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The gurgling is the flaps resetting and is nothing to worry about. You can change them and it's not a hard job, just awkward as there up inside the dash. you can help them by periodically spooling through the vent settings.

if your front dash air vent sounds like a wasp/bee then i found it was the clip had broke! so out came the vent, on inspection it was of course the clip had lost its prongs to hold down the vent. after searching on ebay with no luck, i turned to try and rescue the clip and repair it myself, which is what i done. off to the DIY store and purchased a bag of (large toggle fixings) for plaster boards. size 13-15mm 5 items in the bag. then super glue. here are some pics so you can see what it looked like? so i trimed the clip so it looked like a chocolate button, then super glue the toggle clip to the button.(cut toggle to correct length first), place air vent back in dash, then bend the toggle so it then fits into the hole, and then the clip expands to fit neatly in place. PS measure the distance from under round clip to toggle? mine was 4mm. thickness of my dashboard. job done.

Jaguar, an old man's car? An XK150 caught my eye when I was still at school then, in my teens, the gorgeous Jaguar E-Type became my fantasy motor. By sheer coincidence and much to my amazement, in my first ‘proper’ job my boss allowed me to drive his XK150 back from the Jaguar showroom when he collected his new E-Type. Some time after that I did get to drive the E Type and, much to my chagrin, discovered it would never be the ‘perfect’ car for me, my legs were a little too long for a comfortable drive over any distance. Still in my thirties, a business associate in California loaned me his V12 XJS for a long weekend when I drove the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to San Diego and back. That cemented me desire for a Jaguar. Although real life got in the way over the next few decades I finally bought my S Type (4.2 V8) a few years ago and have never regretted it. An old man’s car? Who knows, but if my experiences are anything to go by, I’ve been an old man all my life!

Hi Andy, My car had not been used for quite a few months, and apparently usage got them going properly again. Peter.

Well hooray hurrah Walter! Most especially so because it wasn't that long ago that I remember you lambasting the X type, together with us forum users, because all topics seemed to be bad news! Well, you've proved your initial negativity wrong regarding the car and have now started a distinctly positive feed on the forum. Now that you've driven through the light at the end of the tunnel you're in the jaguar sunshine ... just slap on the Ambre Solaire and enjoy the warmth around you! Happy Days. Best, Rowley