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Hi Try Auto reserve jaguar, very good breakers, just give them a ring just google them they have a site https://www.autoreservejaguar.com/ cheers Joe

HI Make sure the battery is fully charged, a low battery on these will cause all sorts of problems. have a look here for workshop manuals http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

Hi A of code readers only give generic faults and sometimes quite useless on s-types. The best out for these Jaguar IDS/SDD, IDS for pre 2005 cars pre facelift and SDD for post 2005 cars , facelift, this software is the same as Jaguar use and is the best, but you need a dedicated laptop for it and if not carefull can do some serious damage, but great just for reading fault codes with proper descriptions and remedies. The next best user friendly ones are Icarsoft LR V2 or V3, this is Jaguar dedicated, but will read most of the modules on the car, if you pay a bit extra and get Icarsoft CR Pro, that will do Jaguar and all other makes, so is handy for other cars aswell. Theres also icarsoft CR Max which is another one which is slightly more expensive but has a much better interface and screen. I have both and they do have there uses and pay for them selves over time. cheers Joe

HI On these make sure you use ZF original parts and ZF Lifeguard 6 oil, you usually get a kit, which includes 7 litres of lifeguard 6, filter/pan, new pins for the pan (usually the heads are bigger as oe ones were too small, new mecha sleeve (seal over the connector, prone to leaking), there a specific procedure on these for changing the oil, car has to be level and the final oil level check needs to be exactly when the gearbox is at 45 deg C, as it effects the oil level, also the gearbox holds about 10.5 litres, but at least 4.5 litre of that stays in the torque convertor, hence why its bad always mixing different types of oil. also a lot of after market filter/pans tend to leak. They should have the gearbox oil changed every 60k or 10 years, thats what ZF recommend. Symptoms of common problems of the S-type ZF 6HP26 are harsh shifting inbetween gear changes and surging when cold at around 30 to 40 mph, surging can also be fixed by a software update to the gearbox, if its never been done, but last update on these was 2009, so most have been done. If running right they should be silky smooth in normal mode if you want to do some reading, theres lots of info on S-types and S-type R here http://www.jagrepair.com/ This video shows you exactly how to change the gearbox oil on these. https://youtu.be/MAMseFY8GpY?si=G6j6zNd3FwExftY6 The S-type R is really a great car, love mine, mine has been very reliable and never given me any trouble, but it does get well looked after if your after any other info just let me know, I gathered quite a bit of info over the years on these. cheers Joe

hi The best looking one and least glitchy one is Jagdroid by far, superb. oe look and all the oe features still work, android 13 and fully updateable as new android version come out, you can do everything you want on your phone in the car, with reverse cameras and android assistant or gemini, with google maps, best navigation, you can also add DAB and android auto. got one in mine for over 7 years now and its great. https://www.jagdroid.org/ theres also a Jagdroid group on facebook that gives full support which you wont get with the chinese rubbish cheers Joe

Hi Yes, two belts, one at front for timing and one at rear for hp fuel pump, there is a chain in each bank, but these generally last many many year and never fail. cheers Joe

Hi You need to get it plugged in to read the fault codes this will tell you where the problem is, could be something as simple as a abs sensor, which can cause the faults you describe cheers Joe

hi under centre console, between front seats.

Hi would try shopping around, problem is now the chain has failed it will have cause extra damage which will cost on top of having the chains done, its costly as the timing chains are at the back of the engine, so gearbox has to come out, or most garages choose to remove the complete engine as its actually quicker but you need to get prices, just a quick google found this https://www.kmotors.co.uk/common-faults/2-0-ingenium-timing-chain/ contacting them may give you a better idea of costs cheers Joe

sure your car of that year would have stop/start as standard if so would stick with a AGM battery, some exide battery are EFB and are not as good or wont last as long as a AGM battery try BATTERY MEGA STORE, there usually the cheapest and have a really good selection of batteries with good guarantees and next day delivery.

as above, window motor/regulator need replacing, there a window module built into the motor.

They dont have one, there a fill and level plug on the side of the gearbox, so the engine has to be running and at a certain temperature before checking the final level, that putting oil through the fill/level plug so that oil just trickles out slowly, lot of clips on youtube.

https://youtu.be/FeufVbAdYgM?si=MYxcWppUwQ3ogBMH

Hi, the wiring is different, so there not plug and play also there would be no self leveling, the leveling adjust wont work and there no head lights washers headlight washers and self leveling is a legal requirement in most countries, like UK. cheers

Hi There a lever inside the heandlight that you can flick and its alters the headlight pattern, no need to swap them but this is only possible on the HID headlights if you have halogen ones, then I think you would have to use the stick on bean benders or swap the lights, halogen ones are not interchangeable with HID ones as the wiring is different. Cheers Joe