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hi what year and engine size s yours have you tried https://www.britishparts.co.uk/ cheers Joe

hi Jason bank 1 r/h side cylinder 1,3,5,7. and upstream, upper one also I use jaguar IDS/SDD software and mongoose lead, this is what jaguar use and fault codes on it, usually tell you what the fault is and how to remedy it. some info for you

Hi the fault code will tell you which one to replace P1646 is not listed on my list you need to get it plugged in on IDS/SDD software, jaguar diagnostic software same with the abs fault, get it plugged in on IDS/SDD and it will tell you exactly where the fault is, usually a wheel sensor also if its a sensor on the abs, this can give you a engine management fault like limp mode, because it uses these for transmission and engine cheers Joe

HI Paul I fitted some in peugeot, there a bit brighter and have slightly blue light off them, there no where near as bright as HID bulbs don't think there worth the £20 most are selling for cheers Joe

Hi Give us a clue, what car, year and model we talking about cheers Joe

hi have you checked the tyre pressures, can make quite a difference on a heavy car Ive known them sometimes not to seal on the rim and one might have a slight leak just check the tyres as well, if there directional, some times they have rotation arrow on them the tyre fitters should of checked these, but they might of got missed cheers Joe

Hi when i did mine, I just good car wax on them if you have descent car wax, it all ways says uv protection on the wax did mine over a year ago and they still look like new cheers Joe

Hi Its far cheaper to get a set of replacement wheels there was some one selling the stainless rims for the jaguar bbs alloys, he wanted £100 each just the the stainless part what size wheels and tyre's are on at the moment cheers joe

Hi Its far cheaper to get a set of replacement wheels there was some one selling the stainless rims for the jaguar bbs alloys, he wanted £100 each just the the stainless part what size wheels and tyre's are on at the moment cheers joe

Hi some stereo's if you get the code wrong 3 times will lock you out for 30 minutes and every time you get it wrong after that it will double the wait time. 1hr, 2hr, 4hr if you can get it out and power it up, it might ask for a code, after the time period do you have a pic of the stereo or make and model cheers Joe

Hi I think if had ones of these you could easily remove the trim on the boot lid to expose the boot release solenoid you could tie some nylon type fishing line, to the solenoid arm, which will still allow free movement, then go toward the boot hinge that pulls the boot open solenoid, then down the boot hinge cover and down the side of the seat. so if you get stuck out, you can open the rear door and pull the line at the side of the seat you pulled in most cars that had cable pull boot had this as standard for emergencies cheers Joe

hi I'm not sure there if there standard, but the mirror has 4 wires for the mirror movement motors, 4 wires for mirror movement motor memory, 2 wires for heated mirror, 2 wires for electrochromatic dimming and lastly 2 wires for power fold, that a total of 14 wires so you see a lot advertised saying 14 wires in the connector, so if it got 14 wires, its wired for all features, so its sure to work with every thing and you can upgrade to the power folds as well you could ask paul, "Raistlin" , who does a lot of retro fitting on the s-type and also you could try Denis (The Jag Den) on this forum, who may have the parts to sell. cheers Joe

Hi Best advice I could give is look on ebay, gumtree and autotrader, see what similar model cars are going for and adjust the price, if your has better feature's, such as optional extra, service history and any recent work its had. there no point making a price up, because people won't pay it, you have to make yours competitive with what similar models are going for all ways highlight the good points of yours like recent work and history cheers Joe

Hi water in the boot is common on early s-types its not the boot seal usually, it leak in around the back lights if you look at the light, the top edge, look at the rubber seal, where the black part of the light is, between the light and the body, there is sometimes a gap in the rubber seal, as the water runs around the boot and down the lights, it will enter the boot here. cheers Joe

Hi Only problem is the sills can be completely rotted out and you can't see a single thing with the cover on what you get on the mot is, "cant' check sill's due to covers fitted" and "cant't check floors due to covers fitted" on a mot they can't remove anything, the can only tap it or prod it with out excessive force, so sill's get missed. pauls 2006 s-type, he was shocked when he checked his http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/13904-a-nasty-shock/#comment-41101 some others here http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/14389-jaguar-s-type-2003-rust/#comment-43523 http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/12503-sills-worse-case-scenario-cost/#comment-32763 if you have a android phone , go on google play store and look for " VEHICLE SMART " app with this you can check the vehicle milage and any previous mot advisory's cheers Joe

hi Yes also my 2004 ones still look like new I think a lot of it depends where it kept, damp garage will kill sills and also sunroofs, when the outer seal leaks, there drains each side of the sunroof, that the pipes go down into the sills I sprayed all inside the sills, inner sills, well Ive done the whole car now, with wurth cavity wax, which will hopefully prolong the cars life cheers Joe

hi Russ have a look on the castrol site, you can enter your reg and find recommended oil for you car. As jaguar allways recomend castrol look her http://applications.castrol.com/oilselector/en_gb/c/search they do recommend a atf for your car cheers joe

Hi can't find much info on the manual gearboxes on the s-types, I know 75w90 is way too thick I'd phone a jaguar dealer and ask them, just to sure cheers Joe

Hi usually if you at the top of the sill, nearest to the rear, by the wheel arch, it will come unclipped there quite easily and you can look in, from what i've seen, when they go there worst at the back, also if you bang them with your hand, from the bottom, if it sounds like there's a load of loose stuff in there, then you need a closer look. my car a 2004 S-type R, the sills still look like new, but when I purchased mine , the garage let me put it on the ramp and even gave me a screw driver so i removed some of the plastic clips and had a proper look, I liked the car and told him if the sills are good its mine. as for the rear cross member as far as I know there no issues with 2002 onwards, it was pre face lift that had a different rear sub frame and was prone to rotting, these are quite hard to find now good second hand, like I say laters ones are better, don't rust and second hand ones are plenty take it for a good test drive as well, if its a auto make sure its all smooth, most common issue is lurching and surging in the 1-2, 2-3, 3-2,2-1, listen out for any knocking or bumping, there's a large amount of bushes on these that can fail, should be silky smooth also every time you stop try the parking brake, these also can be a common fault, you get EPB fault, check every thing works, especially all the electrics, check both remotes work check inside the boot, some were prone with filling with water check the headlights, its a common fault that headlight adjuster break inside the headlight, which usually means the beams are very low, sagging, auto adjuster wont work, give very poor lighting, they can be repaired, but very time consuming, HID headlights means headlight off and bumper off to replace bulbs and to repair adjuster inside. service history will be a good indicator on the car, more the better, look at the tyre's, descent branded tyres on the rear are a must, these are just a few, but check them sill's cheers Joe

HI Thats a auto trans fluid,for auto's cheers Joe

Hi Phil that is quite a low millage but if you get chance check the sills, they are worst place for corrosion on the s-type, some have completely gone, but you don't know as there hidden by the sill cover, worth a check now. would of thought a 2006 would of had power folds, but like Steve said try pressing the round button at 6 o'clock position, mirror selector switch must be in the middle. some cars had them, but because they were not used they can seize up, but you would get some noises when pressing the fold button, to fit all you need are a pair of power fold mirrors, wiring should all ready be there on a 2006, you may need to get jaguar or some one with SDD to enable them, some work straight away, some need software to enable them. as for the bluetooth there's 2 options, earlier cars need a phone module (goes in the boot), bluetooth module (goes in the armrest) and a mic (roof console, not needed if you allready have voice fitted) or the later ones a black plastic module in the boot, that does both phone and bluetooth, you will also need a bluetooth antenna and the mic again, the later option is the easier to fit and usually the cheapest, but again might work straight away or need software to enable it, it all depends how the module your fitting was configured in the original car, if its a similar setup to your own, then they work straight away, if the original car was more basic than yours then like i said it might need software to enable it, at a guess your looking at about £100 for a pair of descent mirrors, but I have seen cheaper, the later phone/bluetooth module is about £100, about £10 for the bluetooth antenna and the mic varies from £20 to £70. I fitted the voice module to mine and I do like it, as you can control most features of the car through voice, like sat nav, radio, cd, cd changer, phone, heater, air con, acm/mp3 player the parrot system does offer better functions, as the jaguar bluetooth is only basic, its only makes calls and contacts are displayed on the touch screen, you can't send music to it via your phone. cheers joe

Hi I think it was to do with the website, they were having problems with repeat posts, but its all been sorted now Cheers Joe

Hi if it's stood for a few days, battery, charge it overnight and I bet they will all go away, battery voltage, must be a bit low Cheers Joe

hi I thought fronts were 8.5j and rears are 9.5j yours has 8.5j on the rear cheers Joe

Hi this one i found, but not the cheapest http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-20-JAGUAR-XF-XK-XKR-SENTA-CROMODORA-REAR-ALLOY-WHEEL-6W83-1007-FC-/192043493052?fits=Car+Make%3AJaguar&hash=item2cb6af26bc:g:Dx0AAOSw4shX6ipp