PMKIMPTON

I wasn't searching for anything, I was just browsing and saw a post/question in the list which interested me and thought Id take a look only to find a meaningless reply. I wasn't to know he had posted it elsewhere. I'm sure 100's of other do exactly the same. Its just so boring to visit forums to find comments like that. A simple link to the first post would have helped anyone else searching for the answer in the future, 1, 2, 3 years down the road as well as helped your sites keyword/link factor in Google. This wasn't an Attack, genuinely sorry if I hurt your feelings. x x

I hate it when people reply with such comments, at least supply a link to the post if you know where the answer to his question is. People DO search the forums for answers before posting, maybe he just missed it. I came into this post because the question interested me for my own knowledge, not because I needed the answer, your reply just wastes everyone's time.

Depends on your Gearbox: All Manuals: WSD-M2C200-C (about £30 per litre!) Automatic 5-speed: WSS-M2C9 22-A1 Automatic 6-speed: C2S-51628 This is taken from the Haynes X-Type Workshop manual for X-Type 2001-2011 Petrol & Diesel As a side note, I have read that you shouldn't need to ever change the oil, only needed to top up if youve had work done or had a leak. The oil is meant to last a lifetime.

I just remove the clips from the "skuttle" and lift the corner enough to get my hand inside to replace the filter, takes about 5 min.

I just replaced my drivers side drive shaft myself. With a few basic tools, drive shaft was £35 on ebay (new) (amazing) Took me 2 hrs with the car on axle stands. All depends how handy you are.

My car is an X-Type, 2.2D, 5 door saloon, front wheel drive only, manual, 6 speed, on a 57 plate. (UK model RHD) POT HOLE – Damaged 2 wheels and tyres I was going through a 50mph speed restricted stretch on the M25. BANG, I hit a massive pot hole in the middle lane on the driver’s side and I started getting a bad wobble in the steering whilst moving. The wobble would STOP when braking. I travelled home slowly. When I looked, I had flattened/dented both off-side alloys, and the tyres both bulging. Replaced 2 wheels and 2 tyres Naturally, I bought two 2nd hand alloy wheels to match and put two new tyres on asap. I put these two replacement wheels and tyres on the front. Replaced front discs and pads Soon after, a day or two, the wobble returned but this time, ONLY when braking. I figured I must have also damaged a disk, so I replaced both front disks and new sets of pads. I also put the two wheels originally on the near side during the pot hole incident onto the front of the car. Replaced both rear hubs and control arms For an unrelated issue, (near side rear whine) I also replaced both rear wheel bearings and both rear lower control arms. I still get a wobble when braking! It's almost as if the ABS is activating even when braking, even when moving slowly. The car feels like it's shuddering left to right to left to right, in quick succession. I have also noticed that I can feel the resistance at slow speed when braking which keeps in time with the wheels rotation. I can definitely feel it in the front wheels. Replace both rear discs and pads This turned out to be a buckled rear drivers side disc and was resolved by new disks and pads on the rear. This took away much of the wobble, the car would drive nicely at speed but the moment I touch the brake, I was getting a shacking in the steering wheel, the faster I was going, the worse the shaking would be. The wobble started to get more noticeable when driving, 50pmh+ you could feel it in the steering wheel and in the seat of the chair. The wobble was then massively increased in the steering when you start to brake, the harder you brake, the worse the wobble. Replaced Front discs and pads again Replaced 4 tyres and Laser Alignment Replaced all 4 wheels and tyres with ones from another car! – Still the same issue. Then I noticed uneven wear on the front tyres (my tyres) so I have all 4 tyres renewed and had the aligned with a Hunter Laser 4 wheel alignment. After all this, the problem was still exactly the same, at times it even feels worse. I have also been getting an ABS error come up, ECU reports the rear near side wheel as the issue, not all the time, normally comes up after braking hard at speed on a wet/damp road. I still hear/feel a small knock as I drive over small lumps in the road coming from the rear near side as if something is loose. (I haven’t emptied the boot yet) Replaced drivers side drive shaft and hub including lower suspension arm. A “Jaguar” mechanic agreed with many posts I have read here suggesting it was the drive shaft. Seeing as the driver’s side hit the hole, we opted for that side drive shaft. I couldn’t get the old shaft to come out of the hub, so I replaced both the drive shaft and the hub (lower suspension leg) STILL I HAVE THE PROBLEM – EXACTLY THE SAME In summary, driving at 40+ mph you start to feel a vibration in the steering wheel. The faster you’re going the more violent the shacking becomes as you brake (felt in the car body and in the steering wheel) fades away over 70mph, car drives nicely at 90mph, until you brake. If it was the first time I had seen the car, I would say, DISCS DISCS DISCS, but I know its isn’t. The front disks are now the 2nd set of genuine Jaguar supplied disks and pads, done about 2000 miles. I’m thinking about doing the near side drive shaft and hub (only because I’ve done the other 3 so may as well) but I’m not confident this will solve it. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - ANY ADVICE WELCOME !!!!! Its driving me insane, not to mention the costs in parts.