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Hi Wow, thats a bit aggressive I replaced both my bulbs for 8k ones, blue tint, took bumper off, removed both head lights, replaced the broken adjusters and cleaned them out , in just under two and half hours I bet they will steam up now as well, the headlights are quite expensive, even second hand cheers Joe

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Hi Thats well nice, want get mine done have you got a link to his site or facebook cheers Joe

Hi there's a switch on the brake pedal, brake pedal has to be pressed before it will release, check connector/plug is securely on, you could operate the switch and actually check its working also if it was put in park before the park brake was applied, the weight of the car on the park mech could be holding it, especially if its parked on a slope try releasing the park brake and rocking the car and see if it will release, watch the car will not roll away it it releases, put some blocks a few inches in front of the tyres just check you steering lock has released also, tension on the steering can also stop the steering lock from releasing you could also try disconnecting the battery if none of the above work, its plug in and see if there's any fault codes cheers Joe

Hi what Raistlin Said, Bumper off I'm affraid have a look here http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s-type-s-type-r-supercharged-v8-x200-15/2005-front-bumper-skin-removal-w-pics-faq-28534/ cheers Joe

Hi One thing to check is battery, on most jaguar's there's that many electrics, if the battery get low it causes lots of module errors, If it does it on first startup is usually battery getting tired, try putting on charge over night, leave battery connected and give it a good charge, if it cures it for a while, might be worth looking at a new battery if it older than 3 years on a diesel Cheers Joe

Hi That's the first place I'd look, it's the heart of the beast, I bet the sound track of it running is good as well Cheers Joe

Hi and welcome looks really nice, post some engine bay pics up cheers Joe

Hi and welcome very nice, post some pics up cheers Joe

Hi The 2.5 and 3.0 v6 dont have a cambelt, they are chain driven, so as long as milage is low and there quiet, will last, high milage cars, timing chain can rattle when they stretch with age the s-type diesel are of tdv6 2.7, v6 twin turbo, generally reliable if well looked after, later DPF models can give more problems, these have two belts which need replacing, cam belt and fuel pump belt check every thing work, all the electrics, take it for a good run, check the 6 speed auto box, suspension should be silky smooth, any knock or bangs could be a bush, there's a lot of them on the s-type check for water in the boot, it leaks in above the rear lights, use something like vehicle smart to check cars mot history one major check has to be the sills, some suffer more than other, not down to year, later ones also suffer, the sill can completely rust away, which are hidden by plastic covers cheers Joe

Hi When I was after my car, the one's I liked were all ways far away If you wait and don't rush into it, One will eventually come up with the spec you want and within traveling distance cheers Joe

Hi When I was after my car, the one's I liked were all ways far away If you wait and don't rush into it, One will eventually come up with the spec you want and within traveling distance cheers Joe

Hi if there working I've know the speaker/beeper to fail cheers Joe

Hi Try https://www.britishparts.co.uk/ or http://www.sngbarratt.com/Home.aspx cheers Joe

Hi I'd convert to solid flywheel, every time, fit and forget but you just said it makes the the noise when you slightly depress the clutch, that sounds like thrust bearing to me usually a failing dual mass will go quiet when slightly depressing the clutch are you sure the trust bearing was changed when it had a clutch, I'm sure they are a concentric cylinder type thrust bearing, they don't usually come with a clutch kit, with them being more expensive is there any way you can check the thrust bearing/concentric cylinder was replaced when the clutch was cheers Joe https://www.britishparts.co.uk/products/10838-slave-cylinder-C2S46903

Hi Paul Glad you got a good result cheers Joe

Hi I know its a bit late now since you have allready had a new clutch but you can get solid flywheels as a upgrade, if you do get it done and your keeping the car it might be worth considering cheers Joe

Hi Just check every thing works, test all the electrics work also take it for a test drive and make sure its get up to temperature and the fans kick in if its a 4wd x-type, I would recommend you get up to some speed , ideally a dual carriage way and 70mph, they you know if it smooth and quiet, you have no drive line issues also make sure you check the sills, some can rust terrible and are hidden by plastic covers also have a look here http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/9154-jaguar-x-type-buyers-guide/ cheers Joe

Hi They must come off , as ive seen them forsale on ebay before just checked and there none on ebay at the moment, but they are available cheers Joe

Hi could be the connector on the sensor with damp in it, or a corroded connector it might be worth, just undoing the lower bumper fixing in the centre, you might have enough space just to get your arm in and get the sensor out and check the connections cheers Joe

Hi Sure they all have a dual mass flywheel if you look here https://www.britishparts.co.uk/t/jaguar/jaguar-x-type/gearbox they list the dual mass fywheel for both petrol and diesel if you look at the pics standard flywheels are all one piece, ones in the pics show separate centre, with rubber between the two, its the rubber that fails and they start to vibrate and move as the rubber perishes cheers Joe

Hi I have the same R badges on my S-type R Just swapped them for the black ones, as there's no chrome on S-type R's cheers Joe

Hi That's why they go so cheap, parts on a expensive cars are usually expensive cheers Joe

Hi You can get a mongoose lead with Jaguar IDS/SDD for less than £100, Jaguar IDS/SDD is what jaguar use, IDS is for pre 2005 cars and SDD is for post 2005 cars, You can do every thing jaguar can as its the same I have one and its great for reading all fault codes from every module on the car, also program keys and add new fobs works with all jaguar models, up to about 2010 but if you use just for reading and reseting faults its fine, but if you mess with software updates to transmission , you can brick it, if you make a mistake I find it very usefull also if you have the touch screen display, you can also bring engine management faults up on that display and you can even bring up engine fault codes up on you dash board in engineer mode cheers Joe

Hi most generic code readers will work but most will only read engine fault codes, the more expensive ones will also do transmission and abs faults but if your after just reading engine codes, thats fine cheers Joe