1998 JAGUAR X308 exhaust

3. Tighten the rack mounting bolts on the driver's side.

6. From above the vehicle, connect the EGR pipe to the exhaust
manifold.
1. Fit a new EGR gasket to the manifold.
2. Reposition the EGR pipe to the manifold.
3. Fit the two nuts which secure the EGR flange to the exhaust manifold.
7. Fit the downpipe catalytic converter, right hand side. Refer to
Section 309-00.
8. Fit the front silencer. Refer to Section 309-00.
9. Fit the air cleaner assembly . Refer to Section 303-12.
10. Remove paintwork protection sheets and close the engine
compartment.

Engine - Exhaust Manifold Gasket LH and RH
In-vehicle Repair
1. Open the engine compartment and fit paintwork protection
sheets.
2. Remove the downpipe catalytic converter, right hand side.
Refer to Section 309-00.
3. Remove the downpipe catalytic co nverter, left hand side. Refer
to Section 309-00.
4. Remove the front silencer. Refer to Section 309-00.
5. Remove the air cleaner assemb ly. Refer to Section 303-12.

6. Working from above the vehicl e, remove the bolts which
secure the front sectio n of the left hand exhaust manifold to
the cylinder head.

7. Working from below the vehicle, reposition the steering rack
for access.
1. Remove the two bolts which secure the steering rack at the driver's side.
2. Loosen, but do not remove, the two bolts which secure the steering rack at the passenger side.
Reposition the steering rack for access.

8. Working from below the vehicl e, remove the manifold.
1. Remove the bolts which secu re the rear section of the
exhaust manifold to the cylinder head.
2. Remove the manifold and the manifold gasket.
9. From above the vehicle, disconnect the EGR pipe from the
right hand exhaust manifold.
1. Remove the two nuts whic h secure the EGR flange to
the right hand exhaust manifold.
2. Reposition the EGR pipe from the manifold.

10. Remove the bolts which secure the front section of the right
hand exhaust manifold to the cylinder head.

11. Working from below the vehicle, remove the manifold bolts.
1. Remove the bolts which secu re the rear section of the
exhaust manifold to the cylinder head.

12. Remove the manifold.
1. Remove the manifold and the manifold gasket from the cylinder head.
2. Remove the gasket from the EGR flange.
13. If fitting a new manifold, remove the two studs from the EGR
flange of the manifold. and transfer them to the new manifold.
14. Clean the manifold faces (if refitting), the EGR pipe flange
and the mating faces on the cylinder head.
15. Use a thread tap (M8 x 1,25 plug) to clean out the threads of
each manifold securing bolt hole, in the cylinder heads.

Installation

1.
Use new manifold securing bolt s and.fit a spacer to each.

2. Fit each manifold and manifold gasket.
1. Fit and align the new gasket to the cylinder head.
2. Fit and align the manifo ld to the cylinder head.
3. Fit the rear four bolts wh ich secure the manifold, but
do not tighten.
3. Working from above the vehicle, fit and tighten the remaining
manifold securing bolts.
4. Working from below the vehicle, fu lly tighten the rear bolts on
each manifold.

5. Refit the steering rack.
1. reposition the steering rack.
2. Fit and tighten the rack mounting bolts on the driver's
side.
3. Tighten the rack mounting bolts on the passenger side.

6. From above the vehicle, connect the EGR pipe to the right
hand exhaust manifold.
1. Fit a new EGR gasket to the manifold.
2. Reposition the EGR pipe to the manifold.
3. Fit the two nuts which secure the EGR flange to the exhaust manifold.
7. Fit the downpipe catalytic converter, left hand side. Refer to
Section 309-00.
8. Fit the downpipe catalytic converter, right hand side. Refer to
Section 309-00.
9. Fit the front silencer. Refer to Section 309-00.
10. Fit the air cleaner assembly . Refer to Section 303-12.
11. Remove paintwork protection sheets and close the engine
compartment.

Installation


27. Remove the tensioner assembly.
1. Remove the tensioner.
2. Remove the tensioner back-plate.

28. Remove the chain tensioner blade.
1. Remove the pivot bolt which secures the tensioner blade.
2. Remove the tensioner blade.
29. Reposition the VVT unit and exhaust camshaft sprocket
forward along the camshaft bosses and remove the chain from
the VVT unit and from th e crankshaft sprocket.

30. Note the orientation of the spro ckets relative to each other
(half a tooth out of line).
31. Clean and inspect all relevant components.
1. Fit the chain tensioning tool 303 - 532 to the exhaust camshaft

sprocket, B-Bank.
Reposition the sprocket (and the VVT unit) for the most
advantageous position for use of the tool.
Remove the tool.

2. Refit the primary timing chain, B-Bank.
1. Fit the primary chain over the crankshaft sprocket and the VVT unit sprocket. There must be no slack on
the drive side of the primary chain and the VVT unit
must not be rotate d on the camshaft.
Slide the VVT and exhaust sprocket fully rearwards onto
the respective camshafts.

3. Fit the primary chain tensioner blade.
1. Position the tensioner blade to the cylinder block.
2. Fit the retaining / pivot bolt and tighten it to 12 - 16 Nm.

4. Refit the primary chain tensione r assembly. Refer to Operation
12.65.55 in this Section.
Use a wedge 303 - 533 (or two if required) between the
primary chain tensioner and te nsioner blade, to take up
the slack in the chain.
5. Tighten the exhaust camshaft sprocket securing bolt.
1. Fit the chain tensioner tool 303 - 532 to the sprocket holes.
1. Apply force to the tool in an anti-clockwise direction
to tension the chain on its drive side.
2. Whilst applying the opposing force to the sprocket

and chain, tighten the sprocket securing bolt to 115 -
125 Nm.

6. Tighten the VVT unit securing bolt.
1. Whilst still applying the opposing force to the
sprocket and chain (using 303 - 532), check that the
wedges are still in place, tighten the VVT unit
securing bolt to 115 - 125 Nm.
Remove the chain tensioning tool and the wedge(s).

7. Remove the camshaft locking tool 303 - 530 and transfer it to
the A-Bank camshafts, aligning the shafts slightly as necessary.

8. Fit the chain tensioning tool 303 - 532 to the exhaust camshaft
sprocket, A-Bank.
Reposition the sprocket (and the VVT unit) for the most
advantageous position for use of the tool.
Remove the tool.
9. Refit the primary timing chain, A-Bank.
1. Fit the primary chain over the crankshaft sprocket and the VVT unit sprocket. There must be no slack on
the drive side of the primary chain and the VVT unit
must not be rotate d on the camshaft.

10. Fit the primary chain tensioner blade.
1. Position the tensioner blade to the cylinder block.
2. Fit the retaining / pivot bolt and tighten it to 12 - 16 Nm.

11. Refit the primary chain tens ioner assembly. Refer to
Operation 12.65.54 in this Section.
Use a wedge 303 - 533 (or two if required) between the
primary chain tensioner and te nsioner blade, to take up
the slack in the chain.

12. Tighten the exhaust camshaft sprocket securing bolt.
1. Fit the chain tensioner tool 303 - 532 to the sprocket holes.
1. Apply force to the tool in an anti-clockwise direction
to tension the chain on its drive side.
2. Whilst applying the opposing force to the sprocket and chain, tighten the sprock et securing bolt to 115 -
125 Nm.
13. Tighten the VVT unit securing bolt.
1. Whilst still applying the opposing force to the
sprocket and chain (using 303 - 532), check that the
wedges are still in place, tighten the VVT unit
securing bolt to 115 - 125 Nm.
Remove the chain tensioning tool and the wedge(s).