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Welcome to the club/forum.

John

36 minutes ago, Richard West said:

It's behind the front bumper about central, clipped on. Easy to get at.

Many thanks. Regards, John

Dom

Welcome and hope you continue to enjoy your XF-S.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

On 6/27/2022 at 9:55 AM, GaryPatt said:

Hi Everyone, not new to Jags as I have owned for over 20years, bought my first XF yesterday

2011 with 110000 miles MOTs show no fails or advisories for last 4 years all bar a bulb.

3.0 Ltr Diesel Premium Luxury

Car is in good condition and drives great, But no service history...I know I know "always buy a  used Jag with history" but i couldn't resist it. Went to Jag website to try to get info but showing no history at all? I find that a bit strange as you would think at some point in the cars life it would have had either dealer or specialist service?

Anyway nothing showing, can i find this elsewhere? my only concern is cambelts so is there anyway of telling if this has been changed/done?

Booked for a service and all fluids changed for next week with my trusty mechanic who has worked on my Jags for 5/6 years now

If no proof, then changing the belts has just got to be a minimum of jobs to be done.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

Am getting some very low external temperature readings showing on what are plainly much hotter days. Can anyone advise me as to where the external temperature sensor can be located.

Many thanks and Regards, John

JOC.COM Stand 26.06 2022. Simply Jaguar, Beaulieu

16 hours ago, slartibartfast said:

Thought I would drop in and say hello having just joined.

My particular Jaguar is a 1969 E Type series 2 in pale primrose and we have a lot of fun taking her to various events etc.

Currently looking to also purchase an X150 XK for use on longer trips and where the lack of aircon etc. makes the trip a little less than comfortable in Primrose..

 

Brian

Welcome to the Forum/Club.

I take the point you make about gaining a X150, but boy Primrose is certainly the more iconic carriage.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

6 hours ago, O.T.H said:

Hi I'm sorry to because I cant open photo's ????

Likewise.

5 hours ago, Jaguar Owners Club said:

Somewhat surprised at how few members of this Forum/Club attended this event.  There were hundreds of Jaguars on display and it was a great day for weather being sunny and really warm all day long. 

Best Wishes and Regards , John

11 hours ago, Tomato said:

Personally I would walk away from the modded one. Remap ok, but removing DPF and driving the car on a public road is illegal and attracts a £1k fine and is a MOT failure. 

Remaps are fine, but would worry what else had been done, the fact you mention other tweaks set alarm bells ringing for me. 

 

 

Darren

Unless you really do want a so called upgraded car that has had items done that are not really provable, I would agree with walking away from the "bastardised" car. I would also not want to take the risk of heavy fines, or even having the car impounded, due to DPF removal etc.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

Concur

15 hours ago, kenneth wilkins said:

I used to use the same breaker bar to tighten the bolts as to undo them. Didn't want the wheels to fall off

Head busted on one and it cost me £25 to get it nuked and forced out.

Now they are tightened, then torqued. Seems I was being far to enthusiastic with the bar

Great invention these torque wrenches !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards, John

1 hour ago, Carl Gibbs said:

I had new front tyres fitted in January. 255/35/R20 97W at national tyres. 

I now need new rear tyres. Upon shopping around I notice that Halfords believe that my car should have different sized rear tyres to the front - 295/30/R20

No other tyre garage appears to think like this and I must admit, I have never heard of the requirement to vary the tyre sizes front to rear unless the were exceptions such as towing a caravan, of which I have none of. 

Is this actually a thing or are Halfords trying to pull some wool. If they are, why? As the 2 sets of tyres are the same price

I feel the advice given by Jaguar in the handbook for the car and/or on a sticker (usually on door pillars) is the correct way to go with tyre sizes.

Best wishes and Regards, John

On 6/19/2022 at 8:10 AM, Jaguar Owners Club said:

Hi Kevin, all you need is to buy tickets and we'll put your name on the list.

Also, don't forget to print out the Club Pass to display in the windscreen...see you there!

Welcome.

8 hours ago, Bluizntx said:

Did I post this is the correct place because no one has answered. If this isn't the correct place to post this I apologize please direct me we I need to post this. Thank you.

Tonya

It appears to be in the correct place (I.E. XF). Sometimes it does take a while for a person who knows the answer to actually read the posted question. There appears to be times when nobody has read the posts at all. It is highly likely that someone will give an answer at sometime.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

5 minutes ago, Manhattan Man said:

Thanks John. I am buying it privately. The seller has taken a while to decide to sell it. I am going to get it inspected by a Jag specialist and subject to that I intend to pay the asking price.

Patrick

Job sorted then, well done.

Good Luck and Best Wishes, John

3 hours ago, Aubrey said:

Hi Trevor and John,

Thank you.

I think its electrical another lights come on as I was driving to Tesco

and I got locked inside the car twice,

RAC fitting new battery tomorrow😊

Julie a new battery will need looking after as well.

Regards, John

Allowing  

1 hour ago, Manhattan Man said:

 

Good morning 

I currently own an XF which is great.

I am looking at buying a 2008 XK60 in mint condition with low mileage of 33000.

I haven’t found any others in this condition with this low mileage and it is the limited edition XK60 coupe.

is £20k a fair price?

Thanks

I have watched the price of classic and semi classic cars for many years. This is a model of car that is inevitably going to become a classic of the future (if not sooner). In my opinion after the XK type models and S-Type models Jaguar have not made particularly many (I am not saying none) cars that reflect being a Jaguar  by design. 

Personally I believe this model of car is worth what the seller is prepared to take for it, versus, what you as the buyer is prepared to pay for it. Price, in my opinion, is not the only and utmost regard. I believe a provable service and maintenance history is important and part of a value, as is mileage and condition. The important factors in condition are, including mechanically, bodily and internally. You seem to suggest that all of these factors are sitting well with you in respect of this car.

If you consider it a price you are prepared to pay then the best you can do, if satisfied that the car is all good and what you want, is make an offer for the car. You may be lucky to negotiate the price down. On the other hand you may not and have to make a decision (which only you can do)  on whether or not you will pay the asking price. 

You have not said if you are buying from a dealer or if you are buying from a private source. No doubt you are well aware of the different legalities from both, so bear this in mind when making a decision. Be aware of what/if a dealer is offering a warranty, as to what is covered by that warranty and the conditions attached to it.

Good luck with any negotiations / decisions. Best Wishes and Regards, John. 

Grounds

51 minutes ago, Jaguar Owners Club said:

Hi Julie

I agree with John, more than likely battery related issues.
Either connect the battery to a conditioner when not using for extended periods or maybe even get the battery tested for condition and replace if necessary.

Sometimes a longer run will bring the battery back to life (de-sulphated) and the faults can disappear until the next time it discharges.

The CTEK 7 and 10 also have a setting for RECON, which de-sulphates the battery. Basically regenerating it. Plainly a totally dead battery is a different matter. The CTEX will also act as a supply to start a car with a flat battery. To my mind they are a good investment for the money.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

18 hours ago, Aubrey said:

Hi, 

I have recently bought an S type 2003 petrol.

It was fine and I put it in for an MOT on Friday, passed no problem.

But now heater not working. a/c not b owing cold air, ABS light on / drive a while goes off / stop drive a few miles on again?

DBS light on? 

Now to be honest 2 weeks ago when all was working it had a 4  hour drive.

Since then only may be 20 mins a week. 

Was on a 3 hour drive today.

What do you think? battery?

Kind Regards,

Julie.

 

Julie

Being a S-Type and having experience of them, battery would not be a surprise. They suffer with parasitic drain very easily.  I usually put mine on my CTEK MXS 7 at least once a week, for minimum of 12 hours, hopefully more. My battery was replaced 12 months ago and is for ever throwing codes if it is not kept well charged. 

Good Luck and Best Wishes, John

54 minutes ago, mrmike said:

Welcome to the Pride, (Is it  a Pride of Jaguars or just Lions? What the heck.

Check out the VIN,

Believe  the collective noun for Jaguars is a PROWL.

Regards, John

13 hours ago, harryflier said:

Hello all,

Just bought  the above car with 36,400 miles with only one previous owner and it's been babied all it's life. Some minor faults but I absolutely love it. 

One question though -  I'm sure it's a 2967cc V6 petrol engine but the V5 says it's a 3967cc  V6

Is that a mistake on the V5, or am I missing something?

Would appreciate any advice

Thanks, 

The V6 is a 2.5 engine. 

Welcome to the Club

Best Wishes and Regards, John.

On 1/16/2022 at 6:19 PM, JOE-DOT-COM said:

HI,

The beauty of these there easy to use and user friendy, very handy to keep in the car

you cant do everything IDS/SDD can but are great for every day use

cheers

Joe

Bought the iCarsoft PRO, but still find it very challenging to use. At 72 I am not "over tech gifted" and am finding the User manual I had to print from the internet is not really that helpful to me. 

Can read deeper into P0420 that my Foseal Diagnostic did, but cannot understand such things as live "% efficiency readings" from upstream and downstream Lambdas. Yes it gives the readings and that is OK if you understand what they are meaning.

I still get intermittent P0420 codes, despite having replaced each and every part of the Bank 1 induction system and exhaust system, and cannot understand why/how these intermittent codes keep occurring. Manifold Gaskets (6), plugs, coils, up and down stream Lambdas, Catalytic Converter (which was killed by misfiring), checked all joints for leaks. All replacement parts as OE. 

Any ideas from anyone would be much appreciated.

Best Wishes and Regards, John.