Jaguar XK8 (X100) 1996-2002 Buyer’s Guide

Here we have a brief buyer’s guide to the X100 Jaguar XK8 4.0 coupe. This video is intended to provide you with a number of pointers when looking to buy an early XK8. Note the convertible and supercharged XKR will have some important differences, but most points remain relevant. This is by no means a professional or comprehensive guide, but a perhaps useful quick reference. Below we recap the main problem areas on the XK8 4.0 V8 coupe. *Rust: sills, front floor, rear arches and rear quarters are the main problem areas. Mud accumulates in many nooks and crannies along the rear end in particular, and on bad cars rust can manifest alll along the underside. It makes sense to inspect UK cars on a lift. *Engines: early AJ26 engines suffered from Nikasil cylinder lining erosion due to sulfur in 1990s fuels. Jaguar had to replace failed engines under warranty (replacement engines had steel cylinder liners) and a tag on the engine will confirm this. At this point if you have a Nikasil engine which st