My Jaguar Is SO Much Worse Than I Expected! Jaguar XJR (Pt2)

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really like this guy, needs his own channel "the difference between driving home and you getting the bus"

Tom is a YouTube natural. And what a wealth of knowledge he has!

As a mechanic off 40 pus years here in Australia i can assure you this mechanic you have on your show is tip top ,very very solid operator ,to be honest in your 26 minute video i just got educated myself on various things too,outstanding tradesman

That Jag Man is Mustard! Really brilliant to see someone who actually knows what he's talking about a true expert 👏

Jaguar owners in the south of England learn this. If anyone knows... Tom Lenthall knows. Please keep this beauty on the road Jack.

As a retired MBZ tech, I would recommend a new trans electro-plate, pass-thru seal, filter and fluid. THEN clear the faults and perform the dynamic trans adaptation for better upshift and downshift quality. Gotta drive it with the laptop connected. Step-by-step procedure.

Well done Jack, you never fail to keep us stimulated. I have a '98 Mercedes with the same gearbox (722.6) and the electronic connector plug tends to leak and then what happens is the transmission fluid 'wicks' along the wires and you eventually get ATF in the transmission control unit which might even be the same one used in the Jaguar. When I changed the plug and washed out the control unit with electrical contact cleaner spray my gearshifts were improved significantly. It's a very cheap and easy job and maybe by doing this first you may get to the solution earlier, or at least without corrupted or incomplete electrical signals muddying the waters.

I have one of these cars. A 1998 with 63000 on it. I use it as a daily driver and love it. It never fails to put a smile on my face. Only Jag I have ever had that doesn't use oil

Those code readers and old computers for diagnosys are like gold, here in Italy. Very hard to find a garage that still has one. Last summer my XJ8 had a warning light and the message: "Gearbox Fault" but It was "just" the throttle body that was gone and the car put herself into limp mode with the message about the gearbox (She only knows the reason why). I've been very luky (just a refurbished Throttle body because a new one was not available anywhere), but when I read the message, believe me, I nearly felt in desperation (which is the Italian way, despite Pink Floyd). Thank you for the video!

Gotta love Tom's straight talk. He gives you the facts, and realistic options to address.

First there was Sir William Lyons, then we got TWR and these days we have Tom Lenthall

So - the electrical issue might mean a gear change was missed which (if pushing on) means you could reach an overspeed condition i.e. the electrical problem could be at the root of it all.

That is a merc box. That plug leaks and syphons up to gb ecu. Fix the leak, dry it all out, ALL the way up to ecu. Done it loads.

Tom has come to life in this encounter with you, Jack - he was very deferential with Harry, but much more fun in this. Glad you avoided the bus, mate!

Jack gearbox isn’t toast, you need to change the pilot bush plug it has two oil ring seals on the new plug bush £25 from Mercs then you need to find the actual external mercedes gearbox control unit unplug it and clean the oil from the plug pin and open the control unit case and clean the board from oil, oil wicks up the loom to the control unit Very common in the w210 and old MLs, w203 etc

A brand new one of these beauties pulled into a filling station,that lovely teal blue colour they did. I was so distracted by it's lovelyness I put petrol in my brand new Citroen van! Keep it going. A real headturner amongst the ugly blobs cluttering up the roads.

Presents me with chilling memories of when I impulse bought an XJ-S V12 5.3 H.E. on an X plate (82) in 1990. At the time I was trawling through "Exchange & Mart" and every seller I called said "sorry it's been sold". I paid £4,995 for this car and when I brought it to my mechanic "Staf" - he phoned me later at work and I will never forget it, he said "Are you sitting down?". Later he said "Honestly, the C*** who sold you this car wants putting against a wall and shooting".

I had an e39 528i BMW for 20 years. When I first got it, a main dealer diagnosed it as needing a new gearbox as it would not go past 2nd gear unless you changed it yourself (steptronic). And they wanted £4.5k for a new one (in 2002) The gearbox was rebuilt through an aftermarket warranty, but the fault remained. More inspections were done. It was a £65.00 wheel speed sensor. Not sure if the warranty company got the main dealer to cover the mis-diagnosis.

Lol - I took my second XK8 to Tom and he shattered my dreams! We went from how much for a manual swap and a fuel pump to errr it’s a total rot box! So at least you have a solid starting point Jack. It could be much worse!