Okay, its many years since I looked at an engine (I used to do all my own
work and used to work on helicopters!!!),

but on a 3.0 litre S Type Jag, where the heck are the spark plugs, and is
there anywhere on line I can find a description etc for changing them.

Life is so different now

Many Thanks in Advance

"NIGEL HEMINGWAY" <mail (AT) downwithtescos (DOT) wanadoo.co.uk> wrote

They are under the plastic covers and are placed centrally to the cylinders
as are all four valve engines.
Aren't they 'maintenance free' iridium plugs with a life of something like
75000 to 100,000 miles?

Huw

Thanks huw, luks like a trip to the dealers after all!!


"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote

"NIGEL HEMINGWAY" <mail (AT) nhsp (DOT) wanadoo.co.uk> wrote

It should be fairly easy to get the plastic cowling off, even if it means
using Allen keys or those starry type things. The plugs will be deep down
central tunnels and will need a socket designed to grip and lift them out.
Quite basic these days.

Huw

"Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in
news:3q7o94Fd9ah1U1 (AT) individual (DOT) net:

plug leads under the cover. There'll be six (assuming it's a V6) seperate
modules. Each one has to be unbolted to gain access to the plug below.

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Stuart Sharp

"Stu" <nobody (AT) home (DOT) com> wrote

Whatever the Mondeo V6 has, it is likely that the Jaguar will be similar.

Huw

NIGEL HEMINGWAY (mail (AT) nhsp (DOT) wanadoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Umm, Nigel...

If you can't get to the plugs, then you CERTAINLY won't be able to do the
rest of the maintenance that the car will need at that high a mileage and
large a service.

On Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:46:29 +0100, NIGEL HEMINGWAY wrote:

They have individual coil packs that sit on top of the plug on a long
snout. The whole lot will be hidden under a plastic cover on the top of the
head - just undo the screws that look like they hold the cambox cover on
and a plastic plate comes off with the coil packs and the top of the real
cambox cover then being visible.

Chris Street <ngfb (AT) chris-street (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote in
news:9bbnt1sethzm$.cceuxuartx8a.dlg (AT) 40tude (DOT) net:

Just been reading this month's car mechanics. It seems that the S type V6
has long life plugs that only need replacing every 70k. However, once it
becomes necessary to replace them, you have to remove the inlet manifold to
gain access! So there's a little more work involved than one would normally
assume!

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Stuart Sharp


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