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Eus said:

Thanks Colin!
Regards Eugene

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PeterZRH said:

Hi,

The valve block I have is Range Rover in origin. The V8 is all torque and no revs with a 5200(ish) limit. The BMW motor is the opposite in character. Not sure if this would be a happy marriage as these rev to 6500+ and have much higher torque peaks.
The Jaguar parts will be simple to get in the UK (try Andy/eightofthem).
No drawings, only pictures of the x-member. I organized mine through Warren. John is a busy man by all accounts, but persevere.
All the controls are STANDARD P6 - you need the right lever length on the cables. The gate can be improved with a custom made selector gate (just a single piece of metal) which is a copy of that in the LDV van (see thread) but it works well enough as it is.
As for the fill level, use the standard Jaguar dipstick, find a kerb or ramp of the right height, put a spirit level on the sump and fill as normal! Then mark the level on the dipstick....
Speedo uses the electronic driver from Dakota Digital great bit of kit but won't register under about 25kph.
Kickdown - (Andy/eightofthem)
You really should NOT reuse the heat exchanger, it is pretty marginal even with the BW box - Warren's box overheated. Even a smallish external cooler will be much more effective. I could not fit the 13-row oil cooler and went for a 9 row one instead. Really, it's not a heavy car and I don't tow with it and ANYTHING will be better than the in-radiator solution, remember it dumps heat to ambient and not the 85 degrees of the coolant. I have a Jaguar XJ40 box which unlike the BMW has a thermal control valve for the oil so it will retain heat on a cold day.

My advice would be to talk to Andy/eightofthem, it'd be difficult to source parts at a better price and you have the benefit of his experience. It'll save a lot of time.

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Thijs Leuven said:

Welkom Eugene, fraaie auto hoor! Erg benieuwd naar de ervaringen met de nieuwe bak. Mijn P6 krijgt nu een opfris beurt zodat ze weer de weg op kan, geen fancy zaken zoals een nieuwe bak voor mij... Succes!

(English: Welcome Eugene, nice car! Curious to your experiences with the new gearbox. I'm currently freshing up my P6 so she'll be roadworthy again. Nothing fancy like a new gear box. Good luck!)

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roverp5Bcoupe said:

Hi Eugene,
You could also consider to fit a Range rover sump and then use the Range Rover dipstick but this sump is deeper and could cause ground clearance issue's
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PeterZRH said:

Fairly certain that isn't an option on a P6 - it wouldn't clear the front cross member of the car before you worry about ground clearance.

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