LairdScooby

1 hour ago, Wrinkly said:

Dave, "Steep learning curve" ......... you will get plenty of them with the trials and tribulations of an S-Type. Buy yourself a Code Reader, as they should give you a clue what is going on.

Best Wishes and Regards, John

Thanks John - any recommendations on the code reader? I have a generic OBD-II code reader but having looked through some of the diagrams, it doesn't seem to be possible to use on the the S-Type.

Other than that, my old beastie had code readers built in to the ECU and/or would flash warning lights once a link had been connected in the right place and the other beast i regularly use doesn't have fault code memory so no codes stored. The multimeter is useful on that one! 😛

2 hours ago, JOE-DOT-COM said:

hi

its more of a common problem on post 2002 cars, pre 2002 car were not as bad, climate module on later cars blow circuit board tracks inside the module and usually quite visable so easy to repair

if you need any wiring diagrams or manuals have a look here http://www.jagrepair.com/

cheers

Joe

 

Thanks Joe, i've found the link for jagrepair already but thanks for confirming it's a good one!

Looking at the diagrams, only other thing is can see is F14 (10A) as being a possible cause of the heater valves not closing but that also appears to feed the SRS  circuit and i've not noticed the SRS light on at all - even when just at position 2 without starting. I'll have to be more observant next time i start it!

2 hours ago, JOE-DOT-COM said:

Hi Dave

no later module wont work on earlier cars, there two completely different cars electrically

cheers

Joe

Thanks Joe, i had a feeling that might be the case but thought i would ask. Along similar lines, the module that actually does the hard work for the AC of switching the heater valve, the one above the glovebox (can't think of the name just now), i'm guessing that's not interchangeable between early and late cars either?

No prizes for guessing, the AC only blows hot or hotter, depending on temperature selected! The dealer fitted a new heater control valve but that hasn't fixed it. On a very steep learning curve at the moment! 😉 😄

Thanks Peter, always good when you find a rattle isn't something to worry about! 👍

Hi all, just been reading through this thread and it seems as if it might have the answer to at least one of my questions. Just picked up a 1999 S-Type 3.0 SE and the one-touch only works on the drivers window going down, no one-touch closing.

Seeing a couple of comments, it appears to be correct for early S-Types? If so, is it possible to retro-fit the later Door Module to gain one-touch on all windows?

My other questions will need to go in different threads as although still electrical, they aren't related to windows.

Thanks in advance

Thanks Peter! As it happens, i picked up the wee beastie today :

Only 78k and one owner from new, fitted LPG conversion, full service history (mostly Jag dealer then indy), drove really well and managed to negotiate a bit off the price for the common heater blowing hot problem because the heater valve isn't closing. Allegedly the heater valve has already been changed so it points to the ECU or control panel i believe.

As you can see, it's near enough immaculate inside and out although i've found a couple of trim niggles that need fixing, one is the left door mirror cover and the other is the sill trim in the boot which appears to have been damaged during the LPG tank installation.

Also thought i had a piece of loose trim on the dash until i touched it to silence it on the way home and discovered it was in fact a coin tray with about £1.40 in 20p pieces! Only a small victory but a win is a win! 😉 😄

Hi All,

through a series of strange incidents over the past 18 months, it looks like i will soon be rejoining the ranks of Jaguar owners! In the past i've had a 1984 Series III XJ Sovereign 4.2 followed by a 1989 XJ40 3.6 Sovereign and unless the S-Type i'm looking at turns out to be a complete shed, it looks like i'll soon own a 1999 3.0 SE.

If it all happens, i'll add some pics and some more details, for now i thought i'd say hello anyway!