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XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — JAGUAR

XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt on Jaguar: 12 steps, engines AJ26. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for JAGUAR — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

12 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes V8, 3.2, |, 4.0

  • Renewed: ancillary drive belt

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

AJ26

📐 27 workshop diagrams for AJ26

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 1
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 2
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 3
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 4
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 5
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 6
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 7
XJ X308 3.2 NA/4.0 NA - V8 AJ26 Drive belt — AJ26 · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

  1. Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise
  2. New belt minimum length
  3. New belt maximum length
  4. Renew the ancillary drive belt if the mark is at:
  5. Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise
  6. Idler pulley:
  7. Note: Release the tensioner slowly
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.