Jaguar XK8 Gearbox

[Hamilton16]

I have a 2000 XK8 with according to info a sealed gearbox as the car has done 90k can I refill this box with fresh oil myself or is it a garage job, and can the gearbox oil filter be changed at the same time or is that not possible, please advice and help wanted, thanks Colin

[t400ble]

On the later box, in the 4.2 v8 the filter and sump are one.

Your, yo can drop sump and do filter

Kits are here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-JAG-5HP24-5-SPEED-AU...

Edited by t400ble on Friday 12th February 09:02

[a8hex]

If it is the earlier 4.0 version with the Mercedes box then it can be done too. Jaguar always insisted it was sealed for life, but eventually MB issued a service note suggesting the fluid and filters should be changed at 100K miles. Someone posted the service bulletin here once years ago. LadyB8 had the box in her Merc but the local main dealer always insisted it was sealed for life and wouldn't look up the bulletin for us. A local Jaguar specialist changed the fluids and filters.

[P700DEE]

a8hex said:

If it is the earlier 4.0 version with the Mercedes box then it can be done too. Jaguar always insisted it was sealed for life, but eventually MB issued a service note suggesting the fluid and filters should be changed at 100K miles. Someone posted the service bulletin here once years ago. LadyB8 had the box in her Merc but the local main dealer always insisted it was sealed for life and wouldn't look up the bulletin for us. A local Jaguar specialist changed the fluids and filters.

4.0 XK8 has the ZF five speed box , only the 4.0 XKR had the Mercedes box. No matter which car you have the gearboxes are not sealed for life (unless you want it to be a short one) and no-one should now be telling you that they are! Get it serviced, DIY is possible with any of these boxes or go to a gearbox specialist who do this day in day out and not just on Jaguars.

[a8hex]

P700DEE said:

4.0 XK8 has the ZF five speed box , only the 4.0 XKR had the Mercedes box. No matter which car you have the gearboxes are not sealed for life (unless you want it to be a short one) and no-one should now be telling you that they are! Get it serviced, DIY is possible with any of these boxes or go to a gearbox specialist who do this day in day out and not just on Jaguars.

Life for the manufacture == 100,000 miles.

After which they lose all interest :-(

So they have no interest in your gearbox lasting longer than they will sell you a warrantee.

[Jaguar steve]

Search back months or maybe even years on this forum and you should find numerous posts of a detailed DIY procedure I wrote for changing the oil and filter on the ZF 5 speed gearbox.