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HI For most of the awkward bolts, I bought Facom rotator ratchets, I was that impressed with them I got all 3 sets, 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" basically its like a normal ratchet, but you can also just rotate the handle and the socket spins, its save me a lot of hassel on my S-type R, especially when doing the valley pipe, when ive done timing belts on various cars its saved me hours in work. also using a wobble extension on the socket also means you can get the socket on the bolt at various angles wobble extention Facom rotator ratchet

Only problem is, if the adjust are original, buy the time it get to you in the post, ods are they will be broke aswell.

Hi, You wont get bored of it, had mine nearly 10 years and its been one of the most reliable cars I've owned. its been well looked after though, but it always manages to put a big smile on my face. The two best mods are the stainless exhaust, make the car's supercharged V8 sound like it should, great burble and the Jagdroid stereo, bringing the stereo up to modern times, with android 13 and all the features of a modern phone in the car, with the OE Jaguar look.

Hi If the front end feels floaty, thats usually the shock absorbers, would replace both if it were mine cheers Joe

Yes, you do have to drop the bumper, but in my case it only actually takes about 20 minutes to remove, will attach some pics of where the screws are, to remove the bumper. bumper removal.doc cheers Joe

Hi If you want to do a Proper job, not a Bodge Job, then you can buy the adjusters off ebay, the normal S-type adjusters will do, as theres only one that breaks in each headlight and that the same in the normal headlights. but you do have to take the headlight off and split them, does not take that long did mine in a few hours. lots of videos on youtube on how to split the lights, but if you put them in the oven for 10 minutes on about 90 Deg C, it softens the black sealant, its like blutac but black, makes it go soft and the lenses come off quite easy done a few of them and its not bad, the only thing you must remember, is to disconnect the battery before unplugging the headlights, or your self leveling lights will stop working and can only be reset with software like jaguar ids/sdd or a tool like icarsoft LR V2 cheers Joe

Battery Mega Store are one of the best battery suppliers out there, great prices and fast delivery.

once you find a battery, try the battery mega store, order before 12 and get it next day, a lot cheaper than most shops cheers Joe

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