Considering the tune probably killed the old motor are you going to put it back to stock?

[@craigwinters9424]

Wow JR, it should be a ticketable offence driving a convertible with the top up and A/C on. Top down and A/C on is where it's at.

[@BrotherJames64]

Nice job