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I enjoy looking in the members gallery and encourage other JOC members to post photos of their Jag, I thought a thread of Front Ends would be good to see, with a little detail if you wish. Here’s my XF which I purchased in October 2023.

a front end shot from earlier this year 😀 tows the caravan beautifully

...and my pair.... I've had the Sportbrake for 6 years and the X-Type for 12 months. It still has under 27k on the clock, serviced every 12 months and an interior like new. It even had the previous owners leather driving gloves in the glove box along with a bag of Werthers 🙂 It now has new sills and is fully Lanoguarded underneath. Failed 2 MOTs in its life, once for headlight aim and once for sills in 2017. Currently working on the original wheels but got some refurbed X-Triple 5 on at the moment with Goodyear Vector 3 all seasons.

Nice one Ian! This is my XK8. I've only had her for about 3 months. Endless grin!!

Thanks mate, I will contact them, as it happens one of my friends just mentioned Swallows to me. He told me they are excellent. I'll give them a call and get it booked in. Many thanks for your help, if there's anything I can do for you just ask. Cheers Dar

Had my car in for it's MOT today, apart from advisories on tyres which are getting replaced next week anyway and rear brake pads which are getting replaced during the service, it had a clean bill of health. Very happy with that, I've owned the car for 12 months and only had to put fuel in it. 😁

Silly me, thanks👍

hi there, 2016 xfs in yulong white with few mods here and there, stage 1, back box delete. looking fwd to be part of this community 😉

Nooooooooooo 🫣

sweet ride, oooh i can see no chrome in sight, nice👍

Nice looking car mate 👌

Steve, just as an aside, I know no longer pertinent to your original question, but: a good turn out at an X150 seminar organised by the JEC last weekend. One of the key points related to oil services for the 5L V8. David Marks was the technical/ mechanical guru delivering the presentation His advice was that the single most important maintenance step for the engine was that annual or 6k miles oil replacement/service was not just recommended, but in his experience ,essential for the long and trouble free life of the engine. Further to the regime, critical too that the oil used is CASTROL EDGE PRO, 0-20W, which is specifically recommended for JLRV8 engines. This oil even if your filler cap states 5-20, as Jaguar later a made advisory that 0-20 is the recommended grade.

For future info, where the vehicle is fitted with an Auxiliary Battery, this feeds the electronics whilst the vehicle is operating in start / stop mode, maintaining a constant 12V supply to the sensitive electronics. If you find, over time, that the start / stop function fails to operate, it can be due to either battery beginning to fail. The main battery obviously provides the capacity to physically crank start the vehicle, whilst the Auxiliary battery provides the stable voltage. Too many restarts in a short space of time, as in crawling traffic, will drop the main battery to the point where it automatically switches off the stop / start functionality until such time as the main battery has recharged itself with engine running. Typically a main battery in a stop / start vehicle will be of the AGM style, and 5-years should be considered as the typical lifespan of the battery before replacement becomes a need. N6 JMX

Good Morning Dr Daryl, Welcome to Jaguar Owners😊 Lots of great advice here if needed from the site and members. Best Regards, Aubrey.

There is a another post from the same chap (Steve) in the New Owners section where the car he is looking at is a "low" miles (28,000) 2009 facelift X-150 with a sketchy service history and these 2 x faults showing - from a private seller, meaning nil warranty. Asking price is £16.5k and whilst the Pedestrian System can be the front sensors, my experience is that the explosive cartridges are the most common fault - they need not have deployed (making the bonnet unable to close) but they do have age related deficiency's that requires them to be replaced. For that price and poor presentation / service record, I would walk away, there are plenty good examples available with more protection. N6 JMX

Hi Dan, sorry for your loss but I hope you find the JOC community able to assist you with your task. Appreciate you are new to the Forum, but if you explore the Forum Pages a little deeper, you will find that there is a specific section for dealing with the sale of cars. In the Forum front page, scroll to the bottom of the viewable pages and you will find there a "Sale" section. Make a post in there, listing the exact model of car including year, engine size, fuel type, mileage, condition, etc, Ideally, you should also provide an indication of the sale price you are looking for from the car - sorry I can't help you with that as I am not knowledgeable on the S-type models. You will also be able to attach some photos to show the car, ideally in a good light and a suitably picturesque location - driveway is not ideal but better than nothing. Show photos of the side, three-quarter view, rear and front. Show the fitted wire wheels in a separate image close-up. Provide an image of the interior, front and back, and one of the boot and engine bay - bonnet raised. Give mention of the MoT history, i.e. does it have a current MoT and the expiry date. Mention the service history - where it was performed and at what intervals. Let folks know how long the car was with your dad and how he used it - daily driver, weekend car, show car, etc. Hope this helps guide you to make a listing in the correct location of the site. Good Luck. N6 JMX

Lower the window by 11". Remove the door card and sticky foam, cut thru the flexible glue. Loosen the two window clamp bolts and remove the glass, always use a suction cup to hold the glass. Remove the speaker box then disconnect the connectors from the door lock and window motor - access the window connector via the port in the door. Unbolt and remove the window slider frame. I have removed the window motor and gearbox but it is not strictly needed, using T25 remove the DC motor and worm drive. Clean the shaft and apply a mid to heavy grease. The light oil used by Jaguar dries and there is metal contact, greatly slowing the DC motor. With that done replace, paying attention to the brush contacts. Re assembly is a reverse of the procedure. With the glass now in keep the window bolts loose and close the window fully, now tighten the glass clamps. Result: one rejuvenated window motor.

Hi Steve, as Mark has said above, it really does come down to a personal "feel" for all things considered. The 5 litre engine is VERY robust and reliable, but a gap of 3 years in the servicing (at least twice now, would make me think long and hard. Ideally, the oil should be changed annually, irrespective of the mileage between service intervals, but nothing much else in the service regime is such an issue. My mind would think that if the previous owner(s) had skimped on getting the servicing completed - which is not at all a cheap item at a main dealer (circa £600 each visit), what else has been skimped on, so look extremely carefully at all other aspects of the vehicle before committing hard cash into the deal. With the car at coming on 10 years old, the tyres could be needing changed - 5 years is about it on these cars, irrespective of the tread remaining. The tyres should also be premium branded such as Dunlop Sport Maxx in J, for Jaguar, specification. Check the tyres carefully and if they are mismatched, or not premium, have a rethink. Also check the tyre dates on the sidewall's - refer to the Kwik Fit website for information on that if you are not sure. Also at 10 years old, the battery could well be due for replacing, again a 5 year interval between battery replacement is a good proactive / preventative maintenance option. Uncover the battery - it's in the boot behind a trim panel depending on coupe or convertible - and if it is still an original Jaguar stickered battery, once again think about the skimping that may have taken place. These cars have large / expensive brake discs and callipers and with missed servicing regime, the pads could well be seized in the callipers and the discs scored or warped - check on the test drive for any braking issues such as vibration or long pedal. Often, low mileage cars can be more trouble than a well maintained and cherished high miler - such as Mark has. If you do go ahead with the purchase, I hope you have years of trouble free motoring. They are fantastic machines with Supercar performance at Mondeo money. N6 JMX

I have great news S type jaguar 3.0 2001 Y554BPA coolant tank, fitted today no longer waiting for part jaguar has got this coolant tank in stock.

Hi Sheela, With an 8 year old battery it is simply waiting to fail. These modern cars have so many electronics going on in the background that the quiescent battery drain can be quite high and a car like yours left to sit around for a week or so will have a low battery - even when the battery is relatively new. The recommendation is typically to replace the battery in a Modern Jaguar at 5 years. If I were in your position, I would be looking for a new battery replacement and ensure you get a premium battery for a premium car, AND from a reliable supplier. There have been a number of reports of batteries failing after only a few months, so you want the back-up of a premium supplier for a no quibble exchange. Note that if you plan to change the battery yourself, then the car's ECU needs to be "informed" via a Jaguar diagnostics system that a new battery is in place in order that it can reset the charging rates, N6 JMX

A fantastic period piece featuring the iconic E-Type Jaguar (well what else are you going to use in a road movie). This fantastic film produced by Pirelli using an e-type (XKE) Jaguar to demonstrate their range of Cinturato Tires. By the time this film was made the Pirelli Cinturato range had already been available for over a decade.Pirelli’s Cinturato range of tires dramatically changed people’s perception of how good tires could be. They improved the handling of cars like an e-type Jaguar, when fitted with these progressive sports car tires. https://www.cinturato.net/tortoise-and-hare.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2gKn11c8-xaXDe3CsA4XlIcw6wMfdGqFki-z6VEGXrpr_u8USMJdKjVm8_aem_qOpi8lKqwyFk5IjgbhXVWw

Here's one of mine on the original plates :

Sounds like a busy week

Hi Ian Yes here she is, now I've got original wheels taking up space in my bedroom. It makes getting up in the dark very tricky.

Hopefully this will help you out; airbag code 16 indicates a passenger seat weight sensor CAN fault. This means there's a communication issue with the sensor that detects if someone is sitting in the passenger seat. The CAN (Controller Area Network) is a communication bus that various modules in the car use to talk to each other, and the fault code suggests a problem with the signal from the passenger seat weight sensor being transmitted over the CAN. Here's a more detailed explanation: Passenger Seat Weight Sensor: This sensor is located under the passenger seat cushion and is designed to detect the weight of a person sitting there. CAN Fault: The CAN bus is a communication network that allows different modules in the car to exchange data. If the passenger seat weight sensor is not communicating properly with the other modules (like the airbag control module) via the CAN, it will trigger code 16. Possible Causes: Faulty weight sensor under the seat. Wiring or connection issues in the passenger seat weight sensor circuit. A problem with the CAN bus itself (less likely). Faulty passenger airbag module.

Thanks for the information it's appreciated. On to the next step, thanks again

Sorry yes it was...

Buahahahaha

Hi Robert, welcome to the wonderful world of Jaguar motoring - enjoy. N6 JMX

Never!!!!..LOL

Hi, I’ve had my first Jag an XF for 16 months now and it’s been great. You can see some of my photos in the gallery. Enjoy your Jag. All the best Ian

This could still be a poor battery and / or a bad set of earth connections. The ability to start the car is no longer the best test that your battery is fine. The electronics on your car are extremely sensitive to low voltage, which generally will not bother the starter motor until much later. Low voltage causes the electronic control modules to become unable to be seen by the CANBUS. N6 JMX

Hi Matt and welcome. First port of call is the battery. If the battery is more than 5 years old I would change it. These cars, like all modern premium cars, eat up the amps at an alarming rate so unless your battery is recharged often by a long run it will suffer a drop in voltage sufficent to upset at least one of the many computer modules. If possible put it on charge and see if that solves the problem. Personally I would use a Ctek charger at least weekly. Make sure you use a charger capable of handling the AGM battery. Also if the battery is low the S/S will not be working. Also worth checking for water in drivers footwell as the washer bottles can leak and flood the electrics causing all sorts of wierd problems so fingers crossed yours is nice and dry... Good luck, John

Hi Mark, well done you and welcome to the wonderful world of Jaguar motoring. Post a few photos once you have it on the driveway. Have a great festive season. N6 JMX

So basically the issue is that it is too high of a risk and many dealers don't even want to do it anymore. The guy that is GURU at this told me that he just changes the IMC with latest SW as it costs less and less risk is involved. So my suggestion is to be on a hunt for a scrapyard IMC and change it, programm it via SDD if it is 2016-2017 model or pathfinder if it is a later model.

Hi There a lever inside the heandlight that you can flick and its alters the headlight pattern, no need to swap them but this is only possible on the HID headlights if you have halogen ones, then I think you would have to use the stick on bean benders or swap the lights, halogen ones are not interchangeable with HID ones as the wiring is different. Cheers Joe

Identical (Crikey, we sound like a bunch of miserable manic depressives! 😮 )

Hi Trevor, I believe the production ceased on the 31st of October 2024, for all / any new vehicles in the UK as the F-Pace was axed from the line-up, following the demise of the XE, the XF and the F-Type earlier in the summer. The E-Pace and the I-Pace, previously assembled at Magna Steyr in Austria, have also ceased being built for the UK market - although still being produced for other global markets for the time being. The company claims that they did not make any money on these deleted models, so it's not an issue for them. Must be some business model that can support no sales for at least the next 14 months - new "all electric" production sales begin in 2026. Hopefully we are not about to enter the arena of enjoying our classic cars where the manufacturer has gone from the world of vehicle production, like Triumph, Austin, Rover, etc. Suppose we will now just have to imagine (or reimagine) what it's like to enter a showroom and pour over a new Jaguar! N6 JMX

Just for info, after discussion with JLR they agreed the car was UK built then exported to Japan. a helpful chap then sent me the original build specification for the car Result!

Yep, fully understand and agree your sentiments/frustration/annoyance. Mine blew up on the motorway at 70mph just b4 Xmas 23. After messing around with JLR BS I took a long hard look at Repair/Get-Rid options and costs. Plus, after this awful failure I had to decide whether I was still 'in love' with the vehicle and if not, how would I get back to feeling good about F-pace ownership. 2 months thinking time. For the get-rid option was offered 10k by JLR (mine cost 34K in 2022) for the vehicle in broken-down condition. Decided (60/40) wanted the car, had zero confidence in JLR, had to avoid throwing good money after bad etc. Looked deep into suitable repair garages etc, hence SSG Prestige. All dbl super duper after that decision and repair = feeling good about all. However, I am down 17K. On another Jag owners site there is some class action stuff going on, USA generated (I believe) where JLR rep has sunk so low that new vehicle warranty has been increased to 5 years + free servicing. I have joined that action for (some) recompense of replacement motor + turbos costs. I wish JLR Europe had that. My experience with JLR was/is that they provide all possible help short of any actual assistance. Such and awfully frustrating/time wasting experience. I decided that life was too short to continue beating my head against their brick walls so took the self-funded repair route, promised myself to avoid JLR in future where/when possible (for servicing, future repairs etc) and started 'fighting' them as part of a wider (more powerful) lobby group. Your 80% JLR repair cost offset sounds considerably better than many, many others. If you can get a written commitment to that figure (pref 100%) then I'd go for it. But because JLR are basically a-holes I expect the harder you push the lower the offer will become. Each to his own and good luck.

So thanks for having me here, I’ve had a 2013 3.0d about a year now and bar tyres and brakes / discs it been really a great car. so mot booked for Monday morning , I changed the rear shocks as knew I needed to change them on Sunday, Monday mid morning passed mot with no advisories so well chuffed then went to collect it and in the half mile home there was smoke and squeeling and ping the alternator belt snapped, got it parked and the garage popped round with a belt so changed that and something wasn’t right so off it came and found the alternator seized solid , ordered parts with next day delivery and sorted a lift to work. started stripping the whole load of pipes etc to gain access to the alternator mmmm there were a few bad words muttered ( sorry) tuesday my wife called there’s parts here ! So home and no supper , alternator in and started rebuilding it all up. wednesday night it’s all back together and coolant added run up to temp and a wee run was at 10mph !!!! After some head scratching realised I hadn’t connected the wee vacuum pipe to the airbox, much better so a road test out the village saw the red RP warning ??? Mate arrived and as darkness came we discovered the o/s turbo intake pipe was off. Thursday dumped the new coolant , and stripped the front again and after a great amount of cursing blood skinned knuckles we got the pipe back on and bolted up, rebuilt the front end refilled the coolant and cleared the codes . a test drive and I’ve got my car back with full performance back and no ( for now ) RP warning tonight coming home the brake pad warning light came on , now I e not long done the brakes so a check showed a broken lead to the front sensor, new one ordered and hopefully that will be me all up to date. mind you as I sit here with a wee dram and skinned knuckles I still love the car but please not another week like this……..

Hi Gary, why not pop along to Drum Castle near Drumoak on Sunday the 28th of July 2024 for the Annual Gathering of the JEC. Cars parked up by 11:00 and prize giving at 15:30. Satnav postcode is AB31 5EY. A grand day out with fellow Jaguar Enthusiasts. N6 JMX

Morning Richie, Maybe try these people https://www.prestigecarpartsuk.com/

Hi Graham, i'm sure we have a Jaguar £££ one here in the garage that you could probanly have for ££ alas it doesnt have a tailgate flap. Based in west wales so not the easiest to collect but could look at courier option if you wanted. Jerry

£7000 ONO - See photos and description - MUST BE SOLD BEFORE SATURDAY THE 29th! Location: Warminster, Wiltshire. Having just become a carer for my Mum, I need to change my daily driver for something good at frequent, short runs and clean air zone friendly. I'm switching to an EV, but the part-ex the dealership can offer me is awful! I'd rather see the car go to someone who appreciates a big Jag. This is all very short notice, unfortunately; I'm supposed to be picking up the new car next Saturday (June the 29th) at 4pm, so I need to get this sorted out before then. So, here's the details of the car; I'm providing the registration number as it'll let anyone who's interested check the history and MOT: Registration no.: YC09WVK Date of first registration: 20/05/2009 (after the production line closed, iirc) Colour: Azure blue metallic; interior, ivory with mocha piping and burr walnut. Mileage (as of today): 81634 Partial (?) service history (looks like there may be a gap before I owned it). All the usual stuff: satnav, cd autochanger in the boot, heated and ventilated front seats, all the controls work as they should. It's from the final year of manufacture, so it's got the DAB radio system fitted, along with Bluetooth for the hands-free phone. Four new Hankook tyres on it in February 2022. Receipts for everything are in the paperwork box I keep. It's my daily driver, starts first time; smooth, quiet, refined - what you'd expect from a big Jag. Some minor niggles: The "service required" warning is now on. It had a full service last year, since when it's done about 5000 miles, and is now due an intermediate service, presumably. The driver's side door seal is tatty, so there's a bit of wind noise at motorway speeds (which you notice, because otherwise the car is very quiet). The rear parking sensors can play up in the rain (the front ones are fine, and so are the back as long as they're not waterlogged). The electronic parking brake sometimes plays up after driving in very wet conditions (either won't engage, or won't disengage after engaging). Turning the car off and turning it on again usually clears this after 1 or 2 goes, but I rarely use the EPB anyway. It needs a damn good wash (the photos were taken on the drive just before I wrote this; incidentally, the Driver's Club and AA badges aren't going with the car). Air-con needs re-gassing; I had it done year before last, but it's now taking a long time for the temperature to drop; only noticing it now we've had a few days of decent weather. The dealership offered me less than £4k for it; I was expecting to take a hit, but not that much. With the current niggles and flaws I'm looking for £7000 ONO. If you're interested, you're welcome to come down, see it, kick the tyres, plug in the diagnostic computer etc. It's a lovely car, and I'll be sorry to see it go, but looking after my family has to come first. This has to be sorted out before Saturday the 29th of June (I could maybe push it as far as the Saturday morning, as I'm picking up the new car in the afternoon). I work at a secure site on the edge of Salisbury Plain, so if you want to contact me, either email [email protected] or phone on 07930 371 370; if you phone between 8AM and 5PM you'll almost certainly need to leave a voicemail, but I'll get back to you ASAP. Please note: If you're reading this after the 29th of June, the car is no longer available (as it will have gone to a dealer who won't appreciate it for what it is: the last big Jag that looked like a proper big Jag.)

Hi Stephen, try looking up DCR AutoParts, they are very good on the X-100 models and getting into the X-150 models as well. https://www.dcrautoparts.com/ The owner, Dave Roche, is always good for advice on those hard to find parts. N6 JMX

Hi i'm steve, glad to be part of this forum and find out lots of things i didnt know. hopefully posting this in the right place.

hI What engine do you have as some are different One of the better code readers is a Icarsoft LR V3 Try this in the pic below cheers Joe

Hi everyone, Just acquired a lovely 2005 XJ6 and thought it'd be well worth joining the forum. It's actually my third Jag - another XJ and a S type were my previous babies ☺️ Cheers Reg

Thanks Old_Growler, appreciate the help. I was hoping that was the answer, because I bet a replacement set of bulbs wouldn't have come cheap. Cheers again, Mac