Hi Simon, I love your videos (although sometimes they are a little long😉). Keep up the good work! I had a similar issue with rust in the coilpack bay on my XK8, but it wasn't this bad. After I bought the car from a dealer I immediately took it to a mechanic for a full service and he showed me the old sparkplugs which were almost like yours. He told me this usually happens when a car dealer washes the engine with a powerwash to impress the buyer with a clean engine bay. The high pressure water is able to get past the rubber sealant on the cover of the coilpack bay. Thanks god in my case it did not have that much time to rust. Looking forward to your next videos. Cheers, Peter

Please also the carburetor! A cloth Lay on top. It's a good sign for Jaguar that he ran again in these floods. Continued success.

Wow couldnt help but squirm a little when i seen the state of the inside of that cam cover, ive got to get into mine soon and its always insightful to see someone else do it first. Best of luck with the rest of the procedure!

Good job Simon. I always worry about where the water is going when I wash my XKR! I appreciate that some people are trying to be helpful in criticising you for for not cleaning out the area better, but isn't it nearly always the ones who never post any helpful videos and therefore don't open themselves up to criticism?! Keep going Simon - I am following this with great interest!

Great video Simon. 👍

OMG MATE, THOSE PLUG WELLS, WOWEEE.. I have a 98 XJR, on my car channel. I am half way in this video and I have watched starting with number 1 and I am almost positive it is the timing chain.. Let me keep watching,.

I think I might have run away when I saw state of those coil packs, as you said amazing it started at all!

Great to meet you the other day Simon. I have not gotten to the Episode 7 video yet, but the water worries me that it maybe got past the cam cover gaskets. I would have them off and check underneath. I hope it is dry and has no corrosion. Cheers James

Just a thought! You’ll have a passive alarm under the right side of your front bumper, unplug it! It has its own battery that draws from the battery and will be most certainly dead by now. It will keep drawing from the original when engine is off. I know as it happened to mine !

Blimey! That was edge of the seat stuff watching you undo those plugs. Well done 👍 Good idea with the magnet. It's a testament to how good that engine is that it was willing to run as soon as it had fuel. Well done Simon 👍

Wow Simon they looked very bad 🤞❤

I actually apply the gasket maker around the coils cover to prevent water to get inside. Hazards of having the bonnet vents😁

On the one hand, this is an easy fix for misfiring and you should see a noticeable result. But, cringed that you did not clean out the spark plug holes completely before pulling the plugs. Who knows how much debris fell into the cylinders. Good luck

Hi Simon, I too am amazed that the machine ran. Excuse my hint...but don't you have a compressor? Before you open the car, everything in the engine compartment should be clean. 😮

Crikey, those coil packs look awful. I reckon you're right Simon about those louvres in the bonnet. I did the plugs on my XJ8 at 100k a couple of weeks ago. Solid bonnet, obviously, and the plugs and coils were immaculate by comparison. I'm astounded it started at all. Keep on keepin' on bro! Best of British 👍

Crikey, those were in a state. I assume you get a new gasket or similar to stop water getting in there in future?

Btw what’s the undercarriage like; it known to rust at the ends of the cross beams, behind the wheels.

Please don't slash on your driveway 😅