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› jack › axle stands (or ramp) › oil trays › sockets/spanners 8-32mm › Torx T20 › screwdrivers › wheel brace › pry bars › water pump pliers › pliers › side cutters › battery tester › antifreeze hydrometer › hammers › wire brush › spray grease › brake cleaner › tyre pump › torch › torque wrench › rags for cleaning › disposable gloves › clean jug and funnel › penetrating fluid
The aluminium-bodied X351-series of the XJ saloon was manufactured between 2010 and 2019. It was the boldest deviation from the traditional shape of the XJ that had existed since 1968 and which had helped to promote Jaguar as a luxury saloon car manufacturer. With a range of diesel and petrol engines, all mated to an automatic gearbox, used car prices have now dropped below the £7000 mark, so there’s inevitably an interest in value-for-money servicing. We followed independent Jaguar and Land Rover specialist, Tom Lenthall Limited, servicing a 2013 XJ 3.0D and were surprised to discover many aspects of the vehicle are similar to other Jaguar models. For instance, there are the same banana-shaped suspension control arms at the front which are fitted to the S-TYPE (later models), XF, XK and earlier XJ X350. The lower
