JOE-DOT-COM

hi Have you tried getting it plugged in Just in case there's any stored fault codes, might give you a better idea cheers Joe

Hi +1 for the Goodyear eagles, better grip that the continental sport contact 3, which were OE equipment had the XL rated ones, Xtra Load, reinforced sidewalls, car seems to sit better cheers Joe

Hi Don't know how old this pic is but looks like its been built if you look on google maps there's a few new building cheers Joe

hi Its most likely bolt straight on, though the two gearboxes are completely different, problem is getting the new gearbox coded to the existing engine you would have to ask a jaguar indy and once you swapped it, its not going to drive till its programed to your car, so would have to be trailered to the indy garage for programing years ago you just swapped and away you went, now everthing is on a can bus type comms and every module talks to each other and are coded to each other cheers Joe

Hi S-type's never had the option of carbon fibre, never seen carbon in a s-type its aluminium, effect, sort of, 2005 brochure one of the last brochure's

Hi don't know that much about diesels, but a friend of mine had a similar fault, his was a leaky injector, his was difficult to start, it also gave him problems with the engine oil, because the injector was leaking when it stood, it leaked into the cylinder, past the piston rings and into the engine oil, so his engine oil went up on the dipstick with out topping it up when he had his injector replaced, it started like it should and his oil problem was also cured cheers Joe

Hi if you remove the egr, you will get engine management fault light on, you have to leave the egr there, plugged in, then blank the holes also you will still get random engine management faults, as it knows its not working right. early egr were easy to remove, you pulled the egr off, blanked the holes and it was that, now they self check and engine monitors them, so they are not that easy remove there's only one way to remove it properly and that is to have it mapped out(removed in software) and then blanked best bet is to remove and clean it properly or replace with new some people recommend fuel additives, but its only short term fix, EGR's work by diverting exhaust gases back into the engine, so they get dirty, hence they stick, so additive in the fuel, never really reach the egr cheers Joe

Hi Rich I'd carbon wrap it, the Aluminium/Carbon looks nothing like carbon, looks cheap and nasty most of the panels just clip out you could get them carbon dipped that looks good only the x-type had carbon effect trim the only bit you have to cut out is the warning indicator on the passengers airbag panel I like this one, but never seen any for sale x-type carbon effect x-type carbon effect carbon film wrapped carbon wrapped carbon wrapped looks nothing like carbon or carbon dipped, hydro dipping, a lot of places are doing this now

Hi Is the car using any oil if so have a look here

Hi Maf is a favorite , don't think its a yaw sensor A lot of people like me replace the standard air filter with a K&N, for better filtration and better air flow but with K&N you get a side effect of the oiled filter is, that some of that oil get carried on to the MAF sensor, so if your using a K&N filter, you need to clean the maf aswell, I do mine twice a year, just remove it, clean it by spraying the cleaning fluid on it, then leave it for 5 mins to dry and replace cheers Joe

Hi that sounds good I had a space saver and replaced with the full size wheel, much better glad your sorted cheers Joe

Hi there's also a little plastic trim you have to remove as well at the bottom, on the door step, but it just unclips it should only take ten mins to change cheers Joe

Hi do you mean the door seal, post some pics up if its the door seal, it can be pulled off and replaced, there should be plenty on ebay cheers Joe

Hi I have replaced the fogs with drl/fogs and converted the indicators to drl/indicators have a look here http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/13570-fitted-led-drl-indicators-today-s-type/#comment-39313 clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvgvBbQDSM&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=JaguarOwnersClub&utm_medium=ForumLinks&utm_campaign=referrals cheers Joe

Hi As silly as this sounds but I allways keep a power extinguisher in the boot they take next to no space up they do make a mess, but there work well on fuel fire's, letting one of these into the grill would starve the engine of air and it should stop you can get them for less than a tenner these days and I carry it for peace of mind really got mine from halfords at a £10 and they should have 5 years life, check the date when buying one cheers Joe

Hi Looking good, that must be some jetwash, has it washed the rear number plate off they can be a bit of a handfull when its wet cheers Joe

Hi Fleabay of course cheers Joe http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-BBS-WHEEL-TRIM-STAINLESS-STEEL-FITS-JAGUAR-PORSCHE-VW-MADE-IN-UK-/152407100676?hash=item237c2bcd04:g:qa8AAOSw3ydVrmKy

Hi you either have a dodgy remote/sticky button maybe or dodgy boot lock but the dodgy boot lock, or anything else, should set the alarm off if your alarm is not going off, if it has one, then the only way you can open the boot, with out the alarm going off is by the remote anything else should trigger the alarm do you have a spare remote, try using that cheers Joe

Hi they go from £150 up to about £200, but there £400 new you should get as a mininum acm module, audio in/on off switch lead, ipod lead, power cable/stereo adapter lead, usb lead and mount, fibre optic lead, instructions also there double sided sticky pad to mount module, some screws to mount usb mount and audio in/on off switch and a rubber grommet I have one of these on mine you can still use the cd changer or the acm, through the cd changer screen, you can also use jaguar voice, I use a 16gb flash drive, with all my music on it in mp3, all in different folders its very good http://www.dension.com/jaguar/startupguide16-4-09v2.pdf http://www.dension.com/jaguar/AM 9W93 18C941AB.pdf cheers Joe

Hi the only one really is jaguar IDS/SDD and a mongoose lead Cant remember what i paid for mine, but british diagnostics was where i got mine from, http://britishdiagnostics.co.uk/ they sell them on ebay as well you can get the leads cheaper on there own and the software is available on the internet for free with the mongoose lead, you can do everthing the dealer can, as its the exact same software cheers Joe

Hi I take that back, them 2 pipes are £90 each, so ebay or a breakers for them its number 7 I think you need, if you look on sng barret there just over £90 also if it was ok before it went to the garage, they should foot the cost, they broke it and left it unsafe cheers Joe

HI If thats pipe is under pressure its dangerous, cable ties get very brittle with heat and it will break in the near future if any fuel were to contact the turbochargers, then you would have a serious issue, turbochargers run really hot if its coming off then the pipe clip has broken, these are designed to push on and click into position then you press the different colored part, to remove it I would get a new hose clip end, can't be much its only plastic cheers Joe

hi post a pic up of you car, showing the wheels and we should be able to recognise them if your going to buy a wheel, I'd get the same one, odds are it will be a similar price cheers Joe

Hi usually most faults will clear when you turn the engine off and on again have a look here http://www.bluejag.co.uk/S-Type Instrument-cluster-diagnostics.php you can bring up diagnostic faults codes on your dash, this might point you to the fault cheers Joe

Hi It should work, you would have to try it but most locksmith nowadays can clone the transponder for less than £30 and most can program the existing transponder thats in it, also to the car, and remote at the same time If there's someone near you with Jaguar IDS/SDD, they can program the transponder of the new/used key to your car and could also program the remote at the same time cheers Joe