The modern electric fuel pump is located inside the fuel tank. The most challenging aspect of the repair is gaining access to the tank.

In Jaguar's case, the fuel tank is accessed through the trunk. The most challenging aspect of this repair is disconnecting the fuel lines from the tank, which has to be done from under the car . . .

And there's the cuprit . . .

I believe this fuel pump is also used on some Ford products, hence the Ford-like engineering part number . . .

I replaced the fuel pump and all was well . . .

Still not sure how I feel about a black car. But it sure does look nice when it's clean . . .

The XK8 (L) replaced the XJS (R) beginning with the 1997 model year . . .

2001 XK8 interior features all the standard Jaguar goodies like leather, power everything, a token back seat, and the traditional J-Gate shifter. This car also has heated front seats and navigation . . .

Jaguar made some small but significant changes to the XJS interior near the end of the model run. The front seats were redesigned to allow more headroom with the roof up, (which doesn't happen that often, but you get the idea). I fit comfortably in my 1996 model, which wasn't the case of a 1992 model I sat in previously . . .

My toys: 2001 Jaguar XK8 (L) along side it's older brother 1996 Jaguar XJS (R) . . .