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Hi everyone, I have the following codes showing in conjunction with the heater not blowing warm air. B1262 Defrost servo motor circuit failure B1263 Vent servo motor circuit fault B1239 Air flow blend door actuator circuit fault I’m familiar with a lot of threads about blend door actuators/stepper motors etc and I can see the actuators without pulling all the dash board out. Yes maybe there’s a tooth broken or an actuator has failed or a blend door is stuck. Before I hang upside down with the back of head resting on the brake pedal swearing profusely ….. What I’d like to know, if anyone has experience of these codes together, is, Is it certain that there’s a mechanical failure or could it be simply a broken or frayed wire somewhere ? If so how can I identify where ? Has a mechanical failure led to these circuit faults or is perhaps one circuit fault that explains the three codes ? Thanks for reading Paul

Jagroid seems the best option particularly if you want to keep all the original charm too. However you can replace the whole unit all together with an after market set up from China. I’ve used a supplier via AliExpress called EKIY to convert combined stereo and climate control units in three different modern classics. In each case I bought complete plug and play units that also replaced the heater controls and part of the dash. That gave me sat nav, Phone, AirPlay and Android touch screen controls, integrated reverse cameras and 6 Birds Eye cameras plus tyre pressure sensors via Bluetooth and of course WiFi and internet. One of them also connected to rear headset screens. The whole package in each car came to between £300 and £500. They asked me for photos first in the case of the Mitsubishi to make sure I got the precise set up connections. The Audi and Honda were simpler but I was surprised how good the communication was before and after purchase. It was only after buying my X Type Sovereign that I realised it had Jaguar voice control, sat nav and Bluetooth phone connection and that took all of about five minutes to configure. I love the originality, I’ve even bought CD’s again. Consequently I’m not going to change my set up. Much as I like gadgets (and they were a huge advantage when selling the cars) I never sat in the back, never watched a video or looked at a website while sat in my car and I still have a tyre pressure gauge in the glove box lol. I certainly never needed to see a continuous view of my car from above 😂 But “whatever floats your boat”. The buyers were in awe of it all.

Hi David, I’ve had hoses made for me for other models by Derby Performance Hoses. They were surprisingly well priced and they even offered custom colours etc. The last order was a set of silicone hoses for SWB 2006 Mitsubishi Shogun, not exactly a common request, yet they had the tools at hand and were willing to make or adapt tools if they hadn’t. They actually supplied me quicker than the off the peg shops and at much the same price but in the colour of my choice ( I wanted black and all those offered elsewhere were neon so not exactly subtle ) Worth a try. Actually, I just checked. It’s the engine breather pipe and they sell one for the 2.5L V6 for £15 so yours should be similar 🙂

Can anyone with a heritage certificate for an X Type tell me the easiest way to find the gearbox number? I’ve applied but been asked for “3 out 4 of the following” VIN number, Engine Number, Body number, Gearbox number. They go on to explain that the body number won’t be found as it’s “in the white” meaning not visible and I understand the gearbox number is where you won’t find it without taking the gearbox out. They require 3 out of 4 for security reasons. Well the VIN and the Engine number are on the document so we are just talking about the gearbox number, yes ? So the only cars with certificates have had their gear box removed ? Surely not. What am I missing ?

My 2006 X type cooling fans run constantly while the ignition is on. One of the blue and white wires was broken but bridging it didn’t help. I’ve fitted a new controller and that didn’t help. Now the fans will stop when the aircon is ON but when the aircon is OFF they run at full pelt. Any ideas ?

Has anyone been able to get a heritage certificate for an X Type ? I’ve applied but been asked for “3 out 4 of the following” VIN number, Engine Number, Body number, Gearbox number. They go on to explain that the body number won’t be found as it’s “in the white” meaning not visible and that the gearbox number is where you won’t find it without taking the gearbox out. They need 3 out of 4 for security reasons. Well the VIN and the Engine number are on the document so we are just talking about the gearbox number, yes ? So the only cars with certificates have had their gear box removed ? Surely not. What am I missing ?

Awesome. I’ll have a look and post on whatever I learn.

I’m Paul. I just bought AV06ZKS a 2005 model 3.0 Sovereign petrol auto. It had two owners and covered 59,000 with a full service history. It seems in good shape but a little tired. It belonged to a local gentleman who doesn’t drive any longer. He had it for 10 years. Im guessing it was one of the last ‘05 models since it wasn’t registered until August 2006. If anyone knows how to figure that out I’d love to know. For now it’s going to sit in storage until I have the time and money to make it the as good as it can be.