1998 JAGUAR X308 muffler

brackets.
3. Tighten the support hook adjusters to take the weight of the engine.
12. Raise the vehicle for access.
13. Remove the LH downpipe catalytic converter. Refer to
Operation 17.50.09.
14. Remove the front muffler. Re fer to Operation 30.10.18.
15. Remove the RH downpipe catalytic converter. Refer to
Operation 17.50.09 and 17.50.10.
16. Drain the transmission fluid. Refer to Operation 44.24.02.

17. Locate an Epco V-100, or sim ilar lift, under the transmission
unit.
Adjust the angle of the lift to suit the transmission.
Secure the side clamps.
Pass the safety chain over the transmission unit and
tighten the clamp to secure the assembly.

18. Remove the rear engine mounting bracket.
1. Remove the centre bolt from the engine/transmission
mounting.
2. Remove the four bolts which secure the mounting
bracket to the body.
19. Detach the driveshaft (prop- shaft) from the transmission
drive flange.
If the transmission is to be refitted, mark the position of
the coupling relative to the drive flange.
19. CAUTION: Under no circ umstances remove the
driveshaft to flexible coupling fixings.
1. Remove the transmission drive flange to flexible
coupling fixings.

34. NOTE: Do not allow the converter to detach from the
transmission.
Remove the transmission / converter assembly from the
vehicle.
Lower the lift and remove the transmission, ensuring that
the torque converter spigot disengages cleanly.

35. Remove the side clamps and chain for access.

36. Remove the front muffler mounting bracket.
Remove the two bolts which secure the bracket to the
transmission case.
37. Remove the transmission dipstick tube.
1. Remove the fixing which secures the tube to the case.

Discard the filler tube 'O' ring. 2. Fit a blanking plug to the transmission casing orifice.

Automatic Transmission/Transaxle - 4.0L SC V8 - AJ26 - Input Shaft Seal
Disassembly and Assembly of Subassemblies


Special Tool(s)

Oil seal replacer
307-378
1. Disconnect the battery ground lead.
2. Remove the air intake / MAFM assembly, refer to Operation
19.10.30.
3. Raise the vehicle for access.
4. Remove the front muffler, 30.10.18
5. Remove the RH and LH catalytic converters, refer to Operation
17.50.09 and 17.50.10.
6. Drain the transmission fluid, refer to Operation 44.24.02.
7. Remove the transmission unit, refer to Operation 44.20.01.
8. Remove the torque converter fro m the transmission unit, refer
to Operation 44.17.07.

9. Remove the front oil seal.
Using a proprietary tool remove the seal, taking care not
to damage the shaft or bore diameters.
10. Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure noting
that:

11. Fit the oil seal.
1. Lubricate the housing seal bore.
2. Lubricate the outside diameter of the seal.
3. Using seal replacer 307 - 379, drive the seal squarely into place.

6. Fit the mounting bracket for th e front muffler. Tighten the two
bolts to the specified torque figure.

7. Secure the transmission to the engine.
Loosely assemble - Cooler pipe clip bolt.
Loosely assemble - Ground lead bolt.
Loosely assemble - Starter cable clips, two bolts.
Loosely assemble - Catalyst bracket bolts, two each side.
Loosely assemble - Rema ining eight bolts.
Refer to the illustration - tighten in sequence 1,2,3,4 then
in any order.

8. Secure the torque converter to the engine.
1. Fit, but do not tighten, the three bolts which secure the torque converter to the drive plate.
Prevent crankshaft rotation and tighten ALL converter
bolts to the specified torque figure.
2. Fit the blanking plug to the cylinder block access aperture.
9. Secure the oil cooler pipes.
Fit new Dowty washers to each union. Connect the upper
and lower cooler pipes.
Tighten to the specified torque figure.

Exhaust System -
Torques


ComponentNm
Nut - Downpipe catalytic converter to exhaust manifold14 - 18
Bolt - Downpipe catalytic converter to lower mounting bracket39 - 51
Bolt - Front muffler mounting to gearbox (SC)22 - 28
Bolt - Front muffler mounting to front muffler cross brace (SC)22 - 28
Bolt - Over-axle mounting to rear suspension A-frame22 - 28
Torca clamps52 - 68
Oxygen sensor to downpipe40 - 50

All vehicles are fitted with a stainless steel exhaust system which features:
Low back-pressure gas flow. Catalytic converters for mark ets having unleaded fuel. Front muffler common to the left-hand and right-hand engine cylinder banks.
Downpipe Catalytic Converter Assembly

The left-hand and right-hand do wnpipe assemblies feature:
Catalytic converter with palladium / rhodium coated elem ents. The elements are uncoated for markets with only
leaded fuel.
Retained to the exhaust manifold flange by four thread ed studs. Joint-to-joint sealing is with a gasket. Engine-mounted bracket providing downpipe mounting by two nuts to the torque converter housing and two bolts to
the downpipe.
Front Muffler Assembly
ItemPart NumberDescription
1—Downpipe catalytic converter
2—Upstream heated oxygen sensor
3—Downstream oxygen sensor (North American markets only)
4—Engine mounting bracket (LHS and RHS)

The front muffler assembly features:
Twin-pipe absorption type muffler. Pipe-to-pipe pres sure damping. Inlet and outlet pipes welded to the muffler. Front joints are flanged on supercharged engines and a flexible pipe (not removable separately ) is fitted behind each
flange - refer to the inset above.
Intermediate Muffler Assembly

The left- and right-hand intermedia te muffler assemblies comprise:
Absorption type muffler. Inlet and outlet pipes welded to the muffler.