The 'E' Type Forum

Hi I tried the new tesco 99 momentum in my 3.8. It ran badly seemed to lack power in mid range unless throtle slowly pressed disliked steep hills and coming off power traffic lights or roundabouts engine would die.As soon as i filled up with shell v power again back to normal,I dont know if its happ...

Hi 2500 miles is the recomended oil and filter change which is about a years motoring for me. I change at the end of driving season so no combustion contaminents and acids sit in the engine over winter.I think 20/50 is a direct replacement for 40w.Fresh engine oil regulary is much cheaper than an en...

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Thanks for the help,Penrite seems hard to find close by so i will give castrol 20/50 xl a try

Thanks again Adam

Hi all
I have always used Duckhams Q20/50, which gave good oil pressure. Now no longer made, so need some advice on which is the best choice. Penright HPR30, Millers Classic 20/50, or Castrol XL 20/50. Thanks for any advice. Adam

Hi, Revcounter died 2 day! i have removed black cap from revcounter generator and found a broken wire, are they a servicable part ie do they come apart to be able to replace wire or is it a case of replacing whole unit.
Any advice would be welcome, please!
Cheers Adam.

Thanks Mark.

Know what you mean with the suppliers!
Nothing ever arrives ready to fit and perfect!

Would like to know what the correct thread length should be so atleast I have something to reference from?

Cheers,
Adam

Hiya All, Bought some new Spinners and Sarto's Spinner Tool, fitted them, but the threads bottomed out on the hubs!!! Spoke to the supplier of the Spinners and they had never heard of this problem, so I measured the old and new Spinners and; Old - Thread length available - 30.06mm New - Thread lengt...

Passed the MOT today! Wooohooo! The guy at the garage said I made his day bringing a 'real' car in! Did 2000 miles this year - hoping for more next year, if the weather holds!!! Have done lots of work to her lately so will be posting some pictures soon! Good luck to any one else with a MOT soon! Ada...

Hi thanks for the advice,i had the problem of some movement of column when cold hardly any when car warm. So thats normal.On another note just picked up a copy of classic cars for sale,found pictures of my car just before i bought it in the jaguar e type assessment section.Looks much cleaner now.

From 860863 they changed the Bushes and these are the ones I am looking for. Are they the 'Vulkollan' material and same as the 4.2?

Thanks
Adam

Hi can anyone tell me which bushes i need. My car chassis number is 861007 jaguar parts book lists c20090 upper bush c20091 lower bush. sng dont seem to list them, only felt for 3.8 or plastic 4.2 but not the later 3.8. Thanks Adam.

Thanks for the info, sadly mines not the early one.I have had better results with staining wood then varnishing, rather than using coloured varnish.Adam

Hi, can anyone tell me the best way to refinish the wood on my steering wheel? Mine has just started to wear thin in a couple of places.

Also, what is the right colour? I have seen various colours from the natural wood, oak to almost mahogany.

Any info would be helpful thanks!

Adam

Hi, someone gave me some great advise about e types, get yourself an unmodded car. Drive for a year then deicide if needs anything changing. For me i like the feel of the way the car connects when driven hard, feeding back through its delicate thin steering wheel. I think some of the blame for peopl...

Hi, I own a 3.8 not a flat floor, but one with footwells and dished bulkhead to allow more legroom. The only upgrades it has are coopercraft front brakes but still with bellows servo and a 123 distributor. The 3.8 to me is the purest looking of all the e types. The alloy dashboard and toggle switche...

Hi Ian Congrats on your new car,hope to see some pics soon .Sounds a good colour combo have a good drive when you get it enjoy.

Hi let me know what the quality is like as i will be needing some soon .Thanks adam

Hi found some on ebay in the US so all sorted.

Thanks for that , have already tried R Smith but will give SNG a go.

hI can anyone tell me if new brackets are made cannot seem to find them listed in any parts books. If only secondhand ones avalible are they the same on all cars. Thanks for any advice