Hi Mike....welcome to the Club
Sorry to hear your engine has expired...what went wrong?
There are many engine suppliers but as for reputation, you pay your money and you take your chance as they say....not sure who to recommend.
Cheers, Trevor
Hi Tariq....welcome to the Club
Not sure personally of any specialists in your area but sometimes fitting Goodridge steel braided hoses (and new fluid) will improve the braking efficiency tremendously and at very little cost.
Any garage could fit hoses quite easily and at a reasonable cost
Let us know how you get on with getting your brakes upgraded
Cheers, Trevor
Hi Lee...welcome to the Club
Great looking car and as Leo has mentioned, the wheels look fine as they are, but I suppose it is always down to personal choice (as long as we also like it, lol).
Good to have you onboard
Cheers, Trevor
Hi Boyd....welcome to the Club
If you've got any specific questions then you are welcome to post them up in the X-Type section of the forum and hopefully some members will have the answers.
Good to have you onboard
Cheers, Trevor
Must be Jaguar only as cannot find a listing for it on Castrol
http://applications.castrol.com/oilselector/en_gb/c/recommendation?_ga=2.45261028.1941953534.1498641492-219158175.1498641492&vehicleType=cars&manufacturer=jaguar&model=xf-x250-(2008-2015)&modelType=xf-2-7d-v6-(2008-2009)
Hi Ann....welcome to the Club
I would definitely say that a defective battery will cause these electrical faults and as for the smoking, I would add some fuel treatment and give the car an 'Italian Tune-Up' to clear it out.
Cheers, Trevor
Was just chatting to someone the other day about Jaguar returning to Le Mans....I think it's only a matter time before they do, considering LMP1 class is due a big shake up after this year's outcome. Watch this space as they say!