Wayne O

we spoke today and he is full of it. more lies. I almost fell for keeping it. Ok plan is he can now 100% stick where the sun dont shine. It was sold as serviced 140000 but then the car has not done more than 70 miles since 2016 as GUV website states that on the MOT check. And i believe the service was done around 700 miles ago was not done really As soon as i have this sorted i am after another, but the exact same model SE version, colour interior the wheels the lot, so if anyone sees one please tell. Wayne

Morning matey. I need an estate for the space. and on finance. ill havva look this around weekend as i need one quick`ish , like in a week.

Hi guys, sorry for late repy and thanks for the interest and help on this as it is getting my head banging and what to do with it. Story so far Yesterday i called the dealer and told him again what was happening. His suggestion was to take it down to him which is a 200 mile round trip. Just to see if he can get into the system. I said nope, i will go to my local garage who i trust, i dont do garages at all and in all the 20 odd cars i have had have never been to a garage for work to be done but for an MOT. On way to the garage i tried to get it into limp mode, and well sods law it did happen lol. Well at the garage he plugged it in and found well over 30 fault codes on the car itself and he then cleared them for me. He tried to get into the engine but for some reason he couldnt connect the diagnostic gadget. Next step was to go to the local diesel tech guys. Hi Tech diesels in Bury. He said to book in and see what they can do, i mentioned about the garage not being able to connect with the car engine. He said he will have a go before i book it in for me. Now he couldnt get in either. This is a dam good diesel spec place i went to and know there stuff. The diesel chap said to `get rid` lol then after a chat he suggested to check the fuel filter for metal shavings. these can be the sign of the injector pump failng and blocking the injectors etc etc this is what i found after i did it. and it was meant to of been serviced 500 miles before i got it and i have put 500 miles on it in the four days i have had it. First pic of what was drained off, then the second is the steel filling that i magged out of the muck, nice long shiny steel splinters. I changed the filer with a new one tonight and went for a spin, still going into limp mode. It happens when i am running in 3rd gear at just under 2k rpm then accelerate hard to just over 3k rpm . Much the same as at any speed upwards of that. Maybe thats why i could get it to limp last night as nowhere to get the speed/power up. Well the dealer has said he cant see it being the pump as in over 2k Mondeos he has worked on he has never had to replace a injector pump. He has offered me a 12 month parts and labour warranty Ok shortend this post a si have been on the phone half way through this post to a chap that has worked on Jags for many many years and X types are/was his bread and butter, and he has just near as dam said what you guys have said above. 90% have said get rid so that the way to go. Dam gutted but atleast i have lost out much but for £100 to collect the car. On look out for another car now. I have been put off Jags 😞

Ok let me start by saying how much I love this car, yep I have the GRIN even considering the hassle it has caused me. This car to me has cost a fortune and i want it top notch order, I was expecting it to be nice clean and shiny when i collected it but it had been valeted but you can tell it had been driven as dirt up the rear arch area of the front wheel from road spray. What am I on about there are worst things to come. Well then,short story I bought it and took it home but to only get 6-7 miles and it started to play up and hard to start ( stopped for a drink and meal and fuel ) and then cut out all together. Dealer came out thinking it was the EGR sticking and blanked it off but then and found that number one injector was at fault and put another one in, not new one. And leaving the EGR blank in place .It started fine and ran fine for the first 80 odd miles home. Now i set the CC to 75mph and ran smooth as a pint of good cider on the first sip on a friday night. Now i came to find a prat up my backside in the far side lane while i was overtaking so i decided to give a little more welly, not a great deal mind you. It near cut out but found it more like limp mode as power dropped right back and i managed to move over to the hard shoulder..................had a moment and turned the car off and left in the thought it would reset it self which it did.So off i go again. Point now is to sort this, well i understand the problem before i talk to the dealer tomorrow. I want a rough idea what is wrong, not that i dont trust him, seems a decent bloke. Now what i have found is that the orange engine managment light is on all the time, due to EGR blanked off ? But when you give it welly to say overtake the orange coil light come on flashing and there is the loss of power until you turn the car off for a minute and then its stats fine and drives fine. Also one sort of small thing. when i set the CC to sat 60mph i ma sure that on at least 3 occasion it has gone over the speed by a good 10mph. is that common ? I still love the car though any advice appreciated 🙂 cheers Wayne

Oh the Jag `leaper` symbol thing, nah not for me either, maybe on a Daimler. I just read a quick bit about the remap, also the dealer i first went to said i can do a remap for better MPG. selling pint maybe. Infact it was the same car as i have got but metallic grey and black interior, so a little dark for me but the rest was great, i am now glad it had old before i got to it. Well a week to go and i can get it 🙂 it has been a busy weekend and off to bed now. The weekend was easy to get through but for the usual, when you get a new car you see so many similar. Rest f the week well i will have to be calm lol

Ok i am lost already with a `leaper` ? Drilling hole in my new pride and joy doesnt sound good though. I am looking into getting a remap done a si have been told that it improves power, not that bothers me, past being a speed freak after all the driving i do for work, but economy gets better also i have been told. I have been trying all day to work out how to collect the car tomorrow but no luck so its going to be next saturday still 😞

Thanks Steve, feel like a kin on the week up to to xmas. One other thing, i am used to buying things for my new cars, for this i cant think what to buy. No wheels, gadgets, seats, parts at all. ah well just enjoy the drive then i guess 🙂

Hi all I am Wayne from Manchester, well Radcliffe to be precise. I say in the title `bit the bullet` as this is the most modern newest car i have even owned. I am an old 20 year`ish old car lover, easy basic and fixable by me. Now since i have started up working for myself part time and needing a car better on fuel and reliable ( oh yes i still have my 1996 FTO, in need of work and will be done some day ) i looked at BMW and Volvo for the space for my tools, yes it is to carry tools and a van was to much on insurance so i got a policy for car to be used as business which is no much more expensive than a basic car policy. I missed out on four cars until i found this one and gla di did as this is all i was after in one. Oh and i did the the one and only thing i have never done before in the over 20 cars i have had and bought with out viewing first. Must be an age thing is alli can say, or getting more stupid but it is in Nottingham and me in Manchester and have little spare time. X Type estate 2.2D SE 08 plate. 114K on the clock. little high on miles but FSH comes with. I just hope to god it is a good one and comes with very little future problems as said i can fix cars but not these modern plug in gadget cars. Just looking forward to next week now and all the next week of sleepless nights. It has all i wanted as said, the interior, not dark with all black/grey, and diamond ( forgot the name now) love the exterior colour and wheels are a biggy for me. Hope to stick around but not for questions on things that need doing lol. Wayne