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I have a badly leaking frost plug suddenly after getting the XJ back from the shop ... but it's the third one along the block (from front) and well hidden by (i guess the motor mount?? or maybe it's the manifold?) - is there a relatively easy or maybe preferred way of doing this without having...

I bought replacements from Eastwood which were worse than the aged originals within about six months - wondering if anyone has a recommendation for anything particularly reliable or robust ?? many thanks

I have no idea what's happening - though I wonder if it's related to my cooling system having a blockage - been only using my vehicle for short local trips as a result. previously - throwing the hot air blower on has kept things to temp for trips over ten min... but suddenly now my revs have...

Hey - i was just replacing my t-stat and while starting to try to thread the lower bolt - it slipped out of my fingers and is not lodged behind the water pump flywheel - I can just touch the top of it with my fingers but there doesn't seem to be any other way of getting at it... almost zero...

Hi Folks... I am really hoping someone can give a helpful opinion here - I've been looking all over NAXJA and the 'net for similar problems though I can't be sure the few other similar symptoms match mine. Since getting my XJ back from a (barely) failed smog test, I now seem to be having some...

Hey folks... So after leaving the 92 XJ sitting for a few years after a major overheat (had a new head put on it etc) - suddenly - for the first time ever I seem to be having a drivetrain problem. It occurs mostly when I'm already shifted into 2nd or 3rd gear - usually (from what i can tell)...

So - I just had a new head put on the 99HO engine on my 92XJ a bit over a year ago. I hadn't really driven it since because the few times I took it out it was overheating pretty consistently. I assume the cylinders were not matched to the piston rings or vice versa. Yeah - it's my fault for not...

Southern California specifically? I'm not even sure if the gas tank has experienced temps low enough to hit the dew point in the last six months - which is about how long it's been sitting without being run. I was wondering if I needed to run to the parts store to get methyl hydrate or whatever...

Hey guys - just a quick one - i'm sure there are a few people who know the answer to this. After leaving town for a few weeks I ended up draining my battery. I must have left the turn indicator on or something - so - no sweat - I go to pep boys and they give me a free replacement after I'm...

Looks like i have a badly cracked head from an overheat (ouch!) and need to source a replacement. What does one do in this situation - just hit the local junk yard - or is there a good aftermarket source for decent heads? it's for a 97 or 98..

SO after an overheat on the freeway (see other post if you care to) I just swapped out my t-stat and after firing up the engine to see if the seal was good i noticed the 4.0 was running rough and so I started pulling plugs to look at them. I pulled number one and got the following. Deep reddish...

I'd been noticing the electric fan coming on a lot recently - just while doing local errands. Perhaps I should have looked into it a bit deeper first since I knew there must have been a problem somewhere but I hoped it would somehow go away... just on the weekend I did a run up to joshua tree...

So - I just got a new cat installed to pass my emissions test and get my red baron (92 XJ with 98HO) back on the road. Now - I've been having some problems with my fuel gauge reading artificially LOW for some time... it was consistently reading about 1/8-1/4 tank lower than was actually in there...

Hi... been some time... Anyway- after having previously failed smog due to (slightly) high NOx readings - I went back (this time to AAA since it was about half the price and they retest for free!) and got a 'chemical pass' but the guy failed me because my cat (I think it was a Magnaflow or...

Hey - just in a bit of a time pinch and need to get the new sparkies in for the emissions test before the joint closes... and just pulled the first plug after a HECK of a struggle - oil coating the threads didn't help last time I guess. These things were BAKED in there - and squeaked and...

Not sure about you guys - but it's now been 12 years (!!) since I put in my Centerforce II and the thing's been AMAZING. I would buy one again (if needed) in a heart beat!! DISCLAIMER: I WILL NOT JINX MYSELF AND BLOW UP MY CLUTCH BY HAVING POSTED THIS.

Hi - Well I've read TONS of posts on the topic of passing the CA SMOG test and I've seen lots of ideas for solutions - and it seems to me that running aftermarket headers is a pretty great way to fail, since it seems to generate an excess of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). Indeed - I just went for a smog...

Okay- just yesterday when I stopped off to get an ice cream in the mild swelter of los angeles - I came back to my vehicle to confront a nasty no-start condition. I got what is presumably a solenoid click but nothing else and then shortly thereafter nothing at all - not even a reading on the...

Hi folks... The last few weeks I've been noticing a lot of belt squealing but was too lazy to go check it out (partly owing to the fact that my quick release handle for my hood broke off and so it's always a BIT of pain to pop the hood) - but last night I had to call triple A from the freeway...

We recently had a bit of a torrential rain situation here in los angeles (not used to this! - as it NEVER rains here - as you may already have heard!) and as a result of that - I took out my water dam above the skid plate years ago - took the skid plate out too actually... but anyway-I think...