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Hi Favorite and top of the list, battery, check battery voltage a low battery will cause all these problems, even more on a diesel, if the battery is on its way, or battery not being charged correct, when you switch the ignition on, the glow plugs will suck a big chunk of the battery, then starting it will more than likely drop it below 12v, causing an array of faults It may be charging, but the battery is not holding the charge, once you attempt to start the car, the voltage will drop and cause all the faults and until you fully charge the battery and disconnect it, it wont clear the faults If it were mine, If the battery is older than 3 years, replace the battery, if its newer than 3 years, charge the battery overnight, then disconnect the battery for 30mins, to clear the faults, the reconnect and start the car this is one of the most common problems on the jaguars, more so on diesels as they drain so much more power than a petrol on starting cheers Joe

HI I Know its a right pain But a lot of manufactures do it, its the shape of cars and fitting it all in I suppose, poor design really but the HID bulbs are suppose to last much, much longer than a normal bulb but saying that, with the right tools, both bulbs can be changed in just under an hour, been there done it I wonder how much Jaguar charge to replace a bulb, think jaguar charge about £45 for the bulb and labour on top. you can get 2 genuine osram D2S bulbs off ebay for £25, and 2 unbranded ones for less than a tenner, cheers Joe

Hi they do but, they put very little into the battery maplin do a few, one is 5 watt, which is a descent size, some are 2 watt or 4 watt, If we go with the bigger one 5 watt that at full power will do 0.41 amps, that would be in good sun, so in dull weather, would hardley do much at all cheers Joe

Hi Russ I took a few pictures last time I went, so I just put them in to a clip, have a look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRPrc2d4fNw&feature=youtu.be cheers Joe

Hi Maplin do a few solar chargers, that you connect direct to the battery pop the solar panel in the rear parcel shelf and connect to the battery But, in this country, there useless most of the year and only charge well when its in good sun cheers Joe

Hi I go the Jaguar Heritage motor museum regular, Its a good event The first Saturday in every month is the jaguar breakfast club and when its sunny you get a good turn out of jaguars, also if you go in the heritage museum , if you save your ticket, you can go back in as many times as you want for the next 12 months. well worth it, I will be going as many as i can There's loads of really special cars there, odd ones, and many jaguar and landrovers, last off the productions lines cheers Joe

Hi Its much better to use a smart charger like a CTEK, much better long term keep the battery connected, using a smart charger, that charges the battery, then turns off, monitors the voltage, then charger kicks in again to top up, this what a smart charger does, not a cheap trickle charger, that never goes off basically and boils the battery dry long term leaving ecu's and control modules un-powered for long periods of time can cause capacitors to fails inside them, causing the ecu or module to fail, when you turn the key off various electronics and modules stay powered up in like a standby mode, this stops various components failing like capacitors, I'd say 99 percent of electronics that fail in a car, will be down to capacitor failure, due to heat and being powered down cheers Joe

Hi battery on a petrol car should last at least 5 years but batteries usually fail early due to other faults, such as poor charging, high standby drain currents/faults and incorrectly wired accessories/add ons on a diesel its a different story, but I've known car parts places to give 4 year warranty on a petrol car battery and then only 12 months warranty on a diesel, for the exact same battery if you use a smart charger like say a CTEK or similar, I recently replaced the battery on my mitsubishi, a Bosch asia silver, that lasted just over 11 years, so a smart charger really can extend the life of a car battery I use a CTEK on my Jaguar also and you can tell the difference, especially as there so many electronic now a days, that really are voltage sensitive, for some reason the s-type's and x-type, both share a lot of accessories and modules, seem especially sensitive to voltage drop and cause lots of errors when the battery gets low AGM batteries now, seem to be a lot better, they hold there charge much better than a lead acid or a sealed for life type. cheers Joe

Hi It could be one of a thousand different handsfree, give us a clue what make is it, post some pics up of it cheers Joe

Hi It does work, have a look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzg0rcMvypM Tell you what, that seat is close to the back tyre, sit back and its game over cheers oe

hi have a look here Bluetooth In-Car Telephone.pdf cheers Joe

Hi I bought one for my Mitsubishi and can recommend them I bought a Hancook one, no dearer than a normal battery, higher AH, more cranking Amps, they dont leak, they can be mounted in any position, even upside down and it holds its charge for so much longer It also came with a 5 year guarantee When the battery starts to fail on my Jaguar, AGM is what I'm putting in cheers Joe

Hi you might need to disconnect the battery, to clear any errors, this should cure it make sure you have the stereo screen code first if the faults all ready there and you charge the battery, the faults will remain, disconnecting the battery should clear it if not, there are other issues and you need to get it plugged in to see what errors there are just one more thing, have you checked all the fuses are good, just in case cheers Joe

Hi I'd go with the 3.0, It had many improvements over the 2.7 The 2.7 way a joint venture, Jaguar, land-rover, Peugeot, Renault and Citroën, are just a few. Cheers Joe

Hi yes that right Theres 3 cables, one is part of the EPB, and 1 to each of the calipers Cheers Joe

Hi If you can ty-rap the repaired wire to something, like a bracket or other cables only when repaired with solder, it can make the wire more brittle and snap again at a later date due to vibration, If its fixed to something it may stop it breaking again cheers Joe

Hi Peter Sounds good cheers Joe

Hi Peter The only problem with that method Peter is, Your oil will be getting thinner and thinner and could end up being mainly diesel, which will not lubricate as well as oil If it were my car, I'd change the oil every time, especially if you only have to do it once every 6 months Have you ever seen a diesel runaway, basically because the oil ends up being mainly diesel, hot, it feeds the cylinders, it runs flatout, till it explodes, or the engine oil runs out, destroying itself, runaway diesel are near impossible to stop look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4rMfrERpG8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zx3qKX_Pno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLzf3ItkbOE scary stuff cheers Joe

Hi Yes I would change the oil as soon as, then take it for a regen and blast keep your eye on the oil level as well cheers Joe

Hi Yes I would change the oil as soon as, then take it for a regen and blast keep your eye on the oil level as well cheers Joe

Hi That should do it, I'm supprised you dont have any warning lights, you usually do for a faulty maf Car still usually runs as it uses a default set of values, but it will be limited power looks like it might be a previous dodgy repair, If it was me i would cut, solder and use heat shrink to repair cheers Joe

Hi Saw this on face book and thought it was worth mentioning cheers Joe

Hi read up further up the page at my other post look here as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xebdRYwtjE&utm_source=JaguarOwnersClub&utm_medium=ForumLinks&utm_campaign=referrals&utm_source=JaguarOwnersClub&utm_medium=ForumLinks&utm_campaign=referrals cheers Joe

Hi Only was to know for sure is get a 4 wheel alignment check, halfords do it for under £50 but if your tyres are wearing nice and even, then I would'nt worry about it, If the tyres are wearing on the inside, then it might be worth checking if it were a bush, thats worn, you would know, it would be knocking over bumps there is a height check you can do, attached a pic below also under heavy cornering, I'm sure there suppose to, as the upper and lower arms, are of unequal length, so as the suspension drops, the top of the wheel pulls inwards and help keep the wheel/tyre more in contact with the road under heavy cornering that why when you lower a car, you need to get the camber setup again. cheers Joe

hi +1 for the hid lights there much better cheers Joe