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Cumbernauld,Central Scotland.

Evening folks! A bit of an update to this post. I had my battery replaced and all was good for about a week or so, however on the way to my step daughter’s place on Fri the same DSc not available and restricted performance messages popped up accompanied by rough running! I pulled over turned her off for 10 mins or so and it was like nothing happened! The same thing happened on the way home today, no eml light and I can’t give you any stored codes as obd reader isn’t compatible with my car!! Does anyone have any ideas? many thanks, Ade.

Hi everyone, I have the following codes showing in conjunction with the heater not blowing warm air. B1262 Defrost servo motor circuit failure B1263 Vent servo motor circuit fault B1239 Air flow blend door actuator circuit fault I’m familiar with a lot of threads about blend door actuators/stepper motors etc and I can see the actuators without pulling all the dash board out. Yes maybe there’s a tooth broken or an actuator has failed or a blend door is stuck. Before I hang upside down with the back of head resting on the brake pedal swearing profusely ….. What I’d like to know, if anyone has experience of these codes together, is, Is it certain that there’s a mechanical failure or could it be simply a broken or frayed wire somewhere ? If so how can I identify where ? Has a mechanical failure led to these circuit faults or is perhaps one circuit fault that explains the three codes ? Thanks for reading Paul

Jagroid seems the best option particularly if you want to keep all the original charm too. However you can replace the whole unit all together with an after market set up from China. I’ve used a supplier via AliExpress called EKIY to convert combined stereo and climate control units in three different modern classics. In each case I bought complete plug and play units that also replaced the heater controls and part of the dash. That gave me sat nav, Phone, AirPlay and Android touch screen controls, integrated reverse cameras and 6 Birds Eye cameras plus tyre pressure sensors via Bluetooth and of course WiFi and internet. One of them also connected to rear headset screens. The whole package in each car came to between £300 and £500. They asked me for photos first in the case of the Mitsubishi to make sure I got the precise set up connections. The Audi and Honda were simpler but I was surprised how good the communication was before and after purchase. It was only after buying my X Type Sovereign that I realised it had Jaguar voice control, sat nav and Bluetooth phone connection and that took all of about five minutes to configure. I love the originality, I’ve even bought CD’s again. Consequently I’m not going to change my set up. Much as I like gadgets (and they were a huge advantage when selling the cars) I never sat in the back, never watched a video or looked at a website while sat in my car and I still have a tyre pressure gauge in the glove box lol. I certainly never needed to see a continuous view of my car from above 😂 But “whatever floats your boat”. The buyers were in awe of it all.

Hi Richard, good on you. Here's hoping you can get the problems resolved and another great car back on the roads. N6 JMX

Cheers mate..i'll check it out. Scott.

So I thought I would use this as a journal of my new journey in the Jaaaaag. She is nothing short of a masterpiece, I’ve never driven anything like it, the engine is quiet but deadly, great mpg, everything works (mostly) and I’m very impressed. now for the mostly part. when I bought it I knew the air suspension fault was on there, luckily someone at work has a diagnostic tool and found it was the plausibility issue c2303 which should be the compressor. The ride heights are good in all corners although she will be sat for a few days now so hopefully will still be the case. Yesterday my key fob wouldn’t open the car and the alarm went off, didn’t know you start the car straight away to make sure it doesn’t, I only have 1 key. I took the fob to timpsons to have another battery put in, but the fob is corroded and probably glued in to keep it together, so it couldn’t be done. I have bought another shell with new fob, I’m thinking that I can programme the new fob which I read how to do, and move the key and chip onto the new shell. any ideas if that wouldn’t work, the chip and key are together on the top half of the key, so transplanting it onto the new shell should work. apart from those so far so good, the wife finally likes it but still thinks I’m having my mid life crisis.

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Yes very intetested..i will PM you shortly😁

thanks guys yes it was an on the move issue it has done around 67000 and I seriously doubt the gearbox oil was changed up to date-I will organise this - now you have prompted my memory I think this is what I did the last time it happened on a previous version of this model Help much appreciated

Hi Vinny, there are currently 9 Mk2 variants listed for sale in another classic Jaguar Forum site, follow the link below: jec.org.uk/classifieds/index.php?page=cars-for-sale&category=1594 N6 JMX

You do know that you have posted these items for sale in a Jaguar General tab, which is a bit strange since there is a "Jaguar Marketplace" section further down the Forum. One more post in the General section and your post disappears from the headline view and I doubt anyone is going to look in a General tab for any items that might be for sale. Suggest you repost in the Marketplace section, where people would look. N6 JMX

ITEM IS NOW SOLD!

I put a new shifter box in The only way I can take the vehicle out of park is by hitting the silver button, I don’t know what it’s called but I have pictures for reference Refer to pic number 1 Then when I first took the console apart I realized that a sensor was unplugged which I believe could be the initial problem to why I can’t go into other gears without the silver button, is this supposed to hook up anywhere? Refer to pic number 2 I tried basic things like unplugging and plugging the battery, unplugging the dsc fuse and plugging it back in to maybe reset it after putting the new shifter in. All I know is I got back in my car and as I noticed the DSC system fault, ever since it wouldn’t let me shift gears. Any suggestions?

Hi Have a look at Jagdroid, if it a keeper its well worth it I have one in mine and its great, fully updateable and its like you android phone, google maps is great. theres a groupe on facebook and he has a site https://www.jagdroid.org/ cheers Joe

Looking for source for fi insulator bushing and oring

maybe a silly question I have 2004 x type 2 litre V6 what spark plugs do I need and why platinum cant a standard plug be used

Hi Martin, welcome to the club. My XKR is 15 years old, 60,000 miles and still under the Jaguar manufacturers warranty. Only thing you know for certain is that a failure to renew at the annual subscription will guarantee a big bill, which in hindsight could just as easily have been covered by squirreling away the annual premium for the warranty package into a savings account. N6 JMX

Just purchased a 2007 s-type, I have a problem with a hard brake pedal when coming to a stop, braking is great upto that point. As car is in drive I have to press very hard on brake to control car. Is this a similar problem

Hi Joseph, you need to get your car on diagnostic equipment to find out if there are any stored fault codes, then someone may be able to point you towards the appropriate cure. N6 JMX

Hi. Wondering if someone could help me, there is a strange banging noise coming from rear left hand side of my xe r sport, it happens when I put it into drive and sometimes park but stops when the car is driving. Help please

Sorry for the delay. I’m in the us and ready, willing and excited about purchasing. [email protected]

Not as scary as it sounds, a Dedicated Ground Return is a negative cable from the alternator that runs back to the battery. Here I have bolted a tag to the alternator housing with the cable lug riveted. Cable is pure copper 8awg, and I used 5 meters. From the tag to behind the FR wheel liner then along the RH rocker cover, then behind the RR wheel liner above the exhaust to a convenient blind grommet into the boot. This is delivering a better charge and it is not surprising since the negative to the battery runs thru 3 meters of mild steel chassis after the engine. The DRG is also better for canbus due to lower signal interference.

Thanks for posting this. I was under the impression that it was a straight swap. Nice to know on advance what replacement parts I will need. ( bought at a reasonable cost!) Now I just need to see if my local jag specialist is willing to do the swap without charging a fortune! Thanks again, AL

Still desperate for a laptop with sdd V130 software willing to pay cash My Jaguar is still on the drive with alarm and valet mode. Today I have removed cleaned every earth point and checked every fuse still not going, missing driving it now. If anyone has a laptop I will pay cash and collect. Phil