Part 12 - Gaining Ground, and the Jag's Not Bad Either!
October 2020 and it was time for our second HERO event in the Jaguar XJS, the Hero Challenge 3. The car had been sitting on the drive untouched after the last event. I had meant to look at the HVAC system, but it was now two days before the rally and too late to be taking out the dashboard. I remembered that there had been a strong smell of petrol in the cabin after the HERO Challenge 2, but a cursory check underneath the car and in the boot found no evidence of leaks. Whilst I was there I attended to the many grease nipples in the rear suspension and driveshafts and a quick wipe down of the oily bits underneath the engine. Trying to go in the right direction It appears that the oily bits are oily due to a weeping camshaft cover - but this does need further investigation just in case it is not that simple (I don't want to tempt fate here). The engine needed a small oil top up, as did the cooling system and power assisted steering reservoir - as should...