Greetings from Germany to all! Having stumbled on to this site (and it looks great so far!), I thought I would say hello to all my fellow Jaguar enthusiasts! :)
After living for 38 years in Manhattan NYC, I moved to Germany 2 years ago after getting married to a wonderful German woman I met 7 years ago in NYC. Having owned a 1991 Jaguar XJ6 "Vanden Plas" there (not sure what the British and European nomenclature was, perhaps "Daimler"?) and having the most pleasurable, trouble-free experience with it for years and 200,000 miles until it was "totaled" by an idiot who ran in to me, I decided upon my arrival here to look for another Jaguar. I "lucked out" in that the 2007 S-Type I found had been garaged for 3 years by the widow of the owner. and only had 52,000 miles on it. The 2.7 Diesel had never been available in the US, but the reviews I read were quite positive, so I took the plunge! :) So far, so good! She is very quiet for a diesel, and remains so even at 230 KMH on the Autobahn. I am hoping to get at least a few more years of pleasure with her! :)
Having said that, I do have a couple of questions that I hope might be answered by some of you.
I have recently been getting a few fault codes popping up on the dash, most often after starting it after very cold weather. I get a "transmission fault" code after starting the car. After turning it off, removing the key and then restarting, the error does not reappear, and all the shifts are silky smooth. I recently disconnected the battery and, upon checking the date, the battery was manufactured in 2007, so the original battery! I have heard that an old battery can set off a myriad of fault codes, so I think I need to replace it. I get a EPB code that sometimes says the EPB can not be engaged, and at others I can't release it! Might this sound as though the old battery might be the culprit? My other question is re: the timing belt/water pump. I now have 104,000 KM on the car, and noticed in the manual that it needs to be replaced after 10 years or 100,000 KM. Am I taking an undue risk taking a trip to Zurich and back (1200KM) before I change it? Also, can anyone tell me what type of coolant I need for the car? It appears Orange in color, but is there some type of number I can use to locate the right anti-freeze?
Thanks in advance for any info you might be able to offer!
Best wishes!
Stan
Greetings from Germany to all! Having stumbled on to this site (and it looks great so far!), I thought I would say hello to all my fellow Jaguar enthusiasts! :) After living for 38 years in Manhattan NYC, I moved to Germany 2 years ago after getting married to a wonderful German woman I met 7 years ago in NYC. Having owned a 1991 Jaguar XJ6 "Vanden Plas" there (not sure what the British and European nomenclature was, perhaps "Daimler"?) and having the most pleasurable, trouble-free experience with it for years and 200,000 miles until it was "totaled" by an idiot who ran in to me, I decided upon my arrival here to look for another Jaguar. I "lucked out" in that the 2007 S-Type I found had been garaged for 3 years by the widow of the owner. and only had 52,000 miles on it. The 2.7 Diesel had never been available in the US, but the reviews I read were quite positive, so I took the plunge! :) So far, so good! She is very quiet for a diesel, and remains so even at 230 KMH on the Autobahn. I am hoping to get at least a few more years of pleasure with her! :) Having said that, I do have a couple of questions that I hope might be answered by some of you. I have recently been getting a few fault codes popping up on the dash, most often after starting it after very cold weather. I get a "transmission fault" code after starting the car. After turning it off, removing the key and then restarting, the error does not reappear, and all the shifts are silky smooth. I recently disconnected the battery and, upon checking the date, the battery was manufactured in 2007, so the original battery! I have heard that an old battery can set off a myriad of fault codes, so I think I need to replace it. I get a EPB code that sometimes says the EPB can not be engaged, and at others I can't release it! Might this sound as though the old battery might be the culprit? My other question is re: the timing belt/water pump. I now have 104,000 KM on the car, and noticed in the manual that it needs to be replaced after 10 years or 100,000 KM. Am I taking an undue risk taking a trip to Zurich and back (1200KM) before I change it? Also, can anyone tell me what type of coolant I need for the car? It appears Orange in color, but is there some type of number I can use to locate the right anti-freeze? Thanks in advance for any info you might be able to offer! Best wishes! Stan
