This Car Part SHOULDN'T EXIST But I Found It On My Jag F-Type

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Leave it to Jaguar to create the most extreme method of getting engine sounds into the cabin. I bought this 2014 Jaguar F-Type S on the cheap. After I got the F-Type back to the shop I got it to turn over, blowing rusty coolant all over the car and the shop. Then after putting the plugs back in it ran great even though it was burning coolant at an insane rate. I was able to drive it around the shop a little bit without so much as a misfire... but now I'm pulling the engine to solve the headgasket issues.
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[@Gideon_Judges6]

If you're having trouble getting the cats removed, just park the car in a big city.

[@WatchJRGo]

LMAO, the thieves won't win on this car... the cats are tucked way up in there 😳

[@dontheplumber9338]

Screw the synposser

[@rudyaaaaaaa]

Had a buddy loose his cats in a cosco parking lot in Houston.

[@Hotlog69]

@@WatchJRGo Never underestimate the resolve of a crack/meth head. Where there's a will, there's a way!

[@wernerdanler2742]

​@@rudyaaaaaaa That was quite a feat. their parking spots are kinda small.

[@ldisc66]

JR is so meta, showing a blank diagram for a completely useless component of the F-Type (7:44). I love it! 😄

[@GALATIG313]

i actually LOL'd So Hard

[@wernerdanler2742]

I fell for that one. I'm like, "where's the diagram?" Da, there isn't one except in some Britts head.

[@cameronmarshall9918]

I was in disbelief lol

[@kerrylewis2581]

Kudos to Jonny for offering his prized engine table. He's a very generous member of the Kansas KZbin Mafia.

[@JTStream]

One of the best fearures of old XJ/XK8 Jags was how quiet and sophisticated they were, so relaxing to drive, still having pace and power. This current trend of needing so much noise it must be fabricated, is just stupid.

[@nickwheeler8231]

That was exactly the appeal: it always had more without any effort and all the noise and vibration that causes. The suspension worked similarly, in that it always seemed more capable than you are. And why do modern engines make such a horrible noise as well as so much of it?

[@lasskinn474]

@@nickwheeler8231 because "normal" cars got quiet i suppose.

[@Chris-hw4mq]

@@lasskinn474 because of opf and cats there is no noise but I dont want the sound to be fake from speakers I want the real car sound

[@lasskinn474]

@@Chris-hw4mq well cheap cars also have insulation now instead of metal showing on doors and stuff. And aero design reducing wind noise

[@larrybe2900]

@@Chris-hw4mq This comment is way out in left field but the consumer was introduced to hydrogenated oils in our foods the exact same way, telling the consumer it was an improved flavor (which it wasn't) that eventually became the only game in town unless you baked yourself. Purists, like JR, are waning in numbers in the car world as well with the car sound. After all, AC and open windows just don't compute.

[@jeremypike9153]

Myself I've found that it's always quicker and easier to remove the engine the same way the manufacturer installed the engine. If they installed it from the bottom then it usually comes out much easier that way. My 2013 focus ST had a sound symposer that did the same thing. I ended up removing the diaphragm and filling the entire block with jb weld and removing the hose from it. The diaphragms we're known to burst and cause a major vacuum/boost leak.

[@griffinwright443]

Dude, they make a proper block off plate for like nothing.

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

So you though filing a hole with JB weld was a good idea?

[@jeremypike9153]

@@griffinwright443 when I had the car they didn't.

[@jeremypike9153]

@@bigmacdaddy1234 never had a problem looked stock. Didn't hurt the manifold and only modified the sound symposer. The plates weren't on the market as the car was new. The car ended up totaled at 180,000 miles after some idiot ran into the side of it at 55 mph never had an issue with it. I also removed the grill shutter motor and pinned the shutter wide open to keep the intercooler cooler. Never had any issues or trouble codes from that either.

[@kylemcweeny878]

@@jeremypike9153 don't waste your energy. These are the same type of people that are like "bro spacers will hurt you're bearings". They never do anything themselves just stay on the internet all day acting like they know sht

[@Hotlog69]

7:45 Yup, that's a great diagram! So clear and concise.

[@DunnDifferent]

Best parts diagram ever 🤣

[@mcseforsale]

I LOVE the fact that my '10 VW CC 6MT is silent when it's driving. It's not super quick, but it's amazing how fun it is to drive. A big car with the GTI/GLI CCTA and 6MT is hilarious. In fact, I hung out with a bunch of cops in the early 90s told me to stop putting stupid exhausts on our cars. They simply said they would roll down their windows and wait for us to come out from our cover. LOL!

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

Honestly that noise enhancer/composer contraption looks like something Dr Seuss would have designed.

[@gwick358]

That's British enginerding for you. 😄

[@mattarnold7633]

While you’re there. The plastic coolant fitting in the valley needs replacing. They’re notorious for failing and you don’t want to take the charger off again if it leaks.

[@indyjones3287]

FRS has that shit too! I spent an hour, helping a friend try to figure out what this big hose went to. His had an aftermarket intake. Turns out it was piping the intake sounds too the heater core box.

[@AlvinBrinson]

My Abarth doesn't need any fake engine sounds. Also, this is the first time I've ever seen anyone defend the fake engine sounds generators.

[@sleepyhollow783]

Really. The name says it all, poser. Ridiculous. Too much fake in society as it is.

[@dgurevich1]

Only one reason to have something like this is in an EV. My car makes no noise, and the synthesized sound is just a tone that goes higher or lower depending on whether you accelerate or break. No its not a tesla. It's not even a car sold in the states...

[@timothyharrison8953]

@@dgurevich1 What are the sounds when it breaks? Cash register, or explosions?

[@dgurevich1]

@@timothyharrison8953 just some bongs. And absolutely nothing else. because it's always a software issue. The one time I had it break was a bad charger. Was fixed by disconnecting the 12 volt battery. And yeah, my name doesn't inspire perfect knowledge of English, I know.

[@InspiredJJ]

I need a symposter for my Prius.

[@kaareln3657]

You need to enhance R4 sound? 😁

[@greathornedowl3644]

Welcome to the world of Jag frustration. Kicking the tires and saying WTH are every turn

[@carportchronicles1943]

In the book Bridge Over the River Kwai, an engineer describes his soul sucking job redesigning a girder in order to use the least amount of metal but still ensure maximum strength. I believe the engineer who designed the Symposer probably had a similar experience.

[@larrybe2900]

I bet I know what that designer engineer's white noise was as he slept and now drives an electric car. ;)

[@jimmccormick6091]

July 30, 2022. I am 57 years old, and I have a new word in my vocabulary. Aggregator. (New to me, so, back off, all you know it alls!!!). Thank you, John Ross!

[@russwilliams4678]

Cars need a Jettsons engine note. I'd laugh every second!

[@robtowen]

the image of the diagram exactly resembles a bus boys apron at the start of his shift.

[@faustp23]

Wow...major work on this Jag. Intersting concept the symposer , though more to worry about and from others experience definately caused mejor issues. Looking forward to this rebuild.

[@leonarddaneman810]

I was wondering about the Ninja's . . . so nice of him to offer. Awesome guy, and you have an awesome community there in Wichita.

[@grabsme]

Lets go I'm always ready for the late night uploads

[@WatchJRGo]

You are on the early team! 🍻

[@outlaw7x77]

Wow. I wish I still had my '68 Ford Falcon with inline 6-cylinder. Simplest car ever. Not fast; but so easy to work on in every conceivable way.

[@orchurch]

had one in high school 170,3 on the tree and would bark rubber in third , one car I really miss.

[@unstablebobgable]

If I could work on the Jaguar F type with Watch Jr Goes I would drink the shot of whiskey and the cold Bartle Skeets and pack up the Hash Pipe with Rocky and get all schmoked up.

[@BRED510]

I was surprised about these systems on modern cars, when I found out about them back in 2014. VW have the Soundaktor, it's a speaker in the scuttle that makes engine noise that resonates through the scuttle to improve the engine sound. I disconnected it on my then new Beetle 2.0tsi, the engine sound was so disappointing without it I plugged it back in.

[@cmercer555]

for those watching. I've removed the engine and transmission in my 2017 F-Type S and it's actually pretty well designed to make that happen easily. disconnect exhaust, drive shaft, coolant lines and fuel lines etc., and then disconnect two big wiring connectors. Then remove 8 big subframe bolts and out it drops just clean as anything. Goes back up nicely as well. The expensive part is the refrigerant for the A/C and getting that recharged.

[@virongreene5146]

Toyota/Lexus LFA had the best symposer type device. Because the carbon tub distorts the sound they spent a lot of time to get the exact natural sounds into the cabin that would work within the tub.

[@NJVernick1]

Today on WatchJRGo, we use a left handed screwdriver to find the elusive canooter valve. Using the left handed socket extractor along with the pipe stretcher we are able to repair this integral part of the Jags heart. Seriously, when the diagram popped up as a blank page, I thought it was done as a joke done with the most sincere poker face I had ever witnessed. That being said, I would like to thank you for not only the joke being on me, but for the coffee I got to clean up from the spit take when I laughed my canooter valve off.

[@sdlausen1]

The Lexus F cars with the V8 have a mechanical/vacuum actuator that opens the intake box when the engine is above a certain RPM to drastically increase sound. Thankfully, it's easily accessible though. Also, It's Toyota made so... NOTHING BREAKS.

[@pkt1213]

I had an XFR pass me on the freeway on the way home from work about 10 years ago. Sounded so good I stopped at the Jag dealership the next day. 🤣

[@michaelbrennan7148]

Thank you JR. I'm looping Rush "Subdivisions" last few days. Sorry been stuck in 1980 -1990 music from time to time

[@DaveJudd]

A little box to make Brum! Brum! noises has it come to this guys.

[@phyrexiancoffee6324]

13:28 100% agree with you on that JR, just had to replace one of the coolant lines on my dad's 07 R/T Charger. Of course, it was one that ran under the intake, making my job more tedious when it really didn't have to be.

[@gussosa6180]

It's called Job Security... hahaha

[@wilsonbrown1352]

Be careful, the symposer solenoid connecter and engine coolant sensor one, on the rear coolant manifold, are the same, it is possible to plug them in wrong, I have driven a Range Rover Sport, same engine, with a bad symposer and it made a ton of supercharger noise, most of the time these engines don't have any supercharger sounds, have fun.

[@jamesroyafm24]

wouldnt that set a check engine lite?

[@wilsonbrown1352]

@@jamesroyafm24 yep, the temp sensor has a 5 volt signal from the PCM and receives part of that back and the solenoid gets a power and ground for activation , if they're ewapped it's a real bitch to correct it

[@richardfarmer6570]

Well JR once you buy a lift table I am sure it will get plenty of use, good luck.

[@Jwthemechanic]

He doesn't even use tables. Not sure why but I've only seen one table in his videos and it was a plastic one.

[@Dakiraun]

... well, it _is_ a Jag, and that does kinda go right along with their crazy way of doing things. Hell of a system just to get sound inside though. I agree with you - want noise? Roll down the window. Or maybe when the car is getting made, they should have a check-box on the build sheet where if someone _wants_ it to be loud inside, they omit some (or all) or the cabin insulation.

[@69Dartman]

It just keeps on giving doesn't it, watching now, I'm sure you'll get it going eventually 👍

[@WatchJRGo]

Oh yeah, should be pretty easy to get out now, it's totally unhooked 🍻

[@FalconXE302]

Did you not know that almost all manufacturers used the same type of system to pipe induction sounds into the cab...? It is not mostly done by electronics, but there's NOTHING wrong with the real sounds being piped into the cab. I'm pretty sure Ford sued the same sound symposer on some Ecoboost engines.

[@richardpalmer6743]

You are correct! They sell delete kits for the Focus ST symposer that look like it should fit on the Jag. May have to try it out! Side note: Glad I came to the comment section today as my silicone cap over the connector did the job but didn't look as nice as I would like LOL THANKS!

[@moniack]

My MKVI GTI had a noise maker pipe. It at least gave the engine some sound since it was otherwise super quiet.

[@thecarolinahoosier3596]

The 2014-2017 Chevrolet SS (Holden Commodore) comes with a "kazoo tube" that pipes intake sounds into the cabin under heavy acceleration. It's a feature that is so commonly deleted that RDP actually sold a custom block off plate to cover the firewall hole resulting from removal. An electronic system at least allows you to turn it on/off.

[@5metoo]

Awesome video. Learned some cool things vicariously.

[@vominator]

I hope you got paid to say "I think the Ram is the best truck on the road"

[@glassvial]

JR trolled us all with that diagram 😅 Anyway, remove that silly symposer thing, weight reduction! I'm glad you read the comments, there must have been at least 50 over the past few videos about this Jag for you to get that HF table, if you're going to keep working on cars you're going to need one of your own, and shout-out to Ninja for offering to let you borrow his (again).

[@baldmann81850]

All I got was a white screen? You too??

[@glassvial]

@@baldmann81850 yep, same.

[@CR7659]

I would do a Vehicor impression with that thing. "onto the pile!"

[@1mlb704]

I think JR is the only mechanic to praise modern electronic stuff in cars

[@WatchJRGo]

It’s the best, so easy to troubleshoot!

[@lylejames8079]

How about an octopus playing a set of bagpipes? Would have been less complicated looking.

[@avioncamper]

Jag with its quirks, NO K.I.S.S there. No need for fake sound.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

Wise words for Jaguar from JR. They should be followed.

[@ClassicMoparsbyEvtheDodgeMan]

I would consider the reputation Jag's have thrown that drive trans and engine away and drop a LS swap and just something good and not so hard to fix

[@vincedibona4687]

I doubt it would fit in that engine bay. You’d have to delete so much stuff it wouldn’t be the same car.

[@KKushman]

I'm on my second F-Type with THAT WONDERFUL 6 CYLINDER! For me they've each been bulletproof through 45k. My 19' Convertable R-Dynamic with 380hp makes me grin EVERY DRIVE...👊🏼💚👊🏼

[@eddiereichel9354]

I remember that one time I was putting an engine in a Ford fusion 4 cylinder. Service data said out the bottom. Looked easy enough to me. Old engine came out easy enough just had to remove the harmonic balancer. Removed it on new engine and it went right in. Rolling engine over to do the torque converter and it clunks. Valves hitting piston. Here a lot of Ford 4 cylinder engines are not keyed and when I loosened the crank pulley I also loosened timing gear. Lesson I learned was follow service data it's usually for a reason.

[@watchjaredwork1487]

Lol I remember dad helping you with that coolant line. He said right then he’d never buy a jaguar 😂

[@duncangrainge]

BMW/MINI do it in a much more simple way. Pipe from air box direct to bulkhead/fire wall so you get the induction roar in the cab. Just a two inch box pipe , a small air filter bolted into the firewall.

[@WatchJRGo]

I've seen that, way better than all of this piped into intake 💯

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

I like my cars quiet inside.

[@SteveBassen]

The HF table should be fine for how few times you need to drop an engine out. As with all HF hydraulics I'd recommend flushing out the fluid it comes with for some known quality jack fluid.

[@BadBrad23]

I would put it back the way it was. That way when you sell the car you can say I just tuned up the Symposer and the super charger... Plus I would like to know how great this thing works as they spent all the time on it...

[@Tkosinski2]

Eventually that corrugated tube that connects to the manifold will crack and cause lean codes. It’s better to get rid of it because Jag wants an arm and a leg for that replacement

[@michael211drivingforscuder6]

The knock sensor is integrated into the symposer? Or it's wiring is connected to it anyway? Did I hear that right? It would be great to if you could provide a guide to how to disconnect/remover the symposer in the right way to eliminated any failure points the symposer creates, and to do that without causing any codes to be thrown.

[@Flies2FLL]

They have those sound symposer's on Porsche 981 Caymans and Boxsters and they actually work very well. Of course, the engine and intake manifold itself are only about a foot behind you, so it is pretty simple to do. Keep up the good work!

[@kevinthomas895]

What you said in the first 6 seconds is the life mission of every Jaguar engineer

[@thefast100]

Totally agree! The symposer was way overcomplicated for its purpose.

[@kirbyjanousek8936]

This truck would be the perfect resource to help the Granger Area Chamber of Commerce, replace my primary mode of transportation from an accident that rendered me breaking every extremity in my body and seeing the worlds been on my mind

[@FeloniousSavage]

I'm still waiting for the Jaguar to get finished so Jr & 100% Jake can dress up in suits and go to the new minions movie... Adding a Jaguar into the mix would cause the trend to evolve to its final form... Lmao 😂😂😂

[@mannythink8346]

Other supercharge dont have that.. The time u return that parts add heat protection on plastic flexible hose

[@frglee]

Just checked it was not April 1st, so, this apparently is a 'real thing'. You learn something new every day.

[@kevinl6231]

I’d sooner leave it out. If you want to hear noise, get the convertible. Is there a way of removing it without it throwing codes? I yanked the symposer of of my Fiesta ST

[@reaxions]

I removed the symposer and capped off the hoses. I always hate fake noise, no matter the delivery method, including on my S3. What really sucks about the symposer is that there's no way to adjust volume like I can on my S3, though (via OBDeleven).

[@johncinque6951]

My 2016 camaro ss had a similar thing but off of the front of the engine and intake hose. Removed it and put a block off plate on the firewall and plug in the intake hose.

[@transtubular]

"No one needs coolant lines under the manifold" Porsche Cayenne Engineers: "Y'know what would be awesome to put in the middle of the vee on our V8s? The Starter! Porsche CEOs : Brilliant! Now run plastic coolant lines next to it!

[@dipren443]

A lot of (maybe all?) Toyota 4.7 v8’s have the starter there too.

[@cheapcargarage]

I worked for Jaguar for years. I could have told you that it wasn’t coming out of the top

[@joebarranco2964]

JR, please explain why a Ram is your favorite truck. I would have thought the F-150 is a better quality truck?

[@CouchMan88]

My 20 Lexus RC 350 has a similar part on the intake tubing. It still creates sounds through the speakers but it first ports the intake noises towards the firewall to amplify them. Except the system on the Lexus is much more simple, I don't really think it can fail. I'll admit it sounds pretty good. There is actually a slider on the dash where you can turn up or down the volume of the sounds which is independent of the driving mode. You can put it in Sport but still turn the slider all the way off. I like the way they set it up. The first car I had that had this system was my Fiesta ST and it was completely mechanical. It was a pipe on the intake tubing that was ported into the car. This one could actually fail and create a leak. I eliminated that system because with an aftermarket intake and charge pipes you already got ridiculously loud intake noises.

[@madmex2k]

@WatchJRGo-FYI...Not that I really wanted to see it much, The cutaway to the diagram of the Symposer was a blank screen.

[@michaelpascual2731]

Same here all I see is a blank white screen.

[@WhiteG60]

I like the Mini (and likely BMW) solution. An actuator on the exhaust tip that opens up a muffler bypass in sport mode. It's still got the resonator, and I presume SOME of the exhaust still goes through the muffler, but it gets louder without being obnoxious. Put it back in regular mode and it quiets right up. I've disabled 'AktiveSound' or whatever they call it that makes the noise through the stereo and it's perfect on my JCW.

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Man JR has gone upmarket, I just watched a commercial about Cartier Watches. What next Rolex?

[@stephen_graham]

Focus ST and Fiesta ST's have a sound symposer's too. They sound like a bloody Prius without them.

[@robertsomerville320]

Great video as always JR, you always make repairing cars fun and interesting. I absolutely love this model Jaguar, and it is chuckle worthy when engineers come up with crazy ideas to solve simple problems. I for one don't have a problem with piped in engine audio, I suppose if it were a basic ride with subpar engine sound, it may actually be enjoyable. However, this is a Jag and they sing beautifully, in fact that is the best part about this car. I'd simply put an aftermarket exhaust system on it, and block off the provisions for the Symp-poser. (Simp + Poser lol)

[@GetOffMyyLawn]

This is less about making noise and more about feeling the engine. Jaguar does a lot of this kind of stuff. Did you know that the engine start button blinks at the same rate as the heartbeat of a resting jaguar when the engine is not running?

[@MrAltid2000]

Right up there with the turbo encabulator...

[@juddsandage]

if I recall correctly, Ford did the same thing for the 2005 Mustang GT.

[@carlgruver695]

I wonder how a buick 3.8 V6 would fit in that Jag

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

This disaster has enough problems.

[@charlescurran1289]

Ford put something similar on the Mustang GT to compensate for the super quiet OEM exhaust system. Never understood choking off the natural sound and installing extra parts to produce fake ones.

[@jrodigan5]

I use a pallet jack as a lift table. Blocked up with some 4x6s on the subframe. It works perfectly.

[@TheLossPro]

It’s the same system that they use with Mclaren. On a Mclaren it’s called an intake sound generator or ISG and they are a fairly common failure point, so much so that several aftermarket companies make small block off plugs to eliminate the unit completely.

[@MrPaige222]

I remember having a merkur scorpio on our lot with a non functioning hvac system due to a tiny unnecessary part that NO OTHER CAR would ever need. Since it was 10 years old, and that part was prone to failure, it couldn't be found and trying to bypass it made the car run horribly. I got lottery lucky and found one in my local pick a part.

[@troypeacock5754]

It shoulda coulda woulda had a unicorn under the hood making mythical animals noises for $90,000 brand-new crazy awesome money pit good luck!

[@HearsingAround]

ive got 2 sovereigns 1 is a jaguar which is held together by rust and the other is a lwb daimler with the 5.3 and it aint fun to maintain the last one

[@jdd3993]

My Subaru BRZ has something similar (totally manual, on all the time), as did my NC Mazda Miata... they actually do work, but like I said, mine were both totally manual.

[@pops55650]

I too, would prefer no fake engine sound, electronic or mechanical, piped into the cab. Not needed. Although the mechanical system pipes in real engine noise, and if the engine is making bad sounds, at least you can hear the problems, unlike an electronic system.

[@Digital-Dan]

Silence is golden.

[@Cartier_specialist]

Well isn't that the craziest thing I've ever seen.

[@3800scgp]

Just need the right combo of powertrain and exhaust 😁 Have a solo catback on my G8 GT (one muffler where the resonator was), and it's fine at highway speeds. Get it over ~2500rpm and it starts to make some noise. The car is insulated pretty well though, never knew how loud it really is until I drove behind it.

[@dewdew34]

JR said the RAM is the best truck on the road today ? Wait but has a Ford ? hmm. I support the cause though, help out the shelters !

[@barone20100]

Removing that system is a PITA members just plug the hose going to the megaphone to remove the noise from the cabin.

[@RemedialRob]

That's a highly detailed diagram!

[@falconcowboy9995]

That diagram was helpful

[@xtc31]

Im not sure if you said that this car has had its heads off recently? but looking at the bolts on the rocker covers, they haven't been off at all or a very long time....

[@GainingDespair]

Super simple design from that diagram

[@kerrylewis2581]

I think the engineers at Jag may have been eating edibles instead of gummy bears when they came up with that concept.

[@madmex2k]

I would love a new Ram truck, but I have disabilities, would need automatic running boards to help me in/out. Who can afford the gas for those beasts though? Nice trailer.

[@WatchJRGo]

It's a Limited, I've never seen a Limited without power steps! 🍻

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Fascinating... European cars always amaze me with what is simple and what is overcomplicated. It's quite the juxtaposition!

[@paulsinnett85]

Im excited to see how the harbor fright one does if you like im gonna buy it

[@stig120212]

i always learn something new and fascinating and educational when watching