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Hi If you go a battery place, they will put a test on it they should check the voltage with the engine off above 12volts, Ideally 12.5volts and on, engine running about 14.5volts, if its below 13volts could be alternator they usually put a load test on it which will tell them if the battery good or not if your cars a diesel and the battery is over 5 years old its due for a new battery any way I'd get it checked, make sure its charging, if it is put a new battery on it just check the obvious, make sure there's no interior lights stuck on, or glove box or boot, that will drain the battery cheers Joe

Hi thought its worth mentioning, that a proper socket, with 6 internal flats will do the job better and is a good snug fit the wheel brace that comes with the car is quite a sloppy fit and will tend to push on the corner, making the shiny cap come loose using a torque wrench also helps, you'll find most people over tighten them, especially with a air gun cheers Joe

Hi try getting a straw, drinks straw and tape it to your hoover use a terminal screw driver to open the flap and push the straw in the hoover suction should grab it its worth a try cheers Joe

Hi Have a look at the battery reset there's a way of getting the display on once you have entered the codes wrong 3 times Have a look here tmp_16714-Battery reset-977598597.pdf Cheers Joe

Hi the above procedures will cure it its because you disconnected the battery, it learns where fully open is and fully shut is, disconnecting the battery clears its memory once you open the window and close it, then hold it on close for a few seconds, it learns where it is then it will start working as normal cheers Joe

hi only way to know is get it plugged in and see what fault codes come up the blue smoke is a worry though, which is usually caused by burning oil but could be a egr problem, but its only guesswork you really need to get the fault codes read if you bought it from a garage, I'm sure your covered for the first 3 months, if its private, then its usually the buyers responsibility to check the car cheers Joe

Hi In the past I've found a socket that slightly smaller, maybe a imperial one, preferably one with a thickest wall and hammered it on, usuallydone the trick for me, make sure you tighten the other nuts first, as it will take some load off the damaged one Cheers Joe

Hi What car is this on Also did you leave your ignition on a long time while you changed tested the bulb Charge you battery, a low battery can give you these symptoms Cheers Joe

Hi Have seen this on cars before, not on the s-type though, there usually a rubber bit on the drain that goes deformed and hard with age, which usually blocks up Good they found it, I've seen them splash in when you pull off, as that area can hold quite a lot of water and it would have to fill right up to the heater inlet/pollen filter before it come in the car Cheers Joe

hi If hes had it plugged in a while with the ignition on and the engine not running, odds are the battery low the batteries on the s-type and x-type seem very sensitive and if they get low, cause all sorts of problems with the ecu modules on the car I recommend you put the battery on charge over night, which will usually cure the problems make sure you have the stereo codes before you disconnect the battery, you could charge the battery still connected cheers Joe

hi 2012 is the last ones made for the denso nav unit in the jaguars best place is usually ebay, just check there feedback cheers Joe

Hi there's no special procedure to bleed the system of air on a 1999 4.0 cheers joe

Hi if its head gasket, it will use water, if its using no water, then its not head gasket it could have a air lock in the heater system which could stopping it heating up, but if its been driven the air usually makes its way out, will have a look how you bleed your system of air sounds like it might have a couple of issues is the fan working if the fan is working and not getting hot, not getting hot is usually the heater valve, quite a common problem the aircon might have a leak, thats why the compressor is not kicking in, there's a pressure switch that disables the aircon if the gas is low most air con places with do a check usually for less than 20 pounds, to tell you if the system is gas tight, I can get my s-type R, regassed for 30 pounds cheers Joe

hi you can get them from british car parts https://www.britishparts.co.uk/products?utf8=✓&name_or_keywords=HND3075AA but I would look on ebay there much cheaper for a used one they should be a nice silver color, they start to a gold color around the edges as they fail, cheers Joe

HI Have a look here, don't know how close they are to you http://www.jagheadlinings.com/ cheers Joe

Hi If the gearbox is low on oil, you will get faults you can get kits off ebay, that have the pan/filter, pins, oil and mecha sleeve in the kit reasonably easy to do, go on youtube, jagtv theres a video showing how to do it, change the mechatronic sleeve, on the gearbox, as there known to leak on earlier cars, later sleeves have been altered to fix this personally I'd get second hand wings as there cheap and might be lucky and drop on the same color check your brake pipes as well there a weak spot on these if you need any manuals pm me and i will sort you out cheers Joe

Hi and Welcome Post some pics up what needs doing cheers Joe

HI after 1998, you cant make your own tow bar, it has to be tested and have all the specs attached to it and displayed http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Towbars-and-the-law-are-you-aware-of-the-regulations-/10000000001097928/g.html you can get one from the states, if its cost effective, I'm not sure. but you can get them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curt-Class-1-Trailer-Hitch-Wiring-for-Jaguar-XK8-XKR-/121047154421?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curt-Class-1-Euro-Trailer-Hitch-117501-w-1-7-8-Ball-for-Jaguar-XK8-XKR-/400553744850?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 cheers Joe

Hi Just wondered Why? cheers Joe

Hi I would look in the boot first, check that is all dry then I'd remove both door steps trims and push the carpet back and have a look there was a known fault on early s-type's, that water got in under the rear door step trims also windscreens some times with age peel and water leaks from behind the glass cheers Joe

hi look here https://www.gov.uk/put-registration-number-vehicle can be done online between 7AM and 7PM this is how I did mine took only a few minutes cheers joe

hi you can do it all online it transfers over straight away cheers Joe

HI Its also a mot fail, so I'd get it done, so it does not add up at mot time cheers Joe

HI On the s-type, its in the mirror mount, along with the rain sensor cheers Joe

hi you will want the mounting bracket as well cheers Joe