I am looking for the correct air cleaner for my 1966 Mark 2 - 2.4 with Solex Carbs. This was originally a British Consulate car.
In Jaguar Saloon Cars by Paul Skilleter, he says " Early and late Mark 2 engine bays - up until May 1960 an oil bath air cleaner was employed, after which the round paper filter was used. In contrast, Nigel Thorley in “Original Jaguar Mk1/ Mk11 maintains " the 2.4 liter continued to use an oil bath air cleaner system, but this was modified with a revised type circular sump and silencer” He later says that the large grey round filter was only used on the 3.4 and 3.8 Mark 2. Additionally, none of the pictures of engine compartments with 2.4 Solex in Saloon data & other books show the large round filter, as shown in the lower picture, but rather the air cleaner in the upper blue car picture. Please let me know what is correct. I appreciate any help,
Gene Kahn
Far as I know the 2.4 stuck with the oil bath air filter and Solex , only the 3.4 and 3.8 with SU carbs went over to the paper kind
Then the 240 , end of the line went over to paper !
The Spare Parts Catalogue Publication J.33 Rev. Dec. '69 says C.14213 Oil Bath Air Cleaner (7955158) for engines BG1001 and subs., BH1001 and subs. so apparently all Solex equipped engines.
Item 13 is the C.11545 Air Intake for BG1001-9999, BH1001-1165.
C.18678 Air Intake for BH1166 and subs. is not pictured and no indication what the difference might be.
Yes, I see that but my engine is a BJ 5870-8. I see no reference to an oil bath air cleaner for a BJ engine. Any thoughts. Thanks for all your help
Gene
The 2.4 parts catalogue I have says it was first published in April '64 and revised in Dec '69 and it mentions BJ engine numbers in other places, but you’re right, not in the air cleaner section.
I think it is safe to assume the air filter was unchanged for the BJ engines and the revision writer simply forgot to list it.
It wouldn’t be the first mistake in these factory publications. I have counted 62 errors in the XK120 parts catalogue. After all, they were only intended for use by the parts counter men to order replacement parts when the cars were current, not by restorers 50 years later wanting to know what was original.
to resurrect a thread - I am looking for parts for the air cleaner. Specifically, the donuts between the carbs and housing, the sleeve between the housing and aluminum cross-over pipe, and the two rubber seals in the oil bath unit. Anyone found a supplier for these parts?. Resurrecting a 2.4 filter system and need the lot for chassis 146. Also, anyone successfully converted one of this to a paper filter setup?
(in the diagram - #'s 6, 7 15 and 16)
thanks
Bill
Hi I have a 2.4 with solex and its identicslto top picture . I am trying to find out if there are two flexible rubber tubes whichjoin and go to the distributor back pressure ( one from each carb ) or only one.
Thanks
Steven Eustathiou
