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Hi everyone.

Just purchased a lovely x type 2.5 SE. I've spend the weekend refining the interior and have a bit of paintwork booked in for Wed. The car will then be immaculate. Lovely car...but a problem. Intermittent red battery light. I've just noticed it comes on when I put on the windscreen heater/ fans. Disappears when switched off. Starts and drives lovely. It's only done 30000 miles with service history. I'm getting the battery checked first (halfords free winter check 😀)

Cheers 

Matt

Posted

hi

I'd get the battery checked, also,

some heater fans take quite a load so could be the cause

get them check the alternator is charging correct as well

battery is a common problem though

cheers

joe

Posted

Well Halfords Basildon were very honest I'm pleased to say. No hard sell. They checked my battery and alternator . No problems. Battery needed  recharging. I did this today. Just back from a 40 mile run at 60-70 mph. No light. Runs beautifully. The battery light still comes on however? But only when I put on the front windscreen heater and engine is idle. If I nudge the revs to 1000 it goes off?

 

I recently left the car standing for 4 days and it started first time. Am I worried unnecessarily? At the end of the day its nearly 12 years old.

Posted

Hi Matt and welcome to the club.

When I bought my first Jaguar, an x type 2.5 AWD SE I was told that if the battery was getting low some electrical items on the car would shut down as not necessary for its main operation -- starting the engine.

Joe has given you some very good advice, and going back to the simple part of the battery I would check f there terminals are corrected and if the battery is over 5 years old I would guess that it is not fully holding the charge,

Regards,

Peter.

Posted

Thank you Peter. I set the charger back onto the battery this morning and it went "green" within 10 minutes or so. Therefore I have deduced the drain may be minimal (if at all). I will continue to monitor. The car has covered very few miles since 2014 ( I have all MOT's) The battery has a sticker suggesting Oct 2016.

I still have a nagging feeling there is something not right. I love the car so much I will most probably employ an auto electrician. One thing I am certain of is the reversing sensors don't work. I was getting the fault Buzz. I managed to get another module for £20 on eBay. This didn't cure the problem so I appear to have wasted my money with this gamble. I have now taken the module off and left the wires loose in the boot.


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