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Friend of mine had this on a Merc recently, turned out to be throttle switch giving a false idle situation to the ECU - might be worth looking at. The logic behind it was you don't want the engine revving when you're meant to be at idle or braking etc.

Hi Russ, you definitely need the 2 x moveable hatches to be in place to keep everything working as it should. As you probably realise, the hatches retract and return under a spring damper action, where the dampers are connected by the cords - which can fail. I don't know if you are a member of the JEC and can therefore access the back copies of the JE magazine via the JEC website (currently under reconstruction) but there is an article in the May 2023 Modern XK column, which highlights the problem and it's repair solution. If you don't have the ability to access these back issues, then send me a PM via this site with an email address for yourself and I can send you PDF copies of the article. N6 JMX

Hello John, thanks for your reply, l am going to call into my local garage for a diagnostics result, just took the car there for the MOT seems a decent bloke, see how that goes, strange about the radio though, usually manage through trial and error to fix small issues as they arise, but as you say, l need to pinpoint the cause or just keep throwing money at maybe faults. Took the car to an independent jag specialist in Milton Keynes once for a problem, very good very reasonable but a fair distance away, could be another visit there l think! Thanks again John.

Having worked most of my life in electrical/electronic engineering, I can confirm there is nothing more frustrating than having to write on the job sheet "NFFAT" - No Fault Found At Test. Over the decades ive had many "Intermittently Intermittent" faults as i call them. Sometimes it's has been a long and extremely annoying process to find the fault and often when i do, i find it's a "Compound Intermittent Fault" - one where two or more problems contribute to not only the intermittent fault but the overall intermittency of it occurring in the first place. I wish you and your autoelectrician luck with finding it, you may have to lose this battle to win the war and come to an arrangement with him whereby he comes to you when it faults to investigate. This isn't just a "Jag thing", it happens to all makes and some are much worse than others! 'Tis the nature of the beast with electrical/electronic systems sadly.

my XF in a nice wooded are on the day i bought it. Then at home after fitting a chin splitter. She looks mean.

Thanks for advice.

Hi Paul Given those tyres are likely to be north of £600 per corner (when you can get them!), unless you are desperate to keep the original wheels I would be looking to replace with a set of 15" or 16" alloys which will probably cost a lot less that the R390s. https://iconicalloys.co.uk/ https://www.imagewheels.co.uk/ Good luck John

Almost certainly the fob buttons are worn. They can be replaced by an eBay kit and swapped with some soldering. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172182298119

Does the removal of Gerry McGovern, the architect of the woke advert and rebranding, have any deeper meaning in the future of JLR? He is the JLR Executive that stood on the podium (almost 1 year ago) at the unveiling of the Type 00 and stated that Jaguar was not interested in its heritage customers! This did create a bit of outrage at the time, but was shushed over by others in support of the woke approach. Coincidental that the new CEO - from the Tata parent group, replacing Mardell, has only just taken full control of the company when McGovern departure is announced? N6 JMX

Wardy, I found it was the relay in the engine fuse box that wasn't properly pushed in. It fired up straight away after I did this! Tim

Thanks

I'm assuming when you say "bearing" you actually mean the plastic bushes in the linkage? If so, try this : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/146139281240 I bought a similar kit for my Honda CR-V some 2-3 years ago and it's working as well now as it did when i fitted it after a similar game to yours of replacing the entire linkage and motor assembly only to find it came from a Japanese (instead of Swindon like mine) built CR-V so had some wiring problems. Glad you mentioned this as mine is starting to wear on my '99 S Type so i had to search for the part you need and the part i need! With absolutely no sarcasm intended, thanks for having this problem! It's what the forum is all about - one person has a problem without an immediate solution but someone, somewhere has and has the easy solution.

Many thanks for the suggestion but doing this is beyond my own skill level! I will let a Jaguar mechanic have a go. Dennis G

Hi Colin, you indicate your problem is with the X-150 model, but your profile descripting infers you have the X-100 model from 2001, need to clarify which model you have the issue with. Before you changed the battery, did you have any need to jump start the car? If yes, then you may have fried the video screen that is the display in the X-150 model. N6 JMX

Sounds like time to check the alternator. N6 JMX

Thanks for your help, Jim!

Hi, I am shortly having to change Alternator on 2.2 X type Diesel 2005. Looks as if AC pump etc will have to be removed to get at alternator top bolts. My AC does not work ( pulley clutch broke when I bought it) but that had been no bother and I have no need for AC. Anyobe taken it off completely ? Then obviously needs a shorter axillary belt - anyone done this and if so what belt did theu find to fit ?

Great thank you

Sealed up a leaking rhs tail light. Decided to do the lhs while I was there. Very easy to take out and put back. Will go an aftermarket upgrade for the rear view mirror fix. Cheers.

Thank you

Look at the SNG Barrett website for a good alternator at sensible prices. N6 JMX

You're welcome, good luck with whatever you go for.

Finally solved map upgrade issues. Jaguar where excellent 🏆Lloyds jaguar Houghton le spring did themselves proud with a little backwards and forward. Dropped of car 8 courtesy car, washed, hoovered returned by 4 . TCU &IMC update. Now my car is talking and I can update maps and live coverage. Cost was bearable, experience sometimes frustrating but a positive outcome

Dark blue, oatmeal interior. 67,ooo miles. Very nice condition. I have owned for two and a half years, doing approx 6k miles a year. It is a very good car for £8,000.

John, Thanks for your response and advice. I shall give it a try! Mike