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Mercedes spec Oil and filter is the way forward for the XKR box, half the price as Jag Stuff and same spec, made mine feel much better, just over 6 litres iirc...

Cheers

Have you got a link or an item number chap?

You will get a variety of opinions on this one, My XKR box is also sealed for life. Judging by the state of the Oil and filter when I changed mine, it must have been near the end of its life as it was awful!

Mercedes spec Oil (Its a merc box y'see) and its transformed, much smoother......I think the opinions will vary based on how the car is driven. If its one of the fast Jags, definitely worth changing imho 

Don't be put off by the price of AutoGlym products. You'll find that a bottle is only a few pounds more expensive than the rubbish stuff and it'll last longer so pound for pound is probably cheaper in the long term.

It's also !Removed! superb. I won't use anything else on my car. The only other stuff I recommend is Dodo Juice.

The cheaper stuff has a place, generally for cleaning run-of-the-mill cars, but if you want the best, pay a little extra. It is, afterall, your pride and joy.

+1 on Autoglym, its great stuff.

Halfords often have a 3 for 2 sale on the Autoglym range so that's great for stocking up

Peter ( the young one),

 

Welcome to the club. Why not just use saddle soap ?

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Saddle-Leather-Conditioning-Soap-250mls/dp/B001F40E10/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400051362&sr=8-1&keywords=saddle+soap

 

ATB,

 

Trevor (also old)

 

P.S. Is this a Northerners only club ?

I think this stuff is great for cleaning but the leather needs to be nourished after this or it will dry out

This is a legitimate site and they are not doing anything wrong (In theory) as they are brokering a purchase.

However you could argue that they are duping folk into thinking its a DVLA site, but to get around the rules, the front page states that the site in not affiliated with the DVLA, but I guess many will miss that until the card details are keyed in....

They prey on the folk who either don't normally buy tax online or don't bother to read what the small print, they are twats  :P

Being a Google sponsored link does not help either......

Hi and welcome pal  :D

It depends on the PCD and offset of the original alloys, you would need to drop the tyre profile too as they would look huge on the X Type!

Retro cool!

Nice one, might even get chance to get a coat of polish on the old XKR before I head over  :P  

Building up fuel pressure to start the car. Did you get it sorted?

Took the car out for a run, simply fantastic, I love the old thing!

Working on cars these days is a bit more fun than when I had to do it as a job!  

4.0 XKR box is about 7 litres I think, pretty similar volumes for big autos  

Anything but Supermarket fuels!

So, its been a car related weekend so far and I have done the following to our '00 XKR

• Full set of plugs and inspected coil packs, 
• Cleaned MAF,
• Pagid front discs, pads and a full system bleed,  
• Fitted replacement sports rear pipes (to replace the rear boxes)

All went well and the plugs looked as if they have never been changed! - had an intermittent 'restricted performance' warning, the plugs seemed to have sorted this, fingers crossed.

New front brakes are massively better as one dis had a slight warp that caused the steering wheel to wobble dramatically at speed, much better!

I bought the new rear exhaust pipes as the old girl was so quiet, not a hint of V8 lovelyness and having had 'fruity' pipes on our previous sports cars, the wife was grumbling.

Fitting took 30 mins on the floor ramps to fit and what a difference! -  Lovely rumble on tick-over but amazingly only a tad louder inside, no resonance at all and sounds awesome if you get a shift on. Best of both worlds and well worth £120 from a chap on eBay (without tail finishers so I used mine) 

Pics to follow tomorrow....

Now I just need to work out how to get the '01 leather interior to work with my '00 loom!  

I bought the Merc spec Oil and filter and gasket for my 98k XKR autobox and got a local specialist to do the change (as I was a bit unsure on the 'cycling' thing).

Labour was about £100 and parts were £70 odd iirc, so under £200 and a huge difference, much smoother and good for another 100k, get it done imho....

Duff Plugs or maybe a clogged fuel filter etc?

plugs are about £70 a set so brace yourself!

Not sure about the boot lock thing as I opened mine with the key when the battery was already disconnected ('00 XKR)?

I was told that was the point of having it as there is no other way into the boot if the battery is flat. Is there not a positive terminal in the bonnet for jump starting?

That pic is off one repossessed in Dubai from a few years back, there are a couple of websites dedicated to abandoned cars due to the financial crash, shame as loads of top notch motors were left to ruin... 

Hi all,

I have bought a complete Oatmeal interior to replace our black interior. My XKR is a '00 and the seats are from an '01 car.

They have the separate head restraints and airbags but are in such good condition!

After receiving some advice, I matched up the wirie colours to the car loom but I cant get the adjusters to work. On one button, you can hear a motor,but no action :(  .

Does anyone have any wiring diagrams for the seats that they can share please?

Failing that, I will be stripping down the original seat base and swapping with the frame and loom onto the new seat and fitting the newer back.

Not too concerned about the electric headrests, but getting the seat adjustment and seat heaters to work would be great!

Cheers guys 

If its like the XK series, it will have two bulbs at the rear of the display, they are a ball ache to replace imho.....  

How does he know its broken if he doesn't know what it is?? 

Sorry, can't access it, probably due to my out of date itunes. I am sure someone will be along soon pal  :)

Can you describe the 'type' of noise? - Does it sound rattly or does it squeak?

Does it still drive normally and does it do it while driving or just when idling? 

Maybe if you could post a sound clip, that will help? 

Hi,

Looking to buy a OBD2 scanner tool, ideally one that covers engine and brake systems on the Jag.

Budget is up to £150, ideally I will use this on other cars too if anyone has any recommendations?

Cheers all   

Hi Del,

Welcome. Ref the speed sensors, best tip is to soak the area where the sensor fits onto the hub overnight (the sensor bolt itself and the hole than the sensor goes through) as they can weld themselves into place!

Don't be tempted to use brute force as the sensor body will crack and replacement will be your only option (£90 plus each!)

Good luck and take it steady, you will be reet....