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by BLOOFTR
Wed May 10, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: For Sale & Wanted Forum
Topic: Anybody Selling an R Coupe AWD (UK)
Replies: 1
Views: 567

Re: Anybody Selling an R Coupe AWD (UK)

May want to add model year, max mileage and budget.
by BLOOFTR
Tue May 02, 2023 7:29 am
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: Michelin PS4S vs Pirelli PZero
Replies: 1
Views: 1307

Re: Michelin PS4S vs Pirelli PZero

Agreed. Night and day difference between them.
by BLOOFTR
Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:46 pm
Forum: F-Type Technical
Topic: Ticking noise (idle and driving) F Type R
Replies: 18
Views: 6219

Re: Ticking noise (idle and driving) F Type R

A similar noise on my last car - XFR-S was a duff tappet that caused valve guide wear and required a new head. The little ‘tit’ inside the tappet wasn’t hardened properly and wore unevenly causing a sideways force on the valve. They took three attempts to finder it including engine out twice. Around...
by BLOOFTR
Sat Mar 19, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: price of fuel
Replies: 51
Views: 17675

Re: price of fuel

In my experience the price difference between super and normal is cancelled out by the difference in mpg.
by BLOOFTR
Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: Tyres.
Replies: 46
Views: 9459

Re: Tyres.

I've not found Pirellis to be as awful as others seem to, either. They are truly crap. The AWD of the F-Type helps a little but I still managed sideways on the first roundabout out the dealer in the dry with no throttle. I also had them on my last car - XFR-S. the car was virtually undrivable in th...
by BLOOFTR
Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: What to buy v6 or 2 lt
Replies: 25
Views: 5130

Re: What to buy v6 or 2 lt

Good choice. I had a 2.0 loaner a few weeks back. I actually thought it was a diesel. Not a very refined engine. V6 has loads more theatre.
by BLOOFTR
Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: Tyres.
Replies: 46
Views: 9459

Re: Tyres.

I wouldn’t touch Pirelli with a barge pole. Awful awful tyres.
by BLOOFTR
Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:37 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Looking for a V8 awd
Replies: 27
Views: 6409

Re: Looking for a V8 awd

I hope you’re not paying for the guardx? It’s rubbish, or is when dealers do their half-a-job thing on it. Get it detailed properly.

Looks great through.
by BLOOFTR
Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:37 am
Forum: F-Type Technical
Topic: Rising oil level on V8
Replies: 8
Views: 2690

Re: Rising oil level on V8

Well the dealer is certainly pulling out all the stops. A “TA” was raised with Jaguar with a list of checks to be done, one being compression. They have again drained the oil and checked for contamination. There was none, but it’s only been in for 400 miles and motorway cruising. They have refilled ...
by BLOOFTR
Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: F-Type Technical
Topic: Rising oil level on V8
Replies: 8
Views: 2690

Rising oil level on V8

Hi all. Just back from a European road trip. We left almost three weeks ago with the oil level at 3/4 flipping to one segment after a few seconds. Up until that point, I’d done 5500 miles in 6 months and the oil hasn’t moved. 1300 miles down to Austria via France and Germany. Made full use of the Au...