Freebird Paul

Thanks again Jim for your helpful advice. By the way, do i remove the neg or pos lead from the battery?

Morning Jim, Thanks for your comment and video, looks like a pretty straight forward task to change those 2 sensors if that's the problem. Can you recommend the brand of code reader i should buy for my model which is a 2006 X150 4.2? Also, is it really neccessary to disconnect the battery? iv'e heard comment that doing that can cause more trouble!

Evening All, Car owned for two and half years with no messages on dash, all good however just recently i have a red triangle randomly flashing up on dash with "Check Pedestrian System" I never hit any pedestrians, honest! Any suggestions where i should start with trying to fix this myself would be much appreciated, Thanks Paul.

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Hi Phil, I have the same happening on my 2006 XK except for the fact it happens when i turn left!, started soon after I aquired the car 2 1/2 years ago now. My specialist told me it's the stalk that needs replacing however your post just reminded me that i never got around to doing anything about it. So replace it or forget about it and save some dosh and enjoy your car.

Morning Leigh, I recently updated the maps in my XK which still had the original maps since the car was new (2006) If your XF has the same system as my XK which has the DVD player in the boot then it's a simple job to update the maps with a new disk, I bought mine from Sat Navi Shops, here is a link https://www.satnavishop.co.uk/ Just buy the latest disc from them for your car model and job done, mine works perfectly now!

Morning Ian, I'm no mechanic either however i did try to DIY it but just removing the screws holding the wheel arch plastic cover was imposible, someone had tried before and in the process ruined them so will need to be drilled out. Looks like it's not difficult to remove the bottle for cleaaning it out together with the filter, take a look at this video should you decide to DIY.

Morning Jim, I removed the wheel yesterday then started to remove the 6 wheel arch liner screws, 3 removed ok however 3 were so tight and unable to remove because a previous owner butchered the alan key entry point! So seems i will have to take it to my independant garage to be done. Thanks for all your help so far. Regards, Paul.

Morning Jim, The methylated spirit hack did'nt work, no surprises there! I am preparing to remove the washer bottle and filter so as to thoroughly clean both, however i have a question: Watching some online videos for an XF (none available for XK) it shows the bottle and filter tucked behind the O/S front wheel, do i need to remove the wheel for better access? Cheers Jim, Paul.

Hi Alan, I had another thought for your search for a decent bluetooth retro fit stereo as i recalled the reason why i chose Alpine for my Merc 500SL. The reason was the Alpine has a really good colour choice of illumination which you can select to match your cars interior lighting. From memory most XJs i have owned in the past have a green interior lighting so the Continental retro stereo would be no good with only orange illumination. Take a look at the Alpine range from the following link: https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/SingleView/ute-200bt Regards, Paul.

Good morning Alan, I am also a member of the MB club and on theit forum this question comes up a lot, seems the most popular brand for retro fit of the 1990's stereo is Continental, here is a link to one of their many models so you can search for their full range. https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi-kKapusiEAxW2nFAGHfOcCpIYABALGgJkZw&ase=2&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5-uuBhDzARIsAAa21T_JoCPbxHh5TxFTu9c87ofAR4b4VGHRQVPv6sy2p35jsvnRQJzAb50aAlZvEALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVuD2KrLfeAr3DZjHOOYnNJivVEnql_Q3NOIVe52fwbrT8RpJdm7KUFtJJxZmr2UMWvxatmh8JBiPId5R2BMWso1hVfRa7wPMNmrS8kn59pLroHvEcH9i&sig=AOD64_3TBWFPtM7uyH9m-oKcWH4wgIF2lA&ctype=5&q=&nis=4&ved=2ahUKEwiskqGpusiEAxVHRkEAHbgXDxYQ9aACKAB6BAgIEBI&adurl= Regards, Paul.

Morning Jim, I took the car to my usual mechanic and had codes cleaned up, after that all that is left to fix are the washers. My mechanic suggested the same as you that there is a blocked filter at the bottom of the water bottle. He suggested to try adding methalated spirits to the water, leave it overnight to see if this brakes down the gunge and cleans out the filter. I added it last night so fingers crossed it works! If not which i suspect will be the case would it be a quick DIY fix to change the filter or do I need for my mechanic to do it? Thanks again Jim for all your help. Paul.

Morning Jim, Thanks for your further comment, i checked the washer system again yesterday and it turns out the pump does work with a noise when i press the button so i was pleased with that at least. Still no water coming out though and i was wondering should i be replacing the blades to see if it's the jets that are blocked?

Evening Jim, I hope all goes well with you, thanks for you suggestions and NO pump can be heard when i press the washer button! As your comment suggests I guess the pump could be the culprit. Just a thought Jim, i recently went to Spain for a month and returned last Friday. When i went to use the car the battery was completely dead, so i connected my trickle charger left it on for 24 hrs and returned with the status of a fully charged battery on storage mode. I then went for a short drive and some weird things happened 1) Red Dash light signal for check pedestrian sensors. (Happened twice and has not returned) 2) Drivers side window would not auto return up but auto down was fine. (Happened 5 times and has not returned) 3) Pressed the start button and car was dead with all usual dash lights on. (Happened 4 times then the car started and has not returned) 4) Windscreen washers not working. (Still not working) As of tonight car is now starting and running normally except for the washers is the remaining problem now.! Jim, do you think that i should take the car to a specialist to plug it in for error codes to be cleared and reset following the dead battery scenario? Regards, Paul.

Evening All, I have a 2006 XK 4.2 Convertible which i have owned for 2 + years without any trouble to date, it's been a truly great car. However just today i have no windscreen washers even though the resorvoir bottle is full and the wipers work just fine, Any ideas what could be the problem would be appreciated? Regards, Paul.