I have a S type Jaguar reg 54. On a long trip the car suddenly stopped. Called the AA who thought the timing chain had broken, got towed to the local Birmingham Jag dealers where it was discovered the crank was broken. The car has done 62,000 miles. The service guy asked if it had ever run low on oil, which it had. I had a regular service with the local Jag dealer where I live in Kent in Oct 08. In Nov the oil light came on so immediately contacted the jag dealer who had the car in to find that they had not fitted the sump plug properly and it was losing oil. Is it likely that this could of caused the crank to break I am not getting any response out of the local Jag dealer at the momment, the car has done 11,000 miles since the oil leak. Is it worth contacting Jaguar as I wouldn't of thought the crank should break after 62.000 miles!!

Second point Jaguar dealer wants £7,000 to fit a new replacement engine, the car is not worth much more than this, so looking at alternatives I have come across a company who re-manufactute your own engine: www.reconditioned-engines.co.uk they have quoted £1780 + vat to remove, remanufacture and replace the engine with a 5 year warranty (provided you get it serviced with them) have you ever heard of them? good or bad. Any advice would be very much appreciated thanks.