Old Peter

Hi Mick, and welcome to the club. Go to Stored Locations. Then Add After touching Add, the Set Home Menu is displayed Enter the menu item you wish to use Enter the details required. The Home position is stored. I hope this assists. Regards, Peter. .

My son has an x type estate. He tells me that the auxiliary socket is under the carpet. Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Steve. I had an X Type AWD and found that it was a great road holder. I also had two grandchildren who enjoyed keeping it clean! I bought a pair of Jaguar Mud Flaps for my s type and they do a good job for me in the winter. I think you will enjoy your car, especially in the summer!! Regards, Peter.

Hi Keith, I have used a mobile mechanic since 2002 and he has never let me down. Since I retired in 1999 and the company cars ended, I have had three cars, a 1999 Rover Sterling, and X Type, and for the last five and a half years my s type and never had a problem he could not fix. He is based in Erdington. He knows abut cars of every description! If you are in the North end of the City it would be worth getting him to have a look. Regards, Peter.

When I had my S type Terracleaned 5 years ago, the mechanic who did the jog did not mention the EGR valves or the DPF. What he did say was that it would clean the engine which I guess would refer to the fuel system -- it was in reality a de-coke. He did advise the use of premium fuel, though, which did make a difference. Peter.

Welcome to the club, Sean, Great Photograph. Let us have one when it is sunny! Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Gary. You have the flagship car in the Jaguar stable. Don't be disturbed if you get waves -- the PM and other ministers use them! Regards, Peter

Hi Keith, I have tried the Wynns EGR cleaner with some intermittent success, but I was advised to use Millers Diesel Power Eco plus and it has worked a treat as I have had the code P0402 only once, and a quick squirt into the fuel tank did the job and it took just about 5 minutes running the car. Worth a try. Regards, Peter.

Hi Neil, and welcome to the club.. Black smoke is a fuel problem, possibly not enough air getting through. You could try an additive with your fuel. I use Millers Diesel power Eco Plus, but there are other such as Diesel Magic. I would also suggest using premium fuel. I did think that the 2.2 litre Diesel had a DPF -- the 2.0 litre diesel has not got one. A more expensive cure could be injector replacement. Regards, Peter.

HI Karol, Space saver wheels must have improved since my son's 2006 x-type. The "offending wheel" is the one that got itself into a bad pothole on the road from Lichfield to Fradley. Regards, Peter, P.S. I should have said "Welcome to the Club" -- I hope you enjoy the Club as well as your car.

Hi Karol, That is a very good example of what can be achieved with steady driving, and shows how good the Ingenium engine is. I have a little widget that I plug in to the OBD2 connection and when installed it tells me how good [or otherwise] my driving is. You have to use an App on your mobile phone which tells you your "marks" as it were. Yesterday we went to Burton-on-Trent from Sutton Coldfield, and it told me that my driving was excellent and that over the 18.8 miles on the return journey I was marked at 92.8% Last week my total drive was 92.6%. Regards, Peter.

Hi Karol, One of my sons has a space saver on his x-type estate, which he had to use several times last winter. He was advised not to exceed 30 mph and to get a new type for the offending wheel ASAP. Peter.

Hi Stuart, That's a good start. Preventative maintenance is always much easier that fixing something that is broken. When the 2.7 diesel is running well doing is much more enjoyable, Regards, Peter.

Hi Stewart, and welcome to the Club. Not being a mechanical expert I would guess that it is a starter motor problem. I don't understand why the steering lock is mentioned other than to being something electrical. Let us know how it goes. Regards, Peter.

Hi Stuart, I use Millers Diesel Power Eco Max which cleans the EGR valves and the DPF. I also do quite a few short runs - 0.7 miles yesterday - and have never had a problem with the DPF since I bought the car in 2013. There is a way of getting rid of the previous owners 'phonebook, as mine was clear when I bought it from Stratstone in Solihull, but I have never bothered to find out how to do it. Let us know how you get on. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Paul. Not having an XKR [Wish I had] I cannot give you an exact answer. My s type battery is a Platinum, and the accessory dealer I went to just looked up the best battery for my car via Google to get one that was suitable;. Having said that, you do need a heavy duty battery and there are very many to choose from with a good reputation. Don't stint though. Regards, Peter.

Hi Julian, and welcome to the club. I also get the diesel whiff on startup from cold. It only lasts a few seconds. As Paul has said, nothing to worry about. Regards Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Martin. Sharing experiences is one of the things that the club is about. Good things as well as annoying ones are all useful. The s type sometimes has water ingress in the boot, and can be easily located - the XF must have also caught it. I just cleaned up the seals and found that it cured the issue. Regards, Peter.

Hi Rich, That's good news. I don't get under cars any more, or even mess around with the engine I found that the occasional blast at 2500 revs often clears out the diesel fuel system. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, David, This happened to a member of the club with a similar model. He did take it to a main dealer who said that the glow plugs and injectors needed replacing at the cost of £1200. He checked with his local garage and they told him about Terraclean, which is a cleaning out of the fuel system. He had it done and all was well. It cost about £120. Before you do that I would suggest you try a fuel additive which I use occasionally with my 2.7D s type. Miller oils have an additive call Diesel power Eco plus which keeps the fuel system clean at a cost of about £15. My son also uses it on his 2.0 litre D x type estate. Two other things you should do is to use premium fuel and when you start your car, always make sure the glow plug light has gone out. Regards, Peter.

Hi John, There are several auto locksmiths who will do this, but I can't fine one in Yorkshire. FAST KEYS in Essex will need the car to be a their premises -- a bit far away. There is an Independent Jaguar Specialist in Doncaster who's name escapes at the moment run by a well respected specialist named Chris Isles who could probably get it done. Try Googling Jaguar specialist in Doncaster . Get back to me if you can't find the garage. I have also heard that there is a car key specialist in Leeds also. The s Type key appears to be a bit more complicated that others. Regards, Peter.

Company cars -- I suffered from the tax on them if you didn't drive 18,000 miles a year in the same car, I copped out as my car was changed every other year in August with about 11,000 in that year segmabr and similar in the following years segment, Maning I did 22,000 miles in a year but in a different car! Hard Luck. I had risen to a Rover 600 when owners BMW stopped making it and I finished up with Toyota Avensis! Peter.

Nice car, Chris. I hope your company car s a Jaguar. My first 10 company cars were Ford Escorts! Just the engine bay to have some plastic brush and Gunk treatment. Good luck with the sale. Regards, Peter.

Hi Philip and welcome to the club. The x type uses several engines and members would need to know which one your car has before giving advice. At a wild guess I think it could be a fuel problem. Regards, Peter.

Hi Jon, When I bought my s type five and a half years ago I was picked up by an XF sportbrake sent by the main dealer from who I bought the car. Quite a big car and much longer than the XF saloon. It could be quite a useful car for carrying luggage. The length looks to be about a good three feet longer than the saloon, and the tinting was quite heavy on a medium shade of blue. Regards, Peter.