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Hi Phil do you know where about the hose come from I have a S-type R myself and dont rocognise that hose let us know roughly where its from and should be able to find it cheers Joe.

hi does it go from the aux pump to the supercharger charge cooler if so is it this one https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#/UK/parts/76256c1a-f1a1-4151-9449-8058f6fef750?fromList=S-Type and X-Type(12) > S-Type(49) > RADIATOR AND PUMP-SUPERCHARGER Assembly(31091)&fromCategory=Node Intercooler pump(Node Id 3094774) look on sng barratt all hoses are listed plus pics cheers Joe

Hi John, Yes the Icarsoft's are very good and quite user friendly they talk to most modules, so you should be able to find the code and hopefully lead you to the fault cheers Joe

hi if you have no sound and the car has premium sound, is the fibre optic cabe in correct, all sound on oremium is on a fibre optic network either you left it out or its not in correct cheers Joe

hi what code reader are you using generic ones will only read engine faults Icarsoft LR V2 or V3 should read all the modules, if lights on then theres a code using Jaguar IDS/SDD would read it with out a dought cheers Joe

hi all the engines are very good as long as there looked after the 4.2's V8's are very smooth, I have the S-type R and the engine is amazing, so smooth and can be driven very lazy and effortless, you can barely tell when it changes gear if your after a manual, thens its a 3.0 as the 4.2 is only auto, but I think if you want altimate cruiser, then it auto, they drive so much nicer cheers Joe

hi its going be a abs sensor, you need to plug in as soon as the fault pops up without turning the ignition off if theres still no faults you also need check other modules, like dsc, gearbox as these can also cause the same fault cheers Joe

hi I would check all the wiring by testing it back to the ecu could be a break in the steering column wiring and you have disturbed it, would also try the old pickup coil of the old ignition switch, I'm sure they come off and can be swapped. if you need any wiring diagrams to check the wiring look here http://www.jagrepair.com/ when did it last run and what did you do after that stopped it starting. cheers Joe

HI Have you started with a basic service, filters, oils and plugs also while your in there check for any perished hoses, especially the smaller pipes they split and can cause this cheers joe

Hi as above make sure battery is fully charged before doing anything else also get it plugged in with a descent code reder cheers Joe

hi dashes or instruments are coded to the car, so best option is get it repaired, theres usually plenty of place that repair them and offer great guarantees replace them and getting them coded would be a lot more expensive cheers Joe

Hi most probable best diagnostic reader for the s-type is Icarsoft code reader basic ones less than £100 best one around £170 which is icarsoft LRV3, which will read every thing from engine to gearbox, abs airbags, suspension, everything LPG on these cars is a right pain and unless fitted 100% correct will always give fault codes. ideally for mot, you need to run on petrol and reset faults codes and leave it on petrol till its been for mot, so you should not get any codes. its when you run on lpg I bet you get codes, the car monitors everthing like fuel, and when run on lpg will give errors because fuel is not been used if you after just clearing engine codes, a cheap code reader would be ok, wont give accurate fault descriptions, but if your just clearing code will be ok, depends how much you want spend cheers Joe

hi P1000 is normal after code reset till its done a full drive cycle then will clear on its own P1646 is a bad lambda, are you sure you changed the correct one, if the faults still there also on the S-type, cheap lambda dont work, only denso one seem to work cheers Joe

hi check all fuses and connectors, also check any relays 91-92 wiring here http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Electrical/Elect-Tech All2/91 Sedan Electrical.pdf lots more info here http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

hi its more of a common problem on post 2002 cars, pre 2002 car were not as bad, climate module on later cars blow circuit board tracks inside the module and usually quite visable so easy to repair if you need any wiring diagrams or manuals have a look here http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

Hi Dave no later module wont work on earlier cars, there two completely different cars electrically cheers Joe

hi have a look a battery mega store, great service, next day postage, best prices https://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/ cheers joe

hi as all petrol s-type have timing chains not belts I assume you have a diesel. if it is the diesel, then usually water pump is not usually changed with timing belt, as its not driven by the timing belt but by aux belt, but for how much water pump costs it may be worth it for peace of mind and saving future costs as for 3 way valve, I assume you mean DCCV, dual coolant control valve, a genuine valve is £300, a bosch one, which is probably the best out there is £100, unbranded around £50, so if depends what they have fitted, should only take about a hour to change, so if its genuine part, price is ok, if its after market, then its very expensive labour for that price cheers Joe

hi are you sure the bulbs are correct type and iinstalled correct they have odd bulbs on the s-type and will go in both ways, but only one way is correct the lights have 2 permanents feed to each light, so if you touch the body it will pop fuses might sound silly but check the bulbs first, seen it so many times cheers Joe

hi I assume its pre jaguar ids/sdd as it still comes up invalid, looks like you car is pre 1998 so this could be the reason you can go on jaguar heritage site and email them, they should be able to tell you cheers Joe

hi if you buying the bolt on type, the bonnet needs drilling, there is already a round hole in the bonnet frame at the front, hole has to be in the middle of that hole cheers Joe

Hi Top vin SAJJHALH3AB501983 says it does not exist, so looks like it been written down wrong second vin SAJAC056XCDS59246 have a look here SAJAC056XCDS59246.pdf cheers Joe

hi would say £400 to £500 for service if genuine ZF parts and oil is used Genuine ZF parts are about £250 alone, thats for ZF lifeguard 6 oil, new pan/filter, new updates pan screws with larger torx heads, new updated mechatronics sleeve which was prone to leaking. also if it done correct, at Jaguar, they update the software and reset the adaptations and do a learn cycle, which makes every thing nice and smooth, a indy may not do this and you may find it shifts harsher afterwards also dont be tempted into cheaper oil, as when you drain it about 4 litres stays in the torque converter which means when you top up with up to 7 litre of new zf life guard 6 it mixes with 4 lires of old oil, if you use cheap oil, they dont always mix well, mixing oils is never recommended and a lot of people get issues and its really hard to remove after zf recommended every 60k or 10 years for service oil change did mine and it did make it smoother cheers Joe

hi what do you mean by monitors are not reseting ? cheers Joe

Hi As above CTEK every time, but the basic mxs 5.0 or mxs 3.6 are also fine the original Jaguar CTEK charger is only a 3.3 amp and does the job superbly, have had one on mine for many years and still has the Jaguar battery, it only trickle charges as required, once up to voltage the charger knock off and monitors the voltage and restarts the charging sequence once the battery voltage drops. so a large charger is not required your just paying extra for something your not using. also recommend the convenience kits, so you conect the kit to the battery and you fit a charging socket close to the battery, so you dont have to expose the battery to charge it cheers Joe