[xj-s] Wiper motor for my 86 XJS

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I am having a hard time finding a wiper motor for my 86 XJS.
Would it be possible to use a motor out of an XJ6?

Any advice on where to find one or aother motors that would
work in it’s place would be greatly appreciated.

By the way, I did try to rebuild the old one but it was
shorted out.–
ElGrumpo
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Several years ago someone here mentioned a company that sells rebuilt
ones.
Perhaps an Archive search would bring up something… or some Google
work.

Ed Sowell
1976 XJ-S
http://www.efsowell.us/ed/myJag.html

I am having a hard time finding a wiper motor for my 86 XJS.
Would it be possible to use a motor out of an XJ6?

Any advice on where to find one or aother motors that would
work in it’s place would be greatly appreciated.

By the way, I did try to rebuild the old one but it was
shorted out.

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In reply to a message from ElGrumpo sent Fri 5 Oct 2007:

Take a look at item 230177597682 on Ebay (I have no
connection to the seller). Seems a bit pricey, however.

I don’t think XJ6, XJ40 wiper motors will be a bolt in
replacement. They look different.

For some reason, electrical equipment on XJS’s does not seem
to appear on any other Jaguar - for example, the window motors.

Good luck.–
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I am having a hard time finding a wiper motor for my 86 XJS.
Would it be possible to use a motor out of an XJ6?
Any advice on where to find one or aother motors that would
work in it’s place would be greatly appreciated.

–
Rogers Abbott, British car fanatic
Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
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In reply to a message from ElGrumpo sent Fri 5 Oct 2007:

El Grumpo,
I have one from a 1984 XJ-S.Contact me directly if you still need
one. @dizmando
Stephen J. Niznik–
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I am having a hard time finding a wiper motor for my 86 XJS.
ElGrumpo

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dizmando
jefferson hills PA, United States
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In reply to a message from dizmando sent Sat 6 Oct 2007:

Thanks fellas, I found one at Jaguarparts.com.

I bought my 86 XJ-S last weekend and am like a kid at
Christmas. Currently I am having my gas tank leak repaired
by a shop that is coating the inside and outside of the tank.

My next project will be to replace the fuel injector hoses.

This site has been very helpful and informative.

Thanks–
ElGrumpo
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Grump,

I have just reinstalled my tank after having taken it out in search
for fuel odors. The shop that did the RENU on it several years ago
tested it for leaks and found two sources. One, the large fitting
had a hairline crack apparently due to over tightening. They soldered
it
to avoid ruining the coating with welding. Also, that same fitting
still
leaked due to corrosion or something on the seat where the compression
fitting
is supposed to seal. Rather than having it cut out and replaced ($$$)
I applied some LockTite 592. That stopped the leak during air test,
and
I am hoping for the best. I got the other 2 fittings leak free by
carefully cleaning the threads, lapping the seats using fine lapping
compound, and replacing the ferrules. I will put the gas back in it
and
test drive it tomorrow.

I can give more complete info on all this if you need it. My advice it
to have the shop
do a leak test with the fittings in place before taking it home.

Ed Sowell
1976 XJ-S
http://www.efsowell.us/ed/myJag.html

Thanks fellas, I found one at Jaguarparts.com.

I bought my 86 XJ-S last weekend and am like a kid at
Christmas. Currently I am having my gas tank leak repaired by
a shop that is coating the inside and outside of the tank.

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In reply to a message from Ed Sowell sent Sun 7 Oct 2007:

Thats not a bad idea. One nice thing is that this shop said
that if they only coated the inside of the tank they would
only warranty the tank for 1 year. If they did both the
inside and out, they would guarantee it for life. It was a
no brainer and only cost me 300 bucks. The guy said if he
had known it was out of a Jag he would have doubled the
price since their are so many baffles. Lucky for me he
honored the quote he gave me over the phone.–
ElGrumpo
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Also, get them to pay close attention to those fittings. I’m pretty
sure
they plug them with something to keep the coating out of the threads,
but in my case I think they didn’t succeed. The nuts were very hard to
screw in, and they shouldn’t be. I had to use a dental pick, tracing
the
thread all the way from the top to the bottom.

Ed Sowell
1976 XJ-S
http://www.efsowell.us/ed/myJag.html

In reply to a message from Ed Sowell sent Sun 7 Oct 2007:

Thats not a bad idea. One nice thing is that this shop said
that if they only coated the inside of the tank they would
only warranty the tank for 1 year. If they did both the
inside and out, they would guarantee it for life. It was a
no brainer and only cost me 300 bucks. The guy said if he
had known it was out of a Jag he would have doubled the price
since their are so many baffles. Lucky for me he honored the
quote he gave me over the phone.

ElGrumpo

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In reply to a message from ElGrumpo sent Sun 7 Oct 2007:

best of luck with your XJS when you get your wiper motor you can
easily dismantle it, this will allow you turn the drive gears and
pinion through 180 degrees giving you unused mating surfaces. I did
this seven years ago and it’s still going strong.

Dave Greaves–
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Thanks fellas, I found one at Jaguarparts.com.

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jag7470
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In reply to a message from jag7470 sent Mon 8 Oct 2007:

Well, The wiper motor fell through. Im back in the market
again.

Stephen I sent you an email in regards to the one from your 84.–
ElGrumpo
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In reply to a message from ElGrumpo sent Wed 10 Oct 2007:

grumpo. if you still need, contact me @
@donkei

regards
marko–
donkei
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