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dear all, I hope you are all well, and in good form  I have found a fault on my Jaguar s type 2002 suspension of uneven tyre wear on the inside edge , so I put my car on my local MOT ramp which is fitted with wobble plates and it wasn't long before I found the fault of failing bushes lower suspension arm. I can change them myself which is not a problem. but which way to go  polyurethane bushes or standard bushes..With standard bushes it seems quite straight forward but with  polyurethane bushes it is a science in its self  different colours represent different harshness and then there are  different colours by manufacture as well as quality between polyurethane bushes. its not a cheap option but is it  a better alternative.Polyurethane bushes can squeak if fitted badly and not lubricated on installation or poor design  but standard bushes can fail again and where do you stop , and as you are in the area you might as well do the drop links, lower ball joint  and anti roll bushes , any thoughts

regards to all liam

dear all

I have converted my bother in law to the pleasures of owning a big cat, and  to today we got a s type .51 plate 3.0 Ltr automatic he will be joining the club after the new year it needs a little work  on the suspension and a full service but nothing I cant do , however I am not so sure regarding the auto gear Oil change  I read or was told that  the  gearbox are sealed for the lifetime of the vehicle with the same Oil , surly it gets thin or contaminated  at some point . it can be changed I think but i am not to sure whether to

regards to all for the new year

liam

hello to all

I was considering fitting  cruise control to my s type 2002/3.00/v6/ manual. and if it can be done, my main concern would be if the wiring loom is present to support cruise

control ,has it been done or tried before and what you may need 

 best regards to all

Liam

hello to all

I had no choice but to buy two manifolds from a breakers  I have fitted them now

regards to all  liam

Hello to  all

The heat shields on my   Jaguar s type  v6/ 2002 have broken away from the exhuast manifolds,  I tried to get the little bolts out  from the manifolds but to no avail  but i managed to save one but not the rest  there are six in total , my option now is to  drill out and re tap holes  but this wouldn't be my first choice  , but I had the thought  of getting  two manifolds made in  stainless steel or something similar, all the ones on eBay seem to have bolts broken in them too, something bespoke  might work not to mention the possible BHP. gain and weight loss from the old ones  has anybody tried this approach

 regards to all

liam

Hi Russ

I paid £198.00 including vat and came with two with the clamps and a tube of exhaust paste as well . I didn't use the clamps, if you want his phone number no problem he sends parts all over the country but he is local to where i live so I collected them

regards to all

liam

hello to all

i have put both cats in  my Jaguar now and I have to say, it was troublesome to do it at home along with broken and seized bolts as well as two  lambda sensors seized in as well  with very little access ,it can be done but not for the faint hearted  so for anybody attempting this project I wish you well 

regards to all

liam

 thank you  for  help and reply . it failed on high CO  the  pass  mark for CO was 32  it came in at  62, all  the others were fine, the HC 31 pass 200, Lambda was 1012 pass 970/1030 ,the natural idle test pass  630/830 ,the tester suggested cataclean  and take it for a drive and keep the revs over 4500 , which I did  and returned  for retesting, sadly  not enough of a  affect on the CO  it lowered from 62  to 50 ,so the  conclusion  was failed  or blocked  cat. I put a fault code reader my jag and obtained the following codes   P0420 Catalyst system efficiency below threshold (bank 1) P0430 Catalyst system efficiency below threshold (bank 2) ,it runs lovely its hard to believe it got a fault , but it is all new state of the art mot diagnostics there

regards to all liam

Hello to everybody

I took my Jaguar s  type  3 litre /2002  today for its m.o.t  and sadly it  failed on the catalytic converters,is there a cross reference for this item from another car  or where  can I buy two, eBay is a option

 regards to all liam 

three cyclinder misfire upadate, all fixed now

regards to all liam

hi can you help. ,My  Jaguar s type 2002 manual  has developed a three  cylinder misfire all  on the passenger side yesterday,and  on further inspection I noticed  i have very little or  no exhaust gas coming out of the exhaust on the  passenger side  either  . I know its not the plugs or ignition coils and connectors  as they have been changed recently and i have done about eight hundred miles since they were changed  fixing a previous fault . I checked with a fault code reader and no codes logged .as it is one side i am at a loss were to start  i suspect  a fuse or relay somewhere as it starts and runs but i do not have a hand book to identify what's in the fuse boxes do we have a download of the hand book anywhere. any ideas 

regards  to all

liam 

 hi Dean

I am sorry i did not reply sooner but i just got back my internet connection tonight .i am still chasing the fault down , i have a snap on verus fault coder reader  and that shows me no DTC codes found it also tell me that there is no MIL on although i have a abs light on , again my car drives really well so i suspect a sensor somewhere we have either one in a wheel or one per wheel , it could be disc related regarding  the abs ring which could be worn , but that  just is me thinking  what it could be, may be sensor are dirty or worn if they make contact  with the abs ring  we will have to find it as it is a MOT failure and as it did not register on the verus as a fault  i cant  delete the DTC code , it will all or nothing fault but i find it i will post my findings  once i found it

regards to all

liam     

hello to everybody

l  hope you are all in good spirits   my abs light  on in my  s type 2002  three litre  came on today  and has remained on all the way home . i have now put a fault code reader on it  and to my surprise  , no pending or stored codes in ecu which is somewhat puzzling. i suspect a sensor in one of the wheels  but which one,  , I don't know if I have four , one per wheel or one for the whole car  where is the best place to start

 regards to all liam

thank you all ,for your advice and guidance I will  look at my options the autel range of fault code readers look interesting and further consideration  if i find a promising candidate i will  post my findings   regards to all

hi to everybody , can anybody suggest a good fault code reader , I want to get something I can keep in my  jaguar  s type 2002 just in case . i have looked on various auction sites  and they  all say they cover jaguars  but  which one .I do have a  verus but  i would not leave it  in the boot

 thank you  for you  help, i was just hoping i am just not familiar with pdf format  it will probably become easier  with practice 

regards liam

 hi to everybody  , is there  a version of the workshop  s type manuals  available in a hardback form anywhere I have it in a PDF  format but i would prefer a  book  format if possible  regards liam 

 hello to all, just recently become a the owner of a  Jaguar s type . i should have bought  one years ago

 regards liam 

dear forum  and a warm
welcome to you all,  here is my  first posting on the Jaguar site . I am hoping the forum will be able to help me with my jaguar  3 litre sport 2002 Manuel that has developed a recent fault , I have recently purchased  the car and it has been  driving beautifully, but it has now acquired a bottom end misfire very prevalent on tick over but you can rev through it  with no further misfire throughout the range.I have a very good code reader and that recovered the fault code P1587 along with a orange light on the dash that has recently come on. I am quite competent with cars and I can fix most things so I decided to have a look to see  if I could identify something obvious  and on the right hand bank of plugs looking from the front I found the ignition coils and connectors for two of them had been taped on very securely with self amalgamating  tape  I am not too sure  as to the reason as yet its either possibly water ingress, which is unlikely  but broken locating tangs on coils or
connectors is more suspect. I have yet to investigate further  as I have  only just ordered a full set of coils packs
and replacement connectors and  I will solder them  in  once they arrive . The P1587 code  is pointing towards the throttle actuator control, I looked them up on a internet auction site to see what it looks like,  but I am not too sure if the throttle body
and  throttle actuator control  are one of the same part and can I change them separately ,and will another throttle body from another 3 litre fit may be  from 1999 to 2002 will fit and is this related to my misfire I am at a crossroads  on which way to go,  and finally I have down loaded the jag workshop manuals which were in a PDF format does  the hardback book format exist anywhere   as always best regards liam