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hi biggest problem is rust on the sills, there hidden with a plastic cover and can completely rot away irrelevant of year or mileage, so checking sills is a must, especially towards the rear awd models can have problems with drivetrain, so make sure you test drive and take to a least 70 mph also if its a auto make sure it all works ok, make sure all the keys work also use a app like vehicle smart, which will bring up all past mots, lots of mention of rust would be a bad sign also at a certain age fuel pumps fail, taking out all the injectors, so worth checking service history cheers Joe

hi like in the video, put your ratchet in the square, usually easiest if your ratchet is in line with the tensioner so with the ratchet pointing straight up, push it to the left, anti clockwise, no need to touch the nut, pulley will move a least 1/2" to a 1" there will be spring tension, I use a power bar, 2 foot long, makes it easier and the tension will slacken, I would push the belt back towards the engine off the tensioner pulley then you can release the ratchet turning it to the right, clockwise, your just pushing against the belt, it would not move cheers Joe

hi unfortunately a lot of breaker don't sell them any more, as there removed and sold on straight away, as they fetch good money scrap you need find someone who breaking a 4.0 privately and ask for the cats other option would be get some universal ones off ebay and get them welded in, much cheaper option cheers Joe something like this would be perfect, just need to check pipe size https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Exhaust-Catalytic-Converter-Round-400-Cell-2-51mm-Cat-Mild-steel/262581687420?epid=2135654478&hash=item3d2316947c:g:wQkAAOSwi3ta6Fk~

Hi All Just a Quick Happy New Year and Hopefully a Great and trouble free Jaguar motoring year Had my S-type R, 4 years now and its been trouble free and superb It gets well maintained and looked after by myself I do a lot of the Jaguar breakfast club meets and lots of other jaguar meets through the year Hope to see a few of you at them, if you see me, just give me a shout, pic of my car below cheers Joe Have a good un If you need any Jaguar S-type info, just give me a message, have built quite a large info on these now.

the belt tensioner is the only one that moves, the wheel is fixed to a alloy arm that has a 3/8 square in it, your 3/8 ratchet slot into the arm which is spring loaded, by turning it one way it releases the belt tension,you have to hold it there while you remove the belt off any roller, letting go of it causes it to spring back its spring return so the tension is self setting refitting is reverse, put the belt on all the other rollers, then rotate the last one the tensioner, hold it there and slip the belt back on look at the video above at 3:04, he puts the 3/8 ratchet into the tensioner and releases the tension. its also worth taking a few pics with your phone of where the belt runs, as it quickly forgotten once removed cheers Joe

hi you need to get it plugged in and read the codes you can buy cheap one that will read engine codes if its anything else like trans or any other module, you need more specific code reader to read them as basic code reader will only read engine fault code if your in the AA they will come out and read them and clear them for free cheers Joe

hi think the stalk is a common problem and the replacement should cure it seen it on a few other cars cheers Joe

hi should have one right hand side of boot, most probably dropped behind the side panel may need to remove the panel to find it mine on there, sort of trapped between cover and round carpet cover covering the boot spring cheers Joe

HI You need to get it plugged in to Jaguar software SDD generic code readers wont work and wont communicate with climate module, so wont show any faults the XF system is a more complicated system that uses actuator motors to control heater flaps for hot and cold, so its going to be a actuator may need reseting or a actuator reconfiging or setup link to workshop manual https://www.mediafire.com/file/2dr20527pa21a9s/2008XFWorkshopManual.pdf/file but no use with a jaguar code reader cheers Joe

hi if it that loud should be obvious by looking underneath I would start with exhaust heat shield, they always rot through on the fixings and drop, there large aswell on jaguars usually a easy fix with larger washers, if you remove it temporary try not damage them, as there a mot fail now if there missing or even the large plastic under trays cheers Joe

Hi if you only drive around the town, your allways going to get dpf issues no matter how much additive you put in Peter uses Millers Eco plus Diesel cheers Joe

hi the original jaguar pads are terrible for dust, really bad I used EBC Red Stuff on my S-type R and get next to no dust now, even get better braking cheers Joe

hi there all pretty similar, if you put higher wattage bulbs in, you run the chance of burning the front body module out that controls the lights ive used the ring bulbs before and the last, unlike some of the other https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ring-Xenon150-H7-12v-Car-150-Brighter-Upgrade-Bulbs-Headlight-Headlamp/183548940438?epid=19034905506&hash=item2abc5e9096:g:7voAAOSwZddb9qzo cheers Joe

hi it should work if you have the touch screen also if you phone a dealer they usually give it you for free or look on ebay, you can get the code with the serial number for £1, if its not the oe strereo cheers Joe

hi usually a faulty sounder, if the electronic type, you could just unplug it if it anything else it usually flashes the indicators more time to tell you where the fault is cheers Joe

hi go on euro car parts you get a good choice from budget to premium on both discs and pads I fitted quite a few from there and never had any issues cheers Joe

hi as with many old classics, there always something to do or repair if the fans are working, its either airlocked or if theres a mechanical cable operated water valve that not working, but hopefully something simple cheers joe

hi its also worth asking if they have done a s-type before they are well known for been awkward for tow bars as the require a special controller module as the rear lights are not wired normal, they use a positive earth which means all the bulbs have a permanent feed on one side of the bulb and the other side goes to the rear body module which switches the earth to bring each light on cheers Joe

HI First this post is 4 years old have a look below on how to pair your phone also if you search for bluetooth devices and Jaguar does not come up, odss are it aint got it, as it was a option only cheers Joe

hi and welcome best place for info is here http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

hi with out plugging in and reading the fault codes, its just pure guess work with whats up with it get yourself a icarsoft jaguar code reading and read the codes and find out most of the times its simple thing like a tired battery, low battery causes lots of problems with modules cheers Joe

hi do you have any pics of the pully you mean cheers Joe

Hi The gearboxes are supposed to be sealed for life, which is absolute rubbish well worth changing the oil, will prolong the life but I would only use genuine zf parts, I think your has the ZF 8HP45 I use something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/genuine-jaguar-xe-zf-8hP45-automatic-transmission-gearbox-pan-sump-filter-7L-oil/263773343119?hash=item3d6a1dcd8f:g:3Z8AAOSwBgZdNgHr for a few reasons, it left the factory with that oil, the TCM is submersed within the oil in the gearbox and when you change the oil, some oil stays in the torque convertor and it can only be drained completely by removal only, mixing different oils is always a bad idea cheers Joe P.S, here a link to work shop manual to make things easier https://www.dropbox.com/s/ee2nxkx6fgqmb25/workshop_manual.zip?dl=1

hi the tv module is usually built into the touch screen cheers Joe

hi not sure about the XF, but I think the wheels nuts are the same on my S-type R if there the flat seat ones with a stainless cover, there a bad design, if there tightened up with air guns, the stainless sleeve slips and you can't get them undone, also there reknown for shearing off have a look at the pics below cheers Joe standard ones oe wheel bolts swap them for these, these are solid no covers and are still 19mm so oe wheel brace can be used https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20x-ALLOY-WHEEL-NUTS-JAGUAR-S-TYPE-X-TYPE-CHROME-LUG-BOLT-STUD-QUALITY-20L/322551270259?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144