The XJ is one of the easiest cars I ever had to work on. Not sure what you are doing.


Ummm...How about "nope".


He will work on it like most any other mechanic, on top of that, he won't feel the need to come to a forum to mask his inadequacies by blaming the car

You really need to stay with just pumping gas into your vehicles. I have not read a single post of yours yet that leads me to believe you have the ability to use any tool other than a credit card to fix your XJ.

 

How many European and Japanese cars do you own? I own several.
With those cars, when you remove the bolts, the part actually comes off.
This is they are so easy to work on.

 

 

Actually only $19.99. BUT if you act now...................!!

 

Oh my word.


You can't pay for this kind of entertainment.......

 

I know. I love this guy... he makes me feel like a master mechanic.

 

Exactly!!! It's so entertaining to read through his posts.

 

Have owned multiple cars from multiple countries through the years, and worked on every car and motorcycle I've ever owned.

Short of buying a Yugo, you aren't going to find a vehicle much easier to work on that the XJ. You're doing something wrong, however it is entertaining so please continue.

 

 

You backed out Bummer? Dang it, I was needing the 40 hour step by step on replacing the solenoids.

Also AW4 solenoid replacement is cake compared doing them in a KL Cherokee and that is a simple repair also except for the 10 solenoids.

 

Wouldnt surprise me if he pushed it off a cliff or set on fire.

 

lol, was entertaining, but youse all a bit cruel


no one mentioned he should feel all round the pan in case he missed a bolt



or tap the pan with a mallet (or hammer), as pans very often stick hard to the gasket


or even to take a little a couple of hours extra, drop the cross member & and pan right out of the way, which makes things less seem less intimidating if you have not worked inside an auto before...with being laid on yr back, on the ground etc


a mechanic would normally grind ya for this sort of job, unless he was yr mate

 

Seriously? How would that be less intimidating for someone that gets bested by a transmission pan? Besides, those crossmember bolts have been known to break ocassionally. Why risk it? He even said he took all the bolts out of the pan, it just wouldnt budge. Common sense would be to grab something to pry between the pan and the case. And when that doesnt work, to grab a hammer.

I prefer using one of these myself...

 

Well, ya gotta understand there's a history here. He's been posting this kind of stuff for years, and it's hard to believe that someone so inept would really keep trying. Many are persuaded that he's just a troll. Probably one of the old-timers here who has some fun now and then with a fake account.

 

No worries, all good, I should of put a smiley face


now that I think back, had to gently tap a scraper and cut most of the gasket, thats pretty common on any vehicle I have worked on



some PO had also mangled the internal trans pipes, by some inept attempt to remove the pan without dropping crossmember


I just find it better if you can easily see and get to things easily, IF you have never done the job before, easier gasket clean up etc etc


am OCD on soaking corroded fasteners well beforehand, and anti-sieze



Excellent Forum!