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hi you could try using some engine oil flush, as ive seen this work before, to clear the vvt oil ways, but usually when they block up, they rattle when you first start the engine first thing in the morning. what are the actual codes your getting cheers Joe

hi Ebay something like a Icarsoft LR V3, very good on the Jaguars cheers Joe

hI What engine do you have as some are different One of the better code readers is a Icarsoft LR V3 Try this in the pic below cheers Joe

hi have you fitted a relay in the central fusebox cheers Joe

hi just get a single cd player off ebay there cheap enough and swap it out just make sure it comes with the code as the cd player will have one cheers Joe

hi it can be the wiring in the door shut, they snap with age try wriggling the door shut wires, but there will be a module some where that all the doors goto, need to check there with a multi meter to see which door it is have a look here for manuals and wiring diagrams http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

hi would check all the wiring, odds it a break in the wiring, at a guess at the back of the head the wiring loom can go hard, due to the heat in the engine bay and the wire can snap also check the connectors inside the plug to the vvt, they can come out and get pushed back cheers Joe

hi Ebay, but dont know if its worth it, last map was 2012, roads have changed a lot I upgraded to jagdroid, superb bit of kit, depends wether its a keeper cheers Joe

HI will be going this one myself, theres quite a few good ones Jaguars at cosford is great, so is Jaguar breakfast club at the british motor muesum, the first saturday in every month, also jaguar superchargered saturday, are just a few I go every year, great days out. jaguar breakfast club might see a few of you there cheers Joe

Hi Have a look here for manuals and lots of info on your car http://www.jagrepair.com/ also look here http://www.mediafire.com/file/rdrcmifbcc5jzn9/file?utm_source=JaguarOwnersClub&utm_medium=ForumLinks&utm_campaign=referrals and lots of links here to manuals https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/xk8-xkr-x100-17/220107d1598455029-xk8-xkr-handbook-sets-manuals-1997-2006-faq-jaguar-xk8-vehicle-literature-pdf-summary-uk-_v4.pdf all checked no viruses just copy and past the links cheers Joe

Hi I looked at buying one, for my daily drive. the drive is very good and there quite reliable, you get a awful lot of car for your money the drive is not as smooth as my S-type R, but you get lots of gadgets and lot more space depending on what model your after and how old it is, some of the older h hybrid ones can be troublesome and I'm not a fan of the CVT engine, it revs a lot, its not like conventional auto's, the revs stay high and constant while the gearing changes, bit like a old variomatic belt drive Best option is to pick one you like and test drive it, lots of garages out there, I did not like the way they drived anf it put me off them. Ended up with a BMW, which has been briliant. you need to test drive them, what someone else might like you might hate and vice versa cheers Joe

Hi As above, but make sure you use one with a fuse inline, as close to the battery as possible otherwise if you get a short on that wiring it will just catch fire cheers Joe

hi also have a look on sng barratt, they offer genuine and good quality aftermarket parts as well theres all the part number and picture on there site they also ship worldwide

Hi Its the glowplugs on a diesel they take so much out of the battery on startup in the cold weather as the weather warms up, its not as bad as the glow plugs dont stay on as long.

is it a diesel

hi As above for removing the key barrel but to get the lock out, I recently did this on a friends car remove the black plastic trim at the front, best is those plastic trim tool, then remove the plastic cover off the end of the dash, just clips off, once off there a large connector block, blocking your access, that also unclips and can be pushed to one side, then the ignition lock slots in at the top and clips in at the bottom, you lift the bottom clip and push the lock into the dash, then unplug the two connectors, its a bit of a fiddle as theres not much space and swap the lock as above. but you will end up with two keys one for the door and new one for the lock, your next problem is it wont start, because the new key is not programed to the car, transponder in the key remote, we removed the transponder chip from the old key and put it into the new key so the car would start. cheers Joe

Hi on S-type the rear parking speaker usually lives under the rear parcel shelf that speaker is for the rear parking sensor, if the beeping is coming from the overhead cosole thats usualy front parking sensors, which can be turned off on the overhead console some S-types suffer with damp in the boot, which what causes problems with the module. used modules also can be hit and miss, if there not off a similar spec car they wont work and have to be coded to the car like new ones. usually is a sensor fault at the rear, you can hear them click usualy in reverse cheers Joe

Hi Low battery will cause this, especially if its a diesel on startup, short runs will not allow the battery to recharge ideally above 12.5 volts with engine off, if battery goes below 10.8 while cranking, it will put modules in fault. youve not said what car it is but on S-types, XJ's and early XF's the battery voltage with the engine running will vary between 13.6volts and 15.3volts on first startup but as allready said put it on charge overnight and see if it cures it but start up take so much out of the battery, especially on diesels and a 15 minute run wont put back in what was taken out on startup can recomend a CTEK smart charger which can be left on when not in use to keep the battery fully charged, CTEK as used by jaguar oe chargers cheers Joe

Thought this depends on which engine, does not mention 5.0, just assumed it was a 4.2, which did have brembo's but should of realised as its a 2013 car

Hi Performance brakes or racing brake are the Brembo brakes that were fitted same brembo racing brakes as fitted to my S-type R cheers Joe

hi ITVx is free if you have a smart telly, just download the app, does not need anything else and totally free cheers Joe

hi the upper rounded part of the cover clips off, usually you slide the mirror up the screen to clip it on, so the clip pulls away from the mirror, where the cover has just clipped off will be quite tight cheers Joe

hi remove the mount from the mirror and use something like black tigerseal leave it overnight and reattach the mirror cheers Joe

hi I have Jagdroid in mine, if your cars a keeper then its well worth buying, no cheap, but the best out there superb features and fully updateable, but plug and play usb support and superb android capability cheers Joe