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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

Hi 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 cheers

Hi Owen and welcome there's plenty of info on here post some pictures up of your cars cheers Joe

hi try these parts are reasonably priced and a good service and all part number are listed https://www.britishparts.co.uk/ cheers Joe

hi the shockers do all the damping, well they should do, but there quite soft on s-type, standard s-types anyway, they were built for comfort, not handling, the adaptive ones, cats are very stiff and you get next to no bounce. if you look at the bushes, most of the bushes only have 10mm of rubber in them, between the inner and outer sleeves, some of the bushes only have about 5mm of rubber in them thats why usually when they wear, they knock if the bushes were completely worn out, if you took all the rubber out of the bushes, you would only have 10mm of play, so the car would only bounce 10mm thats my opinion any way cheers joe

Hi John I'd check for anything after market that has been fitted, stereo's or anything added check the the fuse boxes boot, cabin and engine bay for visable wiring thant's been added or you could put you meter inline an measure the battery drain and start pulling fuses till the drain drops off My car had a drain on it when i had it, it was fitted with a jaguar tracker, but there was no info with the car saying it had one fitted it was in the boot, behind the carpet, left hand side the tracker had a aux battery strapped to it which had gone faulty with age and was causing my battery drain cheers Joe

Hi If you have done the tests and every thing checks ok then it must either be the EPB motor or control module I'd go with the EPB motor but they are not cheap, you either wait till its gets worse or try swapping one shame you dont know someone else with one you could swap the control module, to eliminate that as that would only take a short time to swap cheers joe

hi theres two fuses for rear brake lights one for left, one for right fuse box in the boot, fuse 53 or 57 its all in your handbook, if you have not got one, let me know and i will send you a link to 1

hi have a look here basically you have a bad connection or broken wire in the wiring between the control unit in the boot and electronic parking brake motor

Hi Yes of course, clear the fault. LOL what fault code do you have cheers Joe

Hi if it were bushes, then you would get knocking/bumping noises if its like a boat and when you press up and down on the front and the car goes up and down a few times before it settles, its shockers if the car drives like a " CARTOON BUS" thats means the shockers are not damping at all, if it were bushes and there were that much play in the bushes, it would make serious knocking, banging and clunking noises I know s-types eat bushes when they are driven with a right lead foot, but they allways knock or bang, even when there only a tiny bit of play in them it might be worth checking your anti roll bar links though, if one has snapped, you will gets lots of body roll cheers joe

Hi Never fitted a tow bar on a s-type but i think i read that you need a special relay/control unit I dont think 7 way bypass works on the s-type I got this from some where dont know iff this helps S-TYPE TOW BAR.pdf what unit have you got cheers joe

hi yes that what it will do, there will be a temp switch and because the cooling/circulation pump has stopped, the temp will creep up, when that is activated, the burner fan will run till it cools and deactivates at a set temp if you dropped the temp setting, a couple of minutes before you stop, then the webasto will have cooled and should not kick in cheers joe