Dash lights

[Ben189]

Hi all. Just purchased an xtype 3.0 v6, first of all cracking car massive improvement on any car iv owned before but the eml keeps coming on and the chap has had it looked at for years now and nothing seems to be wrong with it and not sure on whether showing fault code.

Also the abs light has come on which wasn't earlier today or when test drove it.

Seems to be a common fault with xtypes and warning lights, hoping there's a quick easy fix.

It's 2001 with 65000 on the clock.

[Old Peter]

Hi Ben, and welcome to the Club.

 

Check out the battery first, as Jaguars do like a good battery.  If the car has been standing for some time, give it a good charge.

 

If that is OK, try looking for codes if you have an OBD2 code reader.

 

Let us know how you get on.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[the guardian]

welcome into the fold

 

see if you can get hold of a code reader  just a word of advice if you are thinking of buying one,  please watch out, some of the OBD2 readers you get of these auction sites  wont sync with the car and wont scan / read the jaguar codes this is only some of the very cheap ones. i went for a mid range one 2nd time round at £69- £109 with no problems & it works a treat

 

good luck  

 

Ron 

[Ben189]

Pulled up 3 fault codes at mates garage too lean bank 1 and 2 and abs sensor iv changed the mass sensor and the tuning sensor and blasted cataclean in and spanked it down the motorway.touch wood seems to be ok for now! Just the magnetic sensor on the hub next to sort abs light!!!! Thanks guys new to jags so just learning. Have bought code reader was 40 quid for jag but don't kno how to use them just yet so need to have good learn of use before messing around with it.