All Wheel Drive

[Bry]

Hi

 

Can anyone advise when the four wheel drive estate X Type ceased production and is it correct there was no diesel option thinking of looking for one to use in winter months and store up my saloon.

 

Thanks

 

Brian

[JOC Admin]

Hi Brian

 

I have found a link that should give you the information about the car...trying to find one may be a little harder though.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_X-Type

[Bry]

Had a quick look at that some good facts in there if it's all correct

 

Thank you

 

Brian

[Alheoh]

No diesel AWD was ever produced, the most likely reason being the reportedly fragile transfer case. Diesels produce quite a bit more torque than petrol engines, after all.

 

To my knowledge the production of both the saloon and the estate ceased by the end of 2009. A few X-Types for sale may be listed as being 2010, but that's likely untrue and they were probably just registered that year, being manufactured earlier.

[Intrepid Trev]

Just brought a 3.0l manual,2001 with 103000 on the clock,anything I should look at or for on the all wheel drive ?

[Alheoh]

The first and most immediate thing is to check/change the Oil in the transfer case. It's the weak link of the car, contains only about 625ml of Oil and some of the seals may develop leaks. This is made even worse by Jaguar who in their infinite wisdom claimed, probably for marketing reasons, that it is "filled for life" and does not require maintenance. I've heard horror stories where someone has bought and X-Type, took it to have the transfer case Oil changed and only a little bit of very thick old burnt oil with some metal bits (!) came out.

 

Within about a year of buying my car (2nd hand), I had all the powertrain oils changed for some peace of mind:

- Engine oil

- Gearbox oil

- Transfer case oil

- Rear differential oil

 

The front differential is inside the transfer case and thus it has no separate oil.

 

Oh, and I'd really have at least the transfer case oil changed by a Jag-oriented specialist, since it is a bit tricky and they should know to inform you if they discover any issues with the case (metal shavings on the drain plug, which is magnetic for that reason, is a bad sign).