![]() ![]() ![]() With a few subtle changes of proportion and line, they go from pretty good to downright brilliant. One look at most Jaguar prototypes-penned before Lyons had a chance to put in his gifted hand-and you're ready to get down on your knees and thank heaven he intervened. He was not an engineer, but had that rarest of human traits, almost perfect good taste. From his early years as builder of the lovely Swallow sidecars, through all of the SS, XK and racing-type Jaguars, the unschooled but intuitive Lyons had shown a remarkable sense of both value and style in every thing he touched. A lively, energetic man who joined Jaguar in 1950, Sayer had the gift of thinking, instinctively and mathematically, in three dimensions.Įqually gifted was Sayer's famous boss, the founder and president of Jaguar, William Lyons (later to be Sir William ). Most external shaping was the work of the brilliant young Malcolm Sayer, an automotive engineer who'd spent World War II doing aerodynamic work for the Bristol Aeroplane Company. The front diff should have the filler and drain plugs accessible from underneath so no need to take out front storage tub.There's another defense of this amnesia too: While the E-Type was both derivative of the D-Type and strikingly new, it somehow looked like a car we'd always known about but had never met, a natural shape waiting since Greek times for a modern Praxiteles to chisel away all the stone that didn't look like an E-Type.Ĭars being more complex than statues (they've got stuff inside 'em), there was no single sculptor behind the new Jaguar, just the usual industrial team. If you want to undertake this yourself here is the link to rear refill procedure for Audi R8 v10 : Much more to choose from in this range then the rear. My choice for front will be any decent 75w-90 gear oil with the correct code VW code G 052 145. These are the only 2 brands I could find that do a 75w only oil with the explicit correct VW code G 052 171. My rear choices for oil will be either Fuchs or Millers 75w oil with the correct vw codes. The front diff needs 1.4 litres to refill.īoth changes should not need friction modifier once changed unless you opt for a race spec oil where you may need it. 75w90 gear oil is fine for the front diff and this is supported with the official VW code VW G 052 145 which states its compatible for special synthetic gear oil with SAE 75W90 viscosity for front and rear differentials, including limited slip differentials. The front diff needs Burmah SAF - AG4 which is no longer in production. The rear gearbox and diff needs 4 litres to refill. Especially since our e gearbox is a manual with a robotic arm changing gears and not as advanced as newer cars. If it has TL 052 171 then the oil is suitable for dual clutch applications as well. Manual states Burmah 70w - 75w however the 75w oil is fine but must have the VW code G 052 171. The rear Burmah brand oil is no longer available (drivetrain oil brand of Castrol). I have had lots of conversations with oil specialists and generally reading up everything I could find on gear oil. ![]()
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