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For Sale - my beloved 2007 XJ6 which I have owned for 10 years is looking for a new home. The car is in great condition for its age and has been well looked after, but as with all cars of a certain age, it does now need some TLC. I no longer have the bandwidth to continue maintaining it. I will give an honest appraisal of the issues I know need fixing - the rest in terms of service history, maintenance and regular care means you're still getting a lot of car for the money, if you are prepared to spend a little more you will have a great car that should last many more years. The car has done a mix of local (30%) and motorway (70%) driving in the time I've owned it. Highlights: **Full Jaguar Service History** - serviced / parts and maintenance all supplied from JLR dealership local to me. - Engine is solid, punchy and still sounds fabulous. 135K Miles. - Cream Leather interior - generally very good. One or two minor marks but otherwise looks good as new. Driver seat wear commensurate with daily use, but still well maintained. - Heated Seats - Heated Mirrors - Parking Sensors - Toolkit (present, with locking wheel nut) - Timing chain (serviced per manufacturers guidance) - Overall really good condition - interior is very good, with the exception of the headlining starting to sag (a known feature of old Jags). - MOT due November 2025. - Exterior - a few blemishes, one surface scratch to driver door (jealous neighbour), small dent to driver side wing above headlight, small area of paint bubble to passenger side door. Otherwise the paintwork is sound and she cleans up very nicely. - Alloys ok, some scuffs. Things I've fixed/replaced/cried and laughed about, and lived to tell the tale (this list is not exhaustive): - Electrical wiring loom - Drivers mirror (due to mirror heater defect) - DPF filter (historically replaced, occasionally still get the 'DPF Full' amber light on, but an energetic drive usually clears it) - Undertray / fixings - Windscreen washer pump - Fuel tank straps - Front track rod ball joints - Suspension components (arms/wishbones/bushes) as required over time - Rear brake drums Stuff that will need fixing if you want to enjoy this car for many more years: - Gearbox sump pan is showing some oil leaking - needs investigating. Gearbox can be a little sticky coming out of Park, so suggest needs work. - Exhaust fumes escaping - cat seals - Jaguar recommended either to use a repair kit, or if no expense is spared, the replace the catalytic converters. - Pipes/corrosion (brake pipes, general wear and tear, need replacing) Tyres/brake pads will need maintenance in line with regular servicing (already recommending to replace soon at last inspection) Lastly, please note that the car has a few registration plate changes: - Plate from first registration was BG07 BHO - Private plate on the car from 2016 until 2025 - When I took the private plate off - the DVLA issued me with a new registration LS07 LFV, which is the plate on the car now, and on the V5. This is because I had made an administrative error during the initial transfer to my private plate, and so as a result, BG07 BHO is on retention (I have the retention certificate). £3000 ONO All documents and service history etc are available for inspection on request. Car is listed on other sites.

First port of call would be a JLR dealer for preference. Next Timpsons - i believe they can now decode your existing key and fob and supply new, programmed replacements. There may be other suppliers online that can reproduce the key and fob, worth an internet search.

No second key - how do I get a new key, please? This is for my new (old) XK8 (X100) purchased recently. The single key and fob both work fine but losing it would be a disaster.

Have you had the sock absorber top mount checked not sure if there is a bearing on the top of the shock or just the rubber mount.may even be the collar at the top of the spring.

Hi, thanks for the reply, the dust shield is fine, maybe I’m not describing the sound correctly, it’s like a repetitive knocking when you go over a poor road surfaces

Check the brake disc dust shield hasn’t come adrift and also any heat shields. Noise does travel and may be coming from a different area to where you think.

Good evening, I have had a continuous annoying rattle type noise coming from the front passenger side, the noise is worse when I go over rough road surfaces. The car has been mot’d with no problems, a Jaguar mechanic cannot find anything and an independent mechanic has also said he cannot find anything. I have had new upper control arms and yesterday I replaced the drop links, the noise is so irritating and I’m at a loss to know where to turn to next, has anyone any ideas, I’m wondering if maybe the anti roll bar bushes need replacing, has anyone done this, it doesn’t look a particularly easy diy job, and I’m not relishing paying for a mechanics time if it doesn’t solve the problem. Thanks in advance

I have an XKR MY 2010. It has IPod and USB interfaces. It plays from the IPod. But when I insert a USB flash drive (32GB FAT32 .mp3 files) the system sees it but permanently displays DOCK USB. Does anybody know what I am doing wrong? Jim

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Thanks Joe, they are up near where I bought the car, will take a look

That doesn't sound like an EGR related problem to me, more like a DPF or fuel supply problem. Try https://superchargedperformance.co.uk/ in Bury St Edmunds, to my knowledge they've sorted a 2.2 XFD and a Range Rover 3.0 V6D with good results

Hi, XF 2.2D EGR valve question.... The link pipe that goes around the back of the engine if this was faulty would it cause the car to stall at 2000rpm when puttting your foot down but the car idles fine at 800rpm and can run without issues? Removed the EGR and replaced with a new one and cooler, the only thing reused was the link pipe... No errors or codes stored just stalls and cuts out at 2000rpm

Ideally you should hook up a code reader first to see what the car says. No need whatsoever to have the engine running to check the sensors. That advice should be ignored as it is inherently dangerous…….

You can check individual parking sensors by having someone sit in the driver's seat, engine running and engage reverse, whilst keeping the car stationery on the brakes. You then listen / feel each individual parking sensor and you should hear / feel a ticking from those that are working. Any that are silent, are not working. N6 JMX

OK I am new to this S Type, but I have had one before, however this one has an annoying habit of beeping when at light or when I start off, my assumption is that a previous owner replaced the front bumper and either damaged or blocked one of the parking sensors, all ideas welcome.

Right there with you scooby, changing is always better

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Check your front tyre pressures and then if you don't find anything, check the front dampers (shock absorers) and front suspension bushes. Also have the wheel alignment checked - all of these things can cause the steering to go exceptionally light at speed.

Hi my steering seems very sensitive at low, OK, and at high speed, feels so light, not so good, I seem to remember that it's sensitivity dropped off on my s type 07, but only had car 3 weeks, 18 plate, 84000mls, can ti's be adjusted ?, thanks

HI all just a quick message from me joining again, had 07 s type, now 18, xf estate.

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I run my BMW Z3 on Super-Unleaded only, but as you are saying PDS it's becoming more difficult nowadays to find stations with an E5 pump. I recently spoke to a forecourt attendant and he said they were not stocking it until the new pumps are installed - quite why it needs new pumps to dispense it, or whether it is accelerated decay of the rubber, etc in the current E5 pumps? Either way, the benefits far outweight the extra cost of the E5 in my opinion. Between 1500 and 2500 rpm the engine was always flat on acceleration....switched to E5 and its where it should be now - smooth as silk all through the rev ranges. Not only the driveability of the car has transformed but the economy is much better too. I don't see going back to E10 has any benefit for older cars. However, running E5 in my motorbikes seems to have very little noticable benefit that I can determine (as yet).

Some forecourts are now restricting the use E5 so E10 is only available when filling up. I have had a number of Classic cars over the years and whenever I put E10 in I always dossed the tank with REDEX Petrol System Cleaner which protects against corrosion from E10 fuel and never had a problem. Not used E10 in the XKR yet but if I do I will put in some REDEX.

I just purchased a 2009 XKR and am getting ready to store it away from a Michigan winter. The storage building doesn't allow access for the 5 month storage time and requires that the battery be unhooked. Is there any problems or loss of computer info storing it for 5 months without the battery hooked up???

Thanks so much. I’ll put the battery on charge and take it from there. Thanks for the quick reply.