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My S type came off the Production line ar the Castle Bromwich Factory 9 years ago today. I have given it a great polish, being as it cannot eat cake to blow candles out. Peter.

Hi Phil, I have an idea or two for later in the year, possibly September, as well as Haydn's brilliant idea. Regards, Peter.

Boot lid seal???? I found mine had a leak then I got her, someone said pull off boot seat and spin 90 deg and refit, it worked for me!

Hi Steve, Just a quick word. Jaguar advise not to use a spray on the car. A piece of paper along the inner part of the seal will show where water is getting in, and some duct tape by the light seals will give an indication where water is coming in. It works, as I tried that and located exactly where water was coming in. I would never get in an S type boot --- far too shallow, and I am just 5'6" tall and 12 and a half stones in weight. Regards Peter.

Hi Steve, Your assumption is correct. I used warm soapy water to get rid of any accumulated dirt, and then some WD40, which seems to do the job. No problems at all this wet winter. I would also check the spare wheel well [I have a proper care wheel on a matching alloy rim] and see if there is a drain hole that could be blocked as an inch of water not good. I used to have a Ford Escort in which the drivers footwell would fill up with water every time it rained. I drilled a hole to let it drain out and only discovered a month or so later that it was a missing rubber grommet in the wheel arch which allowed water in. Let us know what you find. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Rob. Could I suggest that a squirt of the old faithful -- WD40 -- might assist. A cheap fix and worth a shot. Regards, Peter.

Hi Mark, and Welcome to the Club. I assume you have had the oil changed when you had the other gearbox work done --- it is supposed to be set for life but many owners have it replaced at around 70k miles. The other thing I would try is to use the manual operation of the gears using the left side of the "J" gate by starting off in 1st gear and working up through the gears and then vice versa. That might give you a clue as to whether it is mechanical, electrical or hydraulic. The engine warning light coming on and going off suggests something quite minor -- but it still needs checking out. Your local indie will probably do it for you, unless you know someone with an OBD2 code scanner. Jaguar charge about £70 to plug you into diagnostics ---- my mechanic either does it for nothing, unless it is a complicated set of codes it needs to read. Let us know you get on. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Sean The X Type is a great car and I think you will enjoy it. I used to have the 2.5 litre All Wheel Drive X Type and it was a really good car to drive. You will find that the Club has many friendly and helpful members. Regards, Peter.

Hi Nathan, I wish I was nearer but like Andrew, I am also a long way away. Andre has given you a good pointer, though --- good low mileage cars are hard to come by. Hopefully members in the Blackburn area might pop up. Regards, Peter.

Hi Steve, Glad you like the Forums. Paul is a wizard with electrics and is always ready to help. I do know that there are a lot of members in Yorkshire and all it needs is for someone to think of a good venue and organise the meet. I would come up to Yorkshire for a meet as I worked in Yorkshire for 12 years in the Steel Industry. Haydn [Glyn] is hoping to get a meet going at Mallory Park at the end of May. Meanwhile, enjoy your Jaguar. Regards, Peter.

Hi Len, and welcome to the club. The x type is a great car and the 2.0 litre diesel is a well tried and tested engine, and very economical. And your wife has just proved the point that the Jaguar experience is a very good one. The is a meet at Mallory Park being organised by Glyn [Haydn] for the 29 of May that looks like a good day out where you will be able to meet some members. Regards, Peter.

Hi Mike, I think the gauge needs replacing. We had a Ford Escort years ago which registered practically nothing even when the engine had been on for an hour, and we knew that the temperature must have been normal. A replacement was easy in those days, and we had normality in the instrumentation. See what you can find in Ebay or somewhere similar. Peter.

Hi William, Steve has made a good suggestion. There simplest things are the ones that you can forget about! Regards, Peter.

Fitted new lip spoiler. Took 2 minutes and very happy.

Got rid of the pigeon !Removed! and polished my lady, the car that is

Hi Matt, and welcome to the club. Diesel engines do take a bit longer to warm up, and I have found that in the cold weather my S Type 2.7D takes about 10 - 12 miles [about 20 minutes] before it reaches normal operating temperature. It is something I experienced with a 2.0 litre Rover Diesel some years ago, so was long at it gets there I am not too bothered. This has probably saved me some money! Garages are like the Light Brigade --- What a Charge they Made! Regards, Peter.

HI Barry, It is not wear and tear only that cause cam belt failure, it can also be the age of the material. The S Type cam belts should be changed at 105K miles or 10 years. It is worth considering what the bill for a new engine could be. Regards, Peter.

Hi Barry, The engineers will tell you that if a belt fails there could be a lot of damage to the engine. The accountants will tell you to chance it for a few thousand miles more. Accountants are very good runners and hard to catch. My car is the same year as yours and I will be having the belts changed in March 2017 even though I will probably heavenly done about 77k miles by then. Peter.