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HI It can be done with mongoose lead but you need to be sure exactly of what your doing I paid £80 at my local jaguar indy and he did a great job of updating and resetting the adaptions and it drove lovely after I would reset the adaptions my self, but software update on trans, i would not do, if you get it wrong, then you can brick it. jaguar update and reset adaptions after the auto box oil change service, its part of the gearbox service cheers Joe

Hi yes DAB is good, only problem is you need a good signal and sometime a booster to get it in strong so sometimes its on and off in a car, its like digital tv, you need a good signal and descent aerial, which is awkward in a car cheers Joe

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 cheers 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 cheers Joe

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

Hi Any body else going tommorrow cheers 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 cheers joe

Hi Paul Have a look here JaguarVoice.pdf cheers joe

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