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Hi I use Footman James, Very good policy and cover, have my 2004 S-type R insured with them on a Classic policy with agreed value and some modifications declared all for less than £200 you get a massive discount if your a member of the JDC cheers Joe

Hi Battery, the low voltage on cold cranking causes the module to go in fault new battery usually fixes it, will get worse with out one cheers

hi the s-type has a fusebox in the boot not sure if the x-type does cheers joe

hi fronts just push in rears usually have to be turned and pushed if there's a hand brake on them, as there self adjusting cheers Joe

hi not worked on the X-types before but if you need any wiring diagrams have a look here http://www.jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

hi by the sounds of that, if you pull the aux belt off and spin each pulley, you would feel the bad ones also does it go quiet when you put air con on, could be aircon clutch cheers Joe

hi yes the first link, has, but not all of them do, thats why you must ensure there is a fuse in that lead cheers Joe

Hi Try keep the charger itself indoors as its mains and wont like water the battery side of the charger lead could be extended if required best to fit a socket in the boot, so its easy to plug in and just shut the boot but make sure if you put a socket or connect to the battery direct you use a fuse to protect the lead to the charger as this will be connected to the battery if you look on ebay they do, convenience leads with easy to plug in socket and also extension leads if required also another trick is a ball of bluetack over your ignition switch, which reminds you its on charge, as some people just drive off and forget cheers Joe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CTEK-Comfort-Indicator-Eyelet-M8-For-All-CTEK-12v-Chargers-With-Comfort-Connect/321743773864?epid=12022759961&hash=item4ae96c60a8:g:84kAAOSwBLlVRMSJ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CTEK-56-304-Comfort-Connect-Extension-Cable-2-5-m/233760606179?epid=20034763116&hash=item366d37c7e3:g:eGAAAOSw3L1fmWlG

hi seen this a lot before, usually only cured by software update its usually ok, but if you let it run low, causes this issue only seen it fixed by getting the software updated cheers Joe

hi usually either a dodgy door lock or the wires have broke in the door shut, where they constantly flex, on the door pivot point cheers Joe

hi there no cut, that a sealing plug, stops water getting in, the green pins seal the plug they will be for optional extras not fitted, you will find lots of plugs like that, but external ones are usually sealed cheers Joe

hi could be one of many things on a s-type, from coil pack, air leak to dodgy abs sensor you need to plug in and see what fault code come up. otherwise its just pure guesswork and gets expensive that way cheers Joe

hi similar setup on mine, but have a Jaguar ctek, with dedicated socket in the boot but you should really put a fuse on the red wire as close to the battery terminal as possible if that red wire get trapped, a few hundred amps will flow and it will burst into flames any time you connect anything to the battery, you should fit a fuse as close as possible to the battery positive terminal the genuine jaguar optional ctek charger comes with a socket that goes in the side carpet, which is also fused cheers Joe

Hi What fault codes are you getting cheers

Cheers Paul, Still got the old girl and still running well Thanks

Hi Just Had some later wheels on mine, also with clear markers and indicators, It looks a lot better.

hi Blue smoke is usually burning engine oil, not diesel, excess diesel burning is black smoke sounds more like bad valve seals or turbo seals if its a tdi if its turbo, checking the pipe work between turbo and engine will tell you, will be full of oil and so will intercooler very unlikely its valve stem seal, they tend to smoke on first start up and on over run cheers Joe

Hi Have you checked the door seals, especially around the glass area some people use a smoke machine inside there car to high light leaking areas cheers Joe

Hi Most problems have been covered before, so using the search bar can find most answers with out waiting some very useful info on here and if you find anything just hit like cheers Joe

hi the xf system is different to the s-type sounds like its corrupted the software and will need Jaguar software to sort it check on the XF group just in case they have any better ideas cheers Joe

Hi, would no bother too much hassle once you swap the engine, nothing on the car will work, because every thing on the S-type is canbus connected so, by losing the oe engine ecu, things that wont work any more, dash,speedo, gauges, fuel pumps, auto box, parking brake, ABS, active damping, stability program, climate, cruise, central locking, alarm cheers Joe

hi air leaks is one of the most common faults as cars get older through either pipes spitting or perishing with age you can get cheap smoke machines now that you hook up to the inlet and see where smoke leaks from to find the problem area well done on finding it cheers Joe

hi best place to sell car is Ebay, has the widest audience put plenty of pictures and all its history and car should sell itself if priced correct cheers Joe

HI There a good few on ebay and auto trader if your after any pointers what to look for let me know, had one for a few year cheers Joe

hi completely pure guess work, you need to get it plugged in and codes read only way to tell