Old Peter

And welcome to the Club, John. We are a friendly club, good information and a great exchange of experience, amongst other things. Regards, Peter.

Hi Luke,, I would have popped over for a couple of hours had I known earlier that you were planning a trip into the Midlands, but I had made other arrangements for today. But enjoy the day and the drive across. It is great for us Jaguar lovers to see some young men enjoying cars like the S type. Regards Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Bob. Great to see experiences being shared. Some advisory warning come on , then go off. I too am mystified. But you can still enjoy the Jaguar experience, Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Marc. It is a friendly club, and the members do share quite a lot of experiences as well as expertise. Regards, Peter.

I know nothing about superchargers other than they make cars go faster. The experts will possibly be able to help. Peter.

I have actually never been there, Luke, but I did research it for a meet and it looked good. I looked for an S type and got his one while enquiring about another. It had not been advertised. Regards, Peter.

I tried to orgnaise a meet for the 5th October at Gaydon -- Car Heritage museum -- but there was little interest. I wil try again for Easter. Peter.

Hi Luke, I use v power every other fill up or so. I never use supermarket fuel after my EGR valves were getting sticky after 3 or 4 fill ups of supermarket fuel. The trip computer tells me that my tank holds 525 miles when worth of fuel after 200 or so miles [how it knows that I don't know]. I am advised my my mechanic - I have used the same one for years - that a performance car and deserves the best fuel. In my motorcycling days I used to use 100 octane on one of my bikes, and it performed really well. No speed limit in those days and 120 on the bypass [no motorways, either] was exhilarating. Regards, Peter.

I tried to locate the sensor, but the diagrams I found were all for petrol engines and my S Type is a diesel. From what I can see/guess, it ought to be able to come away without any fluid loss. Peter.

Hi Keith, I have found that when the weather is cold the cabin will heat up quite quickly and the engine less quickly, but as soon as the cabin reaches the required temperature the engine quickly reaches its normal temperature. This must indicate that it is working correctly, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Luke. I hope you enjoy the club. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Roy. I would be inclined to change the bulb. It it is dim it is failing. I hope you enjoy the club. There are lot of friendly people to exchange information with. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Gary. Try Adamesh for the missing K. I will be disappointed if they can't do it. Enjoy the club, inspire of the Grumpy Old Gits on here! Regards, Peter.

I will try that tomorrow, Trevor. I have quite nimble fingers as I played First Oboe in an Orchestra [quite a good one, too] for 6 years, till the person who owned the instrument wanted in back! Too skint to spend 6 months wages on a new one. Peter.

Hi Keith, P157 of the Owner's Manual gives the information you need. Assuming you have not got a manual I will give you a précis of what it says: AUX HEATER: DIESEL ONLY. This aids in warming the engine and the car interior. It is integrated int the cooling system and is automatically switched on or off depending on the coolant and the ambient temperatures while the engine is running. It is possible that vapour may appear from the front of the vehicle for a short time plus a slight smell of diesel. NOTE: The Auxiliary heater will not function when the climate control is switched off.' I don't know how to check it or if it is working but I guess that if it isn't a message will appear. Regards, Peter.

Trevor, About 1995 when Murdoch/Sky pumped a lot of money into Rugby League and determined the league format, he determined that the teams should adopt the Australian nomenclature, but it wasn't de rigeur, and some clubs refused, such a Hull FC, St Helens, and Hull Kingston Rovers. It is believed that the Vikings came up the River Trent, got a whiff of the chemicals in Lancashire and legged it over the Pennines to Widnes. There is some validity in the Vikings name for the Club. I have never seen a Rhino in Leeds, though, a Wolf In Warrington, or a Giant in Huddersfield. Regards, Peter.

And this is why I Like Kingston upon Hull

Just got back, Paul. Temperature normal and fan cut out when I switched off the engine. Peter.

I like Kingston upon Hull.

Hi MJ, I had a 220 round trip to Leeds on Sunday -- A5, M42, A42, M1 with speed restrictions for about 60 miles total and got 45.2 mpg. Last month I got 53 mpg on a 90 mile trip to Sheffield. On the question of coolant, check when the coolant was last changed before flushing out. Regards, Peter.

Hi Paul, I think you can download an owners manual from the internet for nowt. Just Google Jaguar x type owners Manual.

Hi, MJ, I currently have half a tank full of the diesel version of V power. I do get a better fuel consumption and the car does perform better, but I have not noticed the fan staying on a bit after switching off. I have a 25 miles round trip this afternoon and I will look for that. Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Paul. It must be electrical so the first thing I would do is to check the connections to the horns. Getting the WD40 out could be a good idea, and much gentler than the lump hammer. Regards, Peter.

That must be an issue, Tom. I think that Cruise control doesn't work at low speeds, & with manual gearboxes it could go off if the speed dropped too much -- but I have never thought about it. I think with automatics putting the car into lower gears -- easy with the J gate, but I have never used the modern style of gear change --- might slow the car down. But I still don't know for sure. Peter

Hi Tom, I would add to your absolutely correct list, heavy traffic, indeed all times the car needs human control. Peter.