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A few things come to mind, first is what fluid did they use in the gearbox? Second, what condition is the battery in? If the battery is not holding its charge that well, it can cause spurious faults on the gearbox ECU and other ECUs as well. The clue here is that it happens after a cold start, when there has been the most load on the battery to start it. By the time you've started it for the third time in the day, the battery would (or at least should) have enough charge to cope with a warm start without dropping the voltage enough to cause a spurious fault. As you might guess, my thoughts are directed at the battery being at fault here! Recently on my S Type, i hadn't used it for about 3 weeks and when i started, it came up with "Auto Gearbox Fault". I ignored it for a few miles, then hit the clear button and it went off and stayed off - hasn't returned since so i'm assuming that it was just a low battery. Sometimes it will also try and tell me a tail or brake lamp (sometimes both on both sides!) have failed as well if i haven't used it for a couple of weeks.

My apologies for not answering your question. I decided to just leave it at the time and of course now that its getting warmer I am regretting that decision lol. I will update on this if I get it done this year. Using the car a lot less at the moment so I can do most journeys with an open window.

Thank you Trevor for finding this out. I was thinking that it probably had more to do with my inept computer skills. I did find it and am just about to attach an update to it. Many thanks and my sincerest apologies for casting any doubt as to the running of this page

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Hi Ashley Can you just clarify? When you say "it's all gone" do you mean the dipstick shows no oil in the engine? How much oil was on the ground? Is there any obvious leakage in the engine bay or under the car? Any warning lights? Did the engine sound normal before you stopped? Any smoke from the exhaust? Regards John

XK8 Key Fobs – A Repair, Sort Of……. Some thoughts, some ramblings, some ideas and one “sort of” solution about the LJA 2610BA XK8 4 Button Key Fob. I’m sure you all know the scenario. You walk up to the car and press the ‘Unlock’ Button and hey presto, nothing happens. You dance around the car, often hopping on one leg, whilst under your breath reciting ‘Abra Cadabra’ ( or some other words which I can’t possibly repeat here ) pressing and holding the button, waving it around the roof and ‘C’ pillars hoping that waving a virtual magic wand cunningly disguised as a Key Fob will actually make it work. The final incantation of ‘Open Sesame ‘ doesn’t work either at which point you give up and return indoors for a stiff drink ( strong coffee, what do you think I meant ? ) whilst you change the batteries for the second time in a week convincing yourself that the recently replaced batteries must have been faulty. Of course they aren’t and you are no further forward other than needing to visit the loo for a comfort break after supping even more coffee. I know that you could have opened the door with the key and listened to the countdown of the Alarm about to unleash all hell on me and the rest of the neighbourhood if I fail to get the key in the ignition in time to prevent this happening or even if I do manage to do this in time the Alarm fails to disarm and then both the Alarm and myself enter panic mode, I have a ( irrational ? ) fear of this, perhaps I’m not alone in this or is it just me that’s paranoid ? Answers to me on a free voucher for the local psychiatrist. The problem is of course wear on the contact pads of the Rubber Buttons, the solution is to replace the Rubber Pad. I’m talking about the four button one, LJA 2610BA and other similar variants, and here lies the rub. Not that many years ago this type of Fob Case complete with new Rubber Pad were readily available on line for about a fiver, now they all seem to made of that wonderful and oft used classic car material called ‘Unobtanium.’ Over the last few years I have travelled the world, virtually of course, and have found absolutely zero, none, zilch, of these available anywhere so what next ? POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Repair Services. There are plenty of people out there offering repair/refurbishment of your existing Fobs and I assume that this includes repair of the electronics AND replacement of the Rubber Pads and Case. If so where do they obtain these parts ? These services are priced anywhere from £30 to £200, what the difference in prices may indicate I have no idea, but if all you need is the Rubber Pad even the cheapest is a bit steep. Even so if one of these guys are prepared to sell me just the Rubber Pad I may be prepared to pay over the odds to obtain a couple of spares. I haven’t asked any of them so have no idea if any of these repair services would be prepared to do a deal. The other thing I, probably unnecessarily, worry about using a repair service is the reprogramming of the repaired unit. Everyone seems to think that the reprogramming is a simple task that takes just a few minutes of flashing the lights in sequence and this may well be so, but at this point my paranoia rears it’s head again……. Graphite Buttons Graphite buttons are cheap and readily available. The idea is that you get the right size buttons and then glue them over the worn buttons on your Rubber Pads with some contact adhesive and then the job is done. My worry here is that this may be a one shot only job. If the buttons either don’t stick very well or don’t work for some reason then that’s the end, the contact adhesive will have probably ruined whatever was left of the functionality of your existing buttons, however poor they were they are now a darned sight worse. Consequently I haven’t tried this. Modifying Different Rubber Pads I thought I may have cracked it with this idea. I bought a 5 Button Rubber Button Pad for Jaguar X S F TYPE XJ XK XF XKR remote smart key. It looked like with a bit of judicial trimming and some fettling it would fit inside my Fob and the key markings and spacing looked pretty much the same, as indeed they are. Unfortunately the finger pad part of the buttons do not protrude through the Fob, they are far too shallow. You could extended the finger pads by gluing some rubber or something similar on top of them but you would lose the markings and I think even then the contact part of the buttons would be far too long so constantly touching the contacts and permanently activating the electronics, this would probably confuse the car as much as me and as for battery life….. I think this idea could work if we could discover which type of Rubber Pad could be modified, however I have no clue as where to start on this. My Solution The only solution I can offer right now is using some electrically conductive paint on the contacts of the buttons on the Rubber Pad. The stuff I used is in the pic, other similar products are available and all are easily and cheaply obtainable from well known on line retailers. It’s easy to use. Remove the Rubber Pad from the Fob and clean the contact part of the buttons with Isopropyl Wipes or liquid IPA or similar. Apply a small amount of the “ paint “ to each of the contact buttons and let it dry, make sure it’s totally dry before putting it all back together. I know that you’ll be eager to try and see if it works but be patient ! Whilst you are in the Fob carefully clean the gold contact pads of the PCB, including the battery area, with the IPA stuff or Contact Cleaner, make sure that everything is clean and dry before reassembling it all with new batteries. This repair worked wonderfully on mine, it was like having a brand new Fob, no more dancing around the car like a loony and no more arcane incantations. BUT. ( Why is there always a BUT ? ) This repair worked perfectly for five months and then total failure, not one button worked. Don’t panic, a few minutes work repeating the above procedure followed by a few hours waiting for paint to dry and all is good again. So, far from a real solution or ideal but at least some sort of a cure and if you have to repeat it every few months it’s no big deal. If you’ve read this far through these ramblings you probably have an interest in this problem, if so I’d be happy to hear your thoughts and ideas, Thanks, Nige.

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Well what a struggle to find a sensor!! Phone Jag with C2D23151 and they come back with £145 6 pin, go on Brit parts with same number they say £155 6 pin. I took the old one off today and I have a 3 pin go on line with C2D23151 and they come back with a 3 pin at £50!! Please see photos below. Talk about confusing!! Regards Shaun

Hi Matt, I bought my XK8 through SM Autos. The guy there, Sean, was honest and easy to deal with. They are a small 'trader' dealing with a limited stock. Depending on where you live, might be worth considering. Take a look at their website. Pete

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Hi all I has some issues last year with my car, and spent a chunk of cash on new injectors and two new fuel pumps plus other stuff. This was 6 months / 2,000 miles ago (and not sure if there's a linked between the pumps and the problem - they're fitted in the sump I believe!?) and when I drove home last night, I noticed the oil - put a tray under and it's all gone!? Any views?

My 2006 X-Type Estate had been running like a dream until several start refusals recently. Breakdown calls led to replacement of starter motor and then new battery but problem recurred the other day. The price of OEM and after-market parts has scared the pants off me! The garage where the Jag is laid up has tried to source s/h units without success so far. They tell me the fuel pump is only delivering around 25 BAR when it should go to 400? So, despite not being mechanically-minded, I have decided to get on with addressing the parts issue myself. So, it would be helpful to know the following:- 1) Are the same parts used in the 2.0 version? 2) How about the 2.2 Mondeo of the same era or possibly the Transit? 3) Recommended sources of s/h bits? I enjoy the vehicle so it would be a real shame to write it off as "beyond economic repair". Consequently any and all advice, tips and work-arounds gratefully received. Thanks!

Any advice on selling a XFR Privately. This car isn’t a standard 5 ltr car and I’m sick of time wasters.

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All of your published posts are all still there, nothing has moved or been hidden. Your account can be logged out for security reasons if left unattended for a period, so quite possibly you have drafted a post, gone off to do something and then come back to continue your post but will not go live as you are logged out.

Hi Shaun, i recently had a pedestrian sensor go on mine and the price for that from my local Jag dealer was the best price i could find, even second hand ones on EBay were more expensive. By the way when i pulled my old sensor out i was surprised to find it was an aftermarket part without the JLR logo like the new one had on it's label, obviously Chinese crap which is why it went bad. So, suggest you try your local Jag dealer first and beware of aftermarket lower prices if you see them on line!

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I shall do. don't think my car will meet their emissions though.

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Evening Ive had the car on the Jaguar Diagnostic and it’s come up with left hand front height sensor, would anyone know the best place to buy them from? regards Shaun

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I Gordon, you are not alone. I suspect the site has an issue at the moment and a number of recent posts have "gone astray". I haven't started any recently, but a few of my answers have certainly gone from the post areas. Over the the staff / moderators to advise. Incidentally, check out the post under Scottish Events for a Jaguar Day in Glasgow on Saturday, Jun.29.24. N6 JMX

I posted a thread a day or so ago with the details of my park brake issues. It was there, I read it, it was fairly understandable, I was pleased. I became even more pleased when I noticed I had a couple of answers, but sadly I was too busy at the time to read them . "Its ok" I thought, " they will still be there later, they won't just disapear" But they have and not only the replies (thank you who ever took the time to answer) but also the thread!!! Its like a day has just dropped out of my life and I fear I may be imagining it. I have searched everywhere, I have looked in posts I started , i have looked in latest posts, I have looked by subject, I have looked in forums, I have even looked down the loo in case they fell in there. But , alas I have had no success in finding any of it. My posts from a year ago, they are there, my post from a day ago have disappeared . Maybe the pixies did it, or the hobgoblins did it for a laugh , but please Mr Forum Wizard can you track them down and tell me how to find them Your ever humble servant Gordon with the missing thread !!!