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Jaguar XK8 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 185 · NHTSA communication 604141 · issued Jul 1, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehciles with vin 001001-on have a draining / flushing tool used when performing the flushing the cooling system. *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.