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Hi just make sure you get the right size my car when i bought it had 22" and 22" fitted and the passenger side was allways high and sat against the window trim I've since swapped them for 24" drivers side and 18" passenger side and now they fit perfect, i even managed to lower the passenger side wiper arm and now when there down i cant see either wiper from inside the car, I phone jaguar and they told me thats what fitted my car. when you look on ebay they list 22" + 22" and 24" + 18" and 24" +19" all for the Jaguar S-type cheers joe

Hi & Welcome Tim Nice color, similar to my s-type, cheers joe

hi paul if its got the zf 6HP26 6 speed box. make sure you replace the mechatronics sleeve, this is a common leak on this gearbox, new sleeves are improved so they dont leak could also be the filter/sump on these as there only made of plastic, so if its been hit or caught by something, could of cracked cheers joe

Hi Its a shame you dont know someone with one most generic/unversal code readers will read engine codes get a price first and you can get a universal code reader nowadays off ebay for less than £20, this might be your cheapest option and can be used again and again on any car thanks Joe

hi Paul the only thing with the panic is you have to remember it can only be reset by putting your keys in the ignition cant be reset from the remote passive arming is a dead cert for locking your self out of the car I see your playing with the software a bit now cheers joe

Hi next time try moving the j gate to neutral if you press and hold the foot brake, the j gate will go to neutral, then try to start it make sure the park brake is on, as it could roll, as you take it out of park cheers joe

hi no lol does your car have the touch displays, some jaguars with the touch display, by pressing certain buttons you can access a diagnostics screen, where engine fault codes are displayed and can be reset cheers joe

Hi I have bosch twin aero on mine, there only about £18 I thought the washer jets are on the wiper arm, not the wiper blades cheers joe

Hi Thats not a bad price.

hi you can select drive with the park brake on or off because you don't have to release the park brake, you just hit the accelerator and the park brake will release itself, when in drive and also you can start the car with the parking brake off, if its in park. the car will only start in park or neutral, it could be a j gate cable or sensor fault if the P or N is lit on the j gate it should start next time it wont start, try moving in to neutral, N should be lit, see if it starts next time it wont start, try moving the j-gate stick, with the ignition on the P should flash, if it flashes, it knows its in park and should start cheers joe

Hi If you disconnected the EGR and then switched the ignition on, it will logged a engine fault and will need a diagnostic tool plugged in to reset it do you have the touch screen , you can bring up fault codes on that and reset them cheers joe

hi You need to find some one local to you who custom makes exhausts a custom built one to fit your car and built to your spec, quiet or how loud you like it, will usually cost under £500 in stainless if you buy one of the shelf and ready to fit your looking at £1000 to £1200 easy, maybe a bit more http://www.adamesh.co.uk/milltek-sport-performance-exhaust---jaguar-xk8r-40l--42l-1060-p.asp cheers Joe

Hi Only way is to plug in and see if there any fault codes if the ecu was powered up, with no sensors connected there could be errors and fault codes the ecu might even need pairing back to the car, depending on whats been replaced do you have the touch screen option fitted as on my s-type you can bring engine fault codes up on that cheers Joe

Hi Neville The the rear diff on mine only holds 1.25L and gets some serious abuse, due to the power that goes through it and the weight of the car I'm going to change the oil in it every couple of years, due to cost being low ands its so easy to do this is the oil i used cheers Joe

Hi Adam My car has the ZF 6HP26 gearbox auto, as it says sealed for life my car is 2004 and its only just covered just over 30k and drives great, like new the first thing i did, is changed all the oils and I can say when i changed the auto box oil, I noticed a big difference in the way it drove much smoother and gear shifts were also much better, thats on my car any way some people say they noticed a difference and some people dont I would recomend it anyway as for the squeak, might just be a dry or worn bush and when you put your boot down, the movement could cause it to squeak cheers Joe

Hi prices for the compresor new from jaguar are £370 look here https://www.britishparts.co.uk/t/jaguar/jaguar-s-type/cooling-heating your lucky my S-type, there £485 I guess a garage would charge you a couple of hour labour and a gas recharge charge you could get a second hand one and save a fortune, theres loads on ebay and most come with a guarentee, so would make it cost effective look here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-2-7-04-AC-X-AIR-CON-CONDITIONING-PUMP-COMPRESSOR-YR8H-19D629-AB-/301750299205?hash=item4641b82a45:g:xIUAAOxyVLNSshGl http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-R-1999-2008-2-7-D-AIR-CON-COMPRESSOR-PUMP-/262362657662?fits=Car+Make%3AJaguar|Model%3AS-Type&hash=item3d1608737e:g:PCYAAOSwQjNW~UUp http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-2-7-tdv6-AIRCON-COMPRESSOR-PUMP-YR8H19D629AB-/111967478765?fits=Car+Make%3AJaguar|Model%3AS-Type&hash=item1a11c823ed:g:b8AAAOSwbdpWbFQJ cheers Joe

Hi Neville I think the diff on the xf is similar to the diff on the S-type R That says sealed for life that has oil spec M2C192A 75W90 theres just over a litre in there oil cost me about £25 for good quality castrol oil only problem is there is no drain plug, I assume the "sealed for life" nonsense I used a oil extraction pump and sucked it out of the fill/level plug, only took an hour all in to do the job, start to finish so should not cost you much at a garage, would only take 30 mins to replace with the use of a ramp thanks Joe

Hi All found a site with some really good S-type info Thanks Joe http://www.jagrepair.com/S-TypeTSB.htm

Hi This oil does not meet A5 spec, jaguar recomend oil that meets wss-m2c913-b which is usually A5 spec oil this oil here is not A5, so why would one use this oil in our Jaguar's cheers Joe

well I think if i can remember, there all in the hand book panic if enable is press the headlights button on the remote 3 times activates the alarm sounder and can be reset by switching ignition on passive arming arms the alarm automatically by itself not sure what key barrel is intrusion sensors are the motion sensor in the roof light battery backed sounder on or off security sounder on or off global closing on and off two stage locking is first press unlock drivers door 2nd press unlocks all 4 doors intrusion sensor sensitivity speaks for itself automatic locking is doors lock once car is moving dual climate can be accessed from climate menu control moisture purge ???? reverse warning give a audible tone electronic parking brake on off is when keys are removed automatically applies parking brake last few are obivious What i did find interesting was the menu "fold back mirrors" at the bottom of the pic

Hi If I was you I would take the old one apart and see if you can fix it if you do, take some pictures, ive not seen what inside one cheers Joe

Hi It might be a intermittant fault, which when clears, the fault code also does I'd of thought if there going to be a fault, its going to be on the EPB motor unit unless its a bad connection, but basically its a motor thats going be driven to a certain torque and position its going to be either the encoder positioner or internal connections/soldered joints inside when you think how many operations this gets, the motor inside going to get lots motor brush dust unfortunately its the most expensive part

hi so where do you get a fault message cheers joe

hi paul options you can switch on and off here are some pics off IDS these are under dealer options

hi Paul what fault code do you get on sdd cheers