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Welcome to the club. Photos are very good, thank you. Regards, John

Meant

Nick I believe that the decision you have to make is entirely a personal preference / decision. Taking your time to decide is always a double edged sword. You can miss the best you have seen in the interest of finding something better. I personally would not buy a high mileage Jaguar, the likes of what you are quoting of around or approaching 100K miles. I also prefer petrol engines as although they might be a bit heavier on fuel, I do not believe that in the long run a diesel is any cheaper to run in the long run when you take into account servicing costs etc, etc. The fact of cam chain instead of a belt also gives me more comfort. It does though boil down to "each to their own and personal choice." There are members here that will disagree on my point of view / preference and will thoroughly recommend a diesel engine. As I said, "each to their own" Best of luck with finding the right car for you. Regards, John

Mike Sounds like a good move to me. All the best with doing the job. Regards, John

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Rag

Stephen All be it a "temporary time scale/fix" but I would be very concerned about safety and the balance of the car, let alone any legal matters that may crop up in an incident. Best Wishes and Regards, John

Mike Test the brake fluid to see what water content there is. There are some relatively cheat ones on Ebay that appear to work accurately. I have one of them and have had it compared to the more complex equipment at my main dealers, with same result. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174970386752 Best Wishes and Regards, John

Cutting

David Good luck with sorting the problem. I am certain someone on this Forum will have words of advice for you. Welcome to the Club. Regards, John

Wondering if this may help you. Best Wishes and Regards, John

Puzzle

That will cost you an arm and a leg. Key Fobs are advertised for sell on Ebay. That may be a cheaper way of proving if it is the fob. Regards, John

Uncertain

Quite agree. I do not believe that any of the manufacturers of these products will actually give a life time guarantee, or anywhere near it. I stand to be corrected. Best Wishes and Regards, John

Get yourself a CTEK battery charger/conditioner. They are extremely good and do prevent what appears to be a lot of codes due to battery discharge when not being used. I have an S-Type, which appear to be even more prone to discharge and use my CTEK MS.7 at least once a week to top up the battery overnight and annually use the RECON setting to condition the battery. Well worth the investment. Best Wishes and Regards, John

If you have just bought the car I would get back to the dealer and seek his help in curing the problem or replacing the key fob. Good Luck and Best Wishes, Regards, John

Nowhere

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Silicone seems to be the magic cure then. Hope it continues. Will bear in mind for/if my S-Type does it again. Best Wishes and Regards, John

Andrew The cat did eventually cure the problem. That was the last stage of many including inlet manifold removed to fit new plugs and new ignition coils and six new manifold gaskets. Also previous to the inlet off I had fitted both new Lambdas (one at a time and testing after each individual Lambda was fitted. The car had a slight misfire before my P0420 codes started. That in itself can kill the Cat, which it eventually proved had happened. Word of advice if you decide to go a similar route: always use genuine manifold gaskets (Jaguar, in my engine there were six separate gaskets), always use Denso Lambda`s (Denso being OE equipment) and always purchase a good quality/dearer Catalytic Converter. Cheap East Asian products do not work well on Jaguar engines. If any other advice needed or questions to ask, please feel free to contact me. Good Luck with sorting your problem. Best Wishes and Regards, John

Maketh (Man)

Andrew The cat did eventually cure the problem. That was the last stage of many including inlet manifold removed to fit new plugs and new ignition coils and six new manifold gaskets. Also previous to the inlet off I had fitted both new Lambdas (one at a time and testing after each individual Lambda was fitted. The car had a slight misfire before my P0420 codes started. That in itself can kill the Cat, which it eventually proved had happened. Word of advice if you decide to go a similar route: always use genuine manifold gaskets (Jaguar, in my engine there were six separate gaskets), always use Denso Lambda`s (Denso being OE equipment) and always purchase a good quality/dearer Catalytic Converter. Cheap East Asian products do not work well on Jaguar engines. If any other advice needed or questions to ask, please feel free to contact me. Good Luck with sorting your problem. Best Wishes and Regards, John

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