Copart WIN or FAIL?? Flood Damaged Jaguar XK V8!

Good work super Ron! Poor golf being smoked out in behind it!

Why so smokey though? White smoke = water, so maybe wet cats? Either that or something wrong with donor engine.

Great Vid

Great work , very organised, nice wok shop.

Great vid - love that classic range rover in the background ❤️

Nice job. Just to point out, it is not a Ford engine but a Jaguar designed and manufactured although some of the smaller bits are Ford as they owned Jaguar at that time

Flood Damaged is an understatement. That car was used as a Submarine! Who ever owned it must have thought it was a Jeep 4 Wheeler!

The boxes are low , but the intake is high , so how is it pulling in water from low down ? Doesn’t seem possible ? The filters looked crispy dry and dusty , not wet

Impressive for a non mechanic like me. Impressed that it could be salvaged. So not true then that a flooded engine equals car written off? Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the video. I had the same issue with my 2013 XK DHC. Stalled in 6" of water - hydro locked. My insurance paid for a replacement engine!
BTW, the air filters are accessed through the wheel arch liners, which just pop out after releasing a few bolts. Turning the wheel helps with access.
The XK has a towing eye underneath the rear bumper - it's a rectangular plate on the sub-frame and you just pass the tow line back through and over a lip to lock it in place. No need to open the boot.

Amazing but...why go to ALL that trouble to replace it with a 2009-2011 engine? Those are prone to timing chain failures. I would've gotten the newest engine possible (14-15). Labor and Parts this was How much? $12K USD? Probably more?

Refreshing to watch a channel that shows start to finish work, really enjoyed it. New subscriber here😁👍🏻

Enjoyed it, especially that all is done in one video and all is shown. Also agree with other comments that an older type engine is not the best for the cars value.

Gorgeous blue! Love it!

The engine is made up of many ford derived parts

Fab

super sharp Jaguar.

What happens to the old engine, will it be reconditioned or broken down?

Well , at least now they can get at the duck bill

The location of the airboxes is really interesting as the previous version X100 XK the air intake is above the 4,2 engine. The 5.0 version looks like a step backwards.
I'm curious about the plastic film you placed on the wings to protect them. Where do you get that from ?

Great video….could the old engine have any hope with a lot of tlc, or is it just scrap?

Good job well done 👍😍👍is possible the water might get in the gearbox 🤔and how much this job would normally cost please 😊

Far better to swap out than rebuild

Nice! I have its twin in LHD. Good job brining it back to life. Didyou have to swap over the ECU from the donor motor or?

That was a fun video. However, am curious if you did or did not remove exhaust and drain any water?? If not why not?