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Thanks Peter, must look under the seat....and Trevor, I did try that one, but I was very quickly drummed back over the Tamar!

Thanks Trevor, but I put a new battery in just back in March when it came out of hibernation. Colin

I have a love/hate relationship with my 2002 S Type. I don't do many miles, only about 1000 since July last year and usually lay the car up in the winter months, disconnecting the battery. When I reconnect the battery everything runs like silk as the so called computer learns how to make things go wrong again! After a few uses/journeys things start to misbehave, first up is the gearbox which becomes 'jerky', especially when selecting reverse. It becomes almost violent and yet was perfect when first reconnected. And then the dreaded engine management warning comes on with no obvious power unit problems. It seems to me that the car is ok, but the electronics are just making a mess of things. If anyone has any ideas about which bit of the computer system (I understand there are six control boxes) is the rogue, I would love to know how they would deal with it. I love this car, but I am almost in poverty as a result of owning it - please help!

Many thanks for the helpful responses. Colin

My 2002 S Type develops white sludge inside the oil filler cap. The car has been laid up over winter and just run occasionally. There is no coolant loss and dipstick is clean although the oil hasn't been changed for over a year. Might this be the dreaded head gasket or just the result of infrequent use. Any advice would be appreciated. Colin

Thank you Steve

I have obtained a replacement module from a write off because my original was only operating the windows, not mirrors or memory. The replacement is functioning in the same way, ie no mirror operations at all and no seat memory. I do see on the module itself that it is programmable, does this mean it could have lost its memory, for example through battery disconnection? If anyone has experience or knows of the issues I am having and can advise me I would appreciate their help. Many thanks, Colin