Looking forward now to getting that tape out of the clocks!

Then it's on to the handbrake!

Hi Peter,

Thanks for advising John that he can get information from  www.jagrepair.com  a very good resource for technical info.

 

I would suggest that John goes to the page  www.jagrepair.com/JaguarStypeElectricalOBD11Codes.htm  and then scrolls down to  S-type 2002.5 - 2008 FSM Workshop Manual  click on that and you download a large file that gives you a full manual for the car, it is a very useful document, it contains everything you need, except a mechanic to do it for you!!!.

 

Cheers, Graham.

 

(I am also a retired old git in the West Midlands with a 2007 Diesel S-Type, plus a few other Jaguars) :)

Hi Graham,

 

 

Thank God there is an expert on the Forum. Electrics, other than checking the fuses, on modern cars mystify me.  Having had company cars for 30 years, I got out of the habit of doing jobs myself as I just had to take whatever car I had to the main dealer and get a courtesy car.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

Hi guys,

My handbrake problem is now sorted.

Problems were -

seized calipers both sides!  owner had disconnected cables!

Brake module U/S - not sure if this was damaged due to seized calipers.

A good service of the calipers and a second hand module sorted the problem.

I have now moved on to the ABS fault. It originally reported rear ABS sensor faults so I purchased a replacement that did nothing to cure the problem. Switched the sensor to the other wheel and no change - strange?

I purchased a Mongoose to diagnose the problem. This showed no communication with the ABS module. I decided to buy a second hand module and give it a try. Initially all was good and then this one also came up with rear brake sensors and later lost communication with the Mongoose. I have read a common problem is with the ABS modules developing dry joints and leading to miss leading faults, ie,  - the rear brake sensors failing. These faults are intermittent to begin with but get worse over time. At this point in time I am considering sending the ABS module away for repair but am also waiting to for a reply from the seller to see if he may have another one to try?