Swishing sound on turning the wheel.

[Bikepianopete]

Hi. My 2006 xk seems to have the blocked duckbill problem. Water in the footwell. Firstly, can anyone fix this somehow without removing the entire dashboard?  Secondly, there's a swishing sound when I turn the wheel, coming from up above the glove box area. Any ideas? 

[N6 JMX]

Hi Peter, the Duck's Bill issue on the 2006 cars can be a real pain, but I am not aware of a "simple" fix as the dashboard has to be fully stripped out to allow access and fix, which is to change the end for the later (post 2009) version of the Duck's Bill. If you don't think it is a DIY task, removing the dash, then you could talk to Swallow's Jaguar down your neck of the woods.

In regard to the "swishing" sound, does this occur when the steering wheel is turned in either direction, or just the one direction? It could be a bearing, or more likely a dust cover that is dislodged and making contact.

N6 JMX