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Hi Paul

I use my phone, use the app "tunein" there's 1000's of digital stations through your phone

Its the best i've seen, its uses my data,but its not a lot and i get unlimited anyway

send it to the stereo with my RII Geartist GB01 bluetooth fm transmitter and the sound quality is the best ive seen so far

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Joe

Hi

its down to the garage i think, if they have the proper hardware and software is should be straight forward

is it a known jaguar specialist

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Joe

HI

No Problems, if i find any treasure will let you know

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Joe

Hi

Any body else going tommorrow

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Joe

Hi Mike

there easy to change, you just knock it straight through and out the back

and then push the new one in  from the back, you have to tap it in a bit, then tighten it as normal

there like a knurled bit on the bolt that grips inside the hub, so it does'nt spin

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joe

Hi Paul

Have a look here

JaguarVoice.pdf

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joe

Hi

I'm not sure now, let me get my pc running and will look at the manual

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joe

Hi Paul

I have a manual with this all in

but my computer has gone down and im on my laptop at the moment

I think it uses voice training A and B to store voice tags with the voice it recognises stored in A or B and then stores the tags in that persons trained voice

Have you run voice training yet

you can delete all voice tags by saying " VOICE DELETE MEMORY A" OR " VOICE DELETE MEMORY B"  or " VOICE DELETE DIRECTORY"

as soon as i got my pc to boot i send you the manual

cheers

Joe

Hi Paul

these do roof linings but you would have to fit it yourself or get a local garage to do it

http://www.jagheadlinings.com/en/9-jaguar-xj8-xjr-x308-v8

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Joe

hi

put some pics up it sound like the hose clamps

if you remove the clamps and then tip a bit of hot water on hose/connection  out of a kettle

then the  rubber soften's up and should come off easy using a twisting and pulling action

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Joe

Hi

I would say the S-type R has a much better power steering setup

as the front wheels/tyres on the S-type R are huge, so power steering will be more powerfull

you could check a few things, tyre pressure's are corrects, this can make a big difference, certain tyre's will make a noticeable difference

and also get someone to turn the steering side to side and look inside the wheel arch towards the top of the strut, it should turn smoothly, if it notchy or the spring jumps/clunk the top strut bearing could be seized, this a common problem on cars that have stood some time

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Joe

hi

usually if you cant get cold air it the heater valve

if that valve does not shut properly, then you will never get cold air even with air con on

the heater valve is a common problem on the s-types, if you getting hot water though to the heater matrix, then i would say it heater valve

because when set to a low temp the heater valve should shut completely

there a couple of different types and prices vary to model

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joe

Hi Peter,

sounds good to me as well,

see whats deals i can find on service bits

but i do like the older classics as well

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joe

Hi Gavin

It looks like you have snapped of the hose fitting on the coolant tank

yes it looks like you will need a new or second hand coolant tank

I would not try to repair it as like you say there a bit of pressure there and it will only pop off

and if it pops off could do some damage like head gaskets if it overheats

these cars nowadays are a complete pain, as most items are made of plastic and as it get older, it gets quite brittle, so you have to be carefull when pulling on hoses especially

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joe

Hi

It all depends on how much you want spend, not sure about the jaguar, but most generic one I've seen only displays fault codes for the engine management

If that's the case, then the nav touch screen, has one built in, that will bring up fault codes and you can reset them also

you can get a mongoose lead and software for about £80 and you can do every thing the dealer can, if your brave enough

Ive got a mongoose lead and paid £80 for and the software works on all windows formats, I only use it for faults codes and basic stuff, I recommend leaving the software updating to the dealers as if you get it wrong you can brick various ecu's

A good generic code reader is best if your a novice, as you cant do any damage to software, but you want to find one thats will read all the modules on the car

be interesting to see what people recommend on here as I've only ever used jaguar mongoose

also if you thinking of getting mongoose, you need version 130 - 131 to work with pre 2005 cars using IDS as versions after 131 only work best with after 2005 cars using SDD

cheers

Joe

HI

Any body else going jaguar spares day, next Sunday, 20th March

looks good and I bet plenty of bargains

have a look here http://www.jaguarsparesdays.co.uk/

HI

the cheapest i have been able get a service kit for the 6 speed zf 6HP26 is £197

for that you get filter(sump), 7 litres of zf lifeguard 6, mechatronics sleeve, filter/sump pins and you have to do it yourself

its quite easy to change this, but will need good access to the bottom of the car, car has to be lifted for good access and level

local jaguar dealer charges £400 for this

or i can do it myself and pay £80 to have the software updated and the adaptations reset.

youll find most quotes out there that wont use genuine zf parts

personally i'd only use genuine zf parts, and for how often it got to be done, £197 for the parts aint bad

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joe

Hi

If just one turbo has failed, I would just replace that turbo

the other turbo might have years left in it, its vary rare for both turbo's to fail at the same time, unless it a Oil feed problem

if your engine is in good condition, just replace the failed turbo

buying a second hand engine could be a mine field unless, you know the history of the engine and have heard it running, the engine could have more wear than yours and there nothing to say, that the turbo's wont fail on that engine

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joe

Hi

its just a bit of info really

if your thinking of taking one off, then it would have to be put back on for MOT's which means ecu remap

so if people are thinking of buying a car and the DPF is missing, it could be quite expensive, MOT time

at lot of company's were offering cheap remaps, with DPF removal, this could now backfire on you MOT time

its worth checking the DPF is still on when buying a diesel car

cheers

Joe

Hi All

Also with DPF you cant remove them any more as its part of the MOT

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-for-mot-to-test-for-diesel-particulate-filter

HI

dont know whether you know, but have a look here

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-for-mot-to-test-for-diesel-particulate-filter

HI

think these are a common fail, that bit that has come off is a common problem

i think it just called top hose, if you look on british car parts

the part has been altered and the new pipe comes with two of the hoses all ready attached

you will need your vin number as there two different types

theres also new ones on eBay

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joe

Hi

On 06/03/2016 at 9:01 PM, Simjag said:

The front wish bone bushes have lots of rubber in them, the arm can (if worn) move back about 15mm before any metal to metal contact. And just think what 15mm of movement can do to the tracking.

hi Simon,

going back to the subject in hand, Derek described the car drove wooly and like a cartoon bus

in my opinion the soft, wooly, cartoon bus description told by Derek, would refer to worn dampers

I can guarantee if you asked ten mechanics and described Derek's description, they would say dampers every time

though worn bushes will throw the tracking out, along with loads of other effects, it wont make the suspension soft and a wooly ride, through its massive travel

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Hi Owen and welcome

there's plenty of info on here

post some pictures up of your cars

cheers

Joe