On a Jaguar XK straight 6 engine it is a very good idea to install a stake down kit if one hasn’t been installed already. Here is how you install a stake down kit on your Jaguar XK engine.
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Does this apply to all xk engines…. I heard uk spec engines where ok and American, European engine were not.
WOW, I suggest you watch a video on how to properly tap a threaded hole before you try to do this yourself, as someone else has commented. I would never go so fast with a tap on the end of an electric drill like Adam has done in this video while installing his stake down kit. I was taught to slowly turn the tap in the hole a 1/4 to 1/2 turn at a time, and then reverse it before doing the next 1/2 turn. That gives the metal bits a chance to move away from the end of the tap and prevent cross threading the hole.
Hi Adam, great vids as always. What torque do you tighten the camshaft cover nuts down to?
Will double check our '52 XK120 for this mod, looks pretty straightforward to install. Thanks, Adam, for the tutorial!
My mechanic modified my XJ6 20 odd years ago. Pleased mine wasn't the only one with this problem.
Should this only be done on the exhaust side. I see some kits that have six plates?
Great video and explanation as always. Love your channel.
Great information. I'm glad the PO had it done on my car.
For anyone who has not used a tap in the past, look at how to use a tap. This way can work with a good quality tap in soft aluminum, but it can go wrong in steel.
Steak down kit 🙂
Thankyou Adam. Every days a school day !
Will it help if it already have moved up a little?
I read on Roger Bywater's site that Jaguar's chill cast cams were so hard that they would smash the bejesus out of cam followers that slipped.
Is this not true? Or half true?
Genuinely asking for your experience, because drilling into a cylinder head seems like dicing with death unless you're very careful!
Although I suppose anything to extend the life of an XK engine has to be worth doing.
Thanks, Adam, love your channel.
My first XJ6 was from 1978 and was 5 years old with 80.000 km on the clock. After I tried it out on the Autobahn in Germany and reached 200 km the valve guides got loose. My garage proposed to tighten them with screws diagonal through the block into the guides. I guess at that time this kit did not exist yet, it is certainly more sofisticating to do it with this kit. I understand from you it is an often occurring problem (?)
What is the advantages of having these fitted ?
Learn something new every video! Thank you
What does a stake down kit do?