Wrinkly

1 hour ago, GGT said:

Thanks john it is the complete headlamp unit thats required

thanks anyway

Gary

Gary

Have you tried from this source.

Cheers, John

1 hour ago, GGT said:

Hi there would anyone have a nearside headlamp unit with washer system to fit 1997 XK8 and if so what price

 

Thank you

GGT

Gary

eBay has them listed.

E.G.   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202229502447?hash=item2f15d151ef:g:ljwAAOSwJr1aj938

Best Wishes and Regards, John

Water  

I can recommend a good solicitor !!!!!!!!!!!!!Cheers, John

Dry

Breaks

14 hours ago, S-Type V6 Se Auto 2005 said:

Thank you John - appreciate your welcome.

Just spent a few hours going through old threads on the forum and now realise I have even more to learn than I imagined!  Ha Ha!

Cheers

You are welcome.

The S-Type can be challenging, especially in respect of suffering when battery charge gets low. You can end up with numerous rogue messages/codes etc. Best answer is to invest in a CTEX MS 7 or 10 battery charger / re-conditioner and use it on the car at least (if not more) than once per month for at least 24 hours. They will adequately control Parasitic Drain which Jaguars and in particular S-Type seems prone to.

I use one regularly and it appears to keep my S-Type under control. There are many users of the CTEK on this forum who would thoroughly recommend them. 

Best Wishes and Regards, John

Hotel   

37 minutes ago, S-Type V6 Se Auto 2005 said:

Greetings!

First time owning a Jaguar (S-Type V6 Se Auto 2005 - hence the username) so thought I would register and say hello.

Looking forward to learning more about the car as I plan to take good care of it, so I'll probably be asking some questions soon regarding outdoor cover protectors and the best wax/polish etc.

Cheers,

AG

Anthony

Welcome to the forum/club.

You will find answers on most matters on this forum. If not just ask and there will be someone with advice that is almost certain.

Enjoy the car, Best Wishes and Regards, John

Apartment 

Hopefully the service record is provable.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

A lot of battery problems associated with Jaguar and particularly S-Types can be overcome with the use of a CTEK MS 7 or 10 charger / re-conditioner.

Used at least once a month (or more if possible) for at least 24 hours they drastically reduce low battery problems (Parasitic Drain) 

Many members on this forum use them and swear by them. I use one with my S-Type and have as good as  done away with regular unwanted/unneeded warnings/codes etc etc.   They are well worth the investment, even if you have a new battery, as it keeps it on top form.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

14 hours ago, O.T.H said:

Pressure

Washer 

8 hours ago, Dennis Simpson said:

On my 2009 XKR , the small screen between the two circular instruments has been 'refusing' to illuminate until anywhere between 20 to 45 minutes of driving.

Fault codes show various failures to read information from many sources.  This has been going on for almost a year.

Must forums suggest that the terminals on the connectors at the rear of the instrument cluster were either dirty or perhaps corroded.  I had even replaced the small button set on the lower right hand side of the cluster.  The one that opens the petrol cap, boot and dims the cluster.  To no avail.

Yesterday, while parked with the radio on, the main battery failed.  Fortunately the emergency breakdown club carried the battery I required and after separating with a few hundred Australian Dollars, the the battery was replaced.

Guess what.  It solved the mystery of the non-illumination too.  It appears that the battery has for the past year had sufficient power to start the engine but needed to be 'fully' charged to supply power to the instrument cluster.  This it managed to get after 20 - 45 minutes driving!

Although slightly 'poorer', I am delighted!

 

Dennis Simpson

 

 

 

Dennis

This forum is full of references to low battery (Parasitic Drain) in respect of causing irregular readings and codes on Jaguars.

The advice, as always, is invest in a CTEK MS 7 or MS 10 charger / re-conditioner . Use it at least once a month for at least 24 hours and (even with a new battery) you will probably experience less numbers of annoying codes / warnings etc, due to battery discharge.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

Power  

Illumination 

2 hours ago, Bernie said:

Hi....2006 Jag x series , message comes up cruise control not available and the power dies ?then message goes and power returns ...it does it regularly?

Bernie

Many posts on this forum regarding Parasitic Drain. S-Types are probably even more affected that other Jaguars (which are affected). Low battery will often lead to this type of annoying messages/codes. Usual advice applies  .......... invest in a CTEK MS 7 or MS 10 charger/re-conditioner and use it on your car at least once a month and for minimum of 24 hrs. I, and many other members on this forum, use and thoroughly recommend the CTEK products.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

9 hours ago, JOE-DOT-COM said:

hi

Theres no easy cheap way, but if your cars a keeper, I bought Jagdroid, its your old touch screen updated to android and every thing you can do on your phone you can do on your touch screen

plus all the oe stuff still works fine, like acm, jaguar voice, climate, cd player, cd changer and still looks oe

plus you can have usb plug and play for mp3, front and rear cameras, internet, spotify, dab , google maps, stream music from your phone and lots more, but its not cheap

had mine a few years and love it

jagdroid https://www.jagdroid.org/

cheers

Joe

Joe

Many thanks. Not certain about this. Will give it some thought.

Regards, John

9 hours ago, JOE-DOT-COM said:

hi

yes, usually, there plug and play

but pretty useless now, roads have completely changed since 2012,

if search on google you can usually find links to the 2012 disc, download it and burn it to dvd for free.

also if your dvd player wont read the disc, as most discs available are copies, and the dvd nav units are all getting really old now, some wont read copied discs any more, due to worn out lasers. another common problem.

cheers

Joe

Joe

Many thanks. Looks like I am going to have to put up with what I have currently got. Could maybe advisable to invest in a separate SatNav.

Many thanks and Regards, John

Festive 

Not being particularly computer / phone tech minded, is there any way that Google Maps on my Smartphone can be played through / to the screen on my S-Type ?

Many thanks and Regards, John

https://www.latestsatnav.co.uk/latest-2012-sat-nav-disc-update-for-jaguar-xj-s-type-x-type-navigation-dvd-58-p.asp

Has anyone purchased this update disc and can offer any knowledge of its status in use. Have never update a disc before, is it just a case of removing the original and putting the new updated disc in its place.

Many thanks and Regards, John

4 hours ago, Coolcity said:

I didn't post this (may have done elsewhere), but I got the DPF Full problem back a couple of months ago. The garage basically said I wasn't driving it fast enough and it was clogging up, I told them that was boleaux. For one thing I'd only done around 1200 miles since the full removal and clean, and it happened right at the end of a 120 mile motorway run and cleared after a 40 miles run- but came back on a couple of days later and an 80 mile run wouldn't clear it. 

Anyway it was cleaned out again, though the garage said it wasn't that bad (of course not!), but noticably it was smoother and I had more power this time. 

Everything was fine until a couple of weeks ago when it returned, again just a few miles from 120 mile motorway trip. What happened was that at around 65mph, the prat in the white van in front of me in the 3rd lane finally pulled over. After being stuck behind him for at least 10 minutes and as many miles. So before he had the chance to pull back out I booted it - and immediately got the Restricted Performance thing back again. 

So a couple of days later early in the morning I took it round the country lanes, put it in sport/race (dynamic) mode and hammered it for a good 90 minutes in manual, mostly in 2nd/3rd gear - and guess what, nothing I did could reproduce the problem. 

What the hell is going on? I boot it once on the motorway and get the RP warning, I drive it like a maniac for at least 90 minutes and it's as sweet as a nut. The only thing that I have learned from all this is that when it does happen, it seems to happen when I boot it from around 60-70mph, but not while driving at varying speeds, even flat out in low gear. 

Apart from this occasional glitch it seems perfectly fine. 

 

Gary

Welcome to driving a Jaguar !!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Wishes and Regards, John

3 hours ago, Chidders said:

I had a similar problem last year but found keeping battery charged up and a good long run sorted problem. Reoccurred again this spring did same again and no problem since.  If it comes back I shall trie battery charge alone to see if it might be electrical before driving it 50 milers along the M1 to cure it.

 

chidders

 

 

S-Types are renown for Parasitic Drain. You need to acquire a CTEK MS 7 charger/restorer and use it regularly. I put mine on at least once per month and for a minimum of 24 hours. Stops a lot of frustrating warnings and codes. Many people on this forum use and recommend the CTEK product.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

46 minutes ago, Jon Hyde said:

Just landed!

Love it!

What is it.  The link does not go anywhere.

Regards, John