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hi try SNG BARRATT for you coil packs they offer genuine ones and after market ones and are good value https://www.sngbarratt.com/uk/#!/English/FindParts/Families/S-Type and X-Type/12 cheers Joe

Hi Only way to tell is with a multimeter, start the car and the battery voltage should be above 14 Volts get the light to come on and check again, if it drops below 12.5 volts, then its not charging enough also check the belt, a slipping belt could also cause the same symptoms cheers Joe

Hi Ted VVT are known to rattle as they wear and can only be fixed by replacing would not say its timing chain with that mileage, 4.2's all have updated tensioners and are not known to fail, also timing chains tend to get louder the hotter they get. to tell if you have VVT look at the front of the cam covers, if there a wires coming from it, it has VVT, if no wires, no VVT VVT offers no performance upgrade on these, it was fitted solely for emissions pics below also check yours sills, they can rot terrible and are hidden by those plastic covers also make sure it has the correct oil, as wrong oil will effect the VVT on start up, as they work on oil pressure cheers Joe THIS ONE HAS VVT NO VVT

hi keep an eye on oil level, especially if it goes up, could be a leaky injector its also worth checking the sills, there hidden by a plastic cover and there prone to rotting cheers Joe

boot key some times seize due to lack of use get loads of wd40 inside the lock and hopefully it will free off cheers Joe

hi seen this before might be same fault its known to break wires, on the boot hinges, where they bend, every time you open and close the boot if you can get in the boot by folding the back seats wriggle the wires to the boot near the pivot point also not sure on the xf but the s-type had a emergency key boot opener, on the under side of the boot handle, maybe the xf has similar cheers Joe

hi bosch batteries have allways served me well in the past the one on my mitsubishi has been on over 10 years, but with the help of a CTEK charger, has always performed excellent My Jaguar has a Jaguar battery at the moment and that seems to perform well, but if I were to replace it now, I'd go for a AGM battery, far better battery mega store have some great deals on usually cheers Joe

hi you want some thing like a waxoyl or cavity wax, if you use waxoyl, make sure you dont put it on too thick, when its thick it goes hard and cracks, water gets behind it and makes things worse cavity wax goes on really thin and stays soft but if it were mine I'd take it too " KROWN RUST TREATMENT ", superb job and its guaranteed they really do a great job, worth every penny and protect your car for the future I know quite a few people that have had the alloy xj's and xjr's done, alluminium bodies can rot faster than steel and where steel bolts to ally, they corrode faster as you get a reaction cheers Joe http://krown.co.uk/uk/krown_application/Rust_treatment_process https://www.facebook.com/krownuk/

hi is the the older 4 button remote if so have a look below cheers joe

hi think the oe ones came with just the large pin its not a problem the little pins on the ones on ebay can be snapped off easy, they only chromed diecast there's also double sided sticky take on them as well a lot of people use that method as they can revert back to the bonnet badge if they wanted cheers Joe

hi Most makes of diagnostics tools only read engine fault codes and even then only give generic codes, so are not allways correct or accurate there's lots of modules on the s-type, and the only one that reads all of them and gives accurate fault codes is the jaguar IDS/SDD software there's lots of jaguar independent dealers that have this as well, so you dont need all ways to go to a main dealer could be one of many things like faulty module in boot, faulty EPB they go stiff from lack of lube, hand brake cables, especially this time of year, the little rubber boots perish each end of the cables, they fill with water and damp and freeze and caliper mech can seize and go stiff plugging with jaguar IDS/SDD will give you a exact fault cheers Joe also have a look here this can help you release the epb and get you going

hi you can retro fit the bluetooth adapter at the moment you have a phone module in the boot and the handset fitted to the armrest connector, theres 2 options, if you have the handset fitted now A fit the later combined phone/bluetooth module in the boot, along with the bluetooth antenna and fit a mic into the overhead console or B fit a earlier type bluetooth module in the armrest and fit a mic in the overhead console, But, There's allways a but, this method means you need to swap some wires around in the phone module connector and some wires in the armrest connector, this is because your armrest connector is wired for handset, not bluetooth, is quite easy, if you want to go option B let me know and I can give you wiring diagram on where the wires have to be also if you have jaguar voice fitted, you allready have a mic fitted to the overhead console, but recommend fitting the later type mic that is mounted between the console and sun visor, there far superior in sound quality cheers Joe

Hi If the majority of the car is good, especially engine and gearbox then it would be worth have the welding done on it I know quite a few people with S-type R's and they really like there car two of them recently have had there sills done, one paid £250 to both sills done and other paid £500 they never considered anything else and once done these cars can only go up in value, the S-type R is the only s-type at the moment going up in value cheers Joe

compressors rarely fail on the s-type its usually a bad dccv valve or a combination of a dccv and air con module, some times when the dccv fails it takes the module out, modules cab be repaired, theres lot of info on how to repair, if you google it a lot of times the air con works, its the dccv passing hot water and warming the heater overcoming the air con a good indy should be able to tell you where the fault is cheers Joe also have a look here http://jaguarclimatecontrol.com/diagnose/

Hi There great car if you find a good one. most important is sills, if sill are gone usually lower rear arches go aswell, have a look behind those covers, welding can cost from £250 up to £1000, depending where you are. check all the electrics work, give it a good blast, make sure you dont get restricted performance, make sure headlight do the dance, go up and down, then level, every time you switch the ignition on, adjusters break inside headlights, replacement adjusters are available, but require bumper off to remove headlights, check supercharger belt, if its ribbed both sides it ok, if it ribbed only on one side, then them belts are no longer available, £250 just just for the parts for the updated belt, check for service history and gearbox service, 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 1st also 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd, gearchanges can be jerky or harsh if on early gearbox software, Gearbox says sealed for life, but thats rubbish, if its done 65K or 10 years its due for service, genuine ZF service parts come in a £200, labour is on top check registration on "vehicle smart" for mot history, avoid if there's lots of advisories for corrosion, supercharger nose can be rattly is coupling is starting to fail, look at tyre's, budget tyre's on these at the rear are lethal, also budget tyres also can mean skinflint owner, so budget tyre's, budget maintenance, check if valley pipe has been replaced, £12 hose, £800 labor to fit, check all the dash lights come on, traction, abs, airbags, engine management and then go off, seen a few with them taped over, check both keys work and remotes, not cheap to replace, check brake pipes, drivers side next to fuel tank, pipes allways rot there, tanks has to be dropped to replace, check heaters get hot and also go cold, both sides there seperate, can be a pain to fix, check for water in boot and rear footwells, some are prone to leaking, also check keylock on bootlid works, they are prone to seizing and you only find out when you get a flat battery and you cant get in the boot, try the electronic park brake, at least 5 times in a row, these can be really troublesome, but only usually when the battery is on its way out, other places start to rust first are insides of the doors, front and rear, vertical seam, where the skin seam sealer is, starts under the paint, looks like spiders, under the paint, also should drive lovely and smooth, there's lots of bushes on the S-type, so it there any knocking its most probably a bush gone. cheers Joe.

hi theres a level sensor back , rear area, checked its plugged in correct check the connections are not corroded as well cheers Joe

hi looks greats cheers Joe

hi I find the best workshop manuals are free have a look below cheers Joe S-Type_owners_book.pdf S-Type-Electrical-2005on.pdf S-TYPE_WORKSHOP.pdf S-Type_2002.5-2008-FSM-Workshop.pdf also look here for a great source of s-type info http://www.jagdocs.com/Default.htm

hi bluetooth phone pdf BLUETOOTH.pdf cheers Joe have a look here for a host of s-type info and manuals http://www.jagdocs.com/Default.htm

hi also worth mentioning is some auto gearboxes allow more torque converter slip in colder weather this it get the gearbox up to a operating temperature quicker does it stop once the car is warm and up to normal running temp cheers Joe

hi I had this on another car car I bought some heater air conditioning sanitiser spray, worked well for me got rid of the smell cheers Joe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/K2-PRO-500ml-Car-Air-Con-Conditioning-System-Cleaner-Fresh-Foam-A-C-Remove-Odour/261938753105?epid=622353518&hash=item3cfcc42e51:g:UMMAAOSwe7BWy1kf https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Holts-Car-Air-Con-Odour-Bomb-Air-Conditioning-Neutraliser-Sanitiser-Cleaner/302639573350?epid=1843929380&hash=item4676b96966:g:XBYAAOSwf15ahWxy

hi WD40 as above to remove if you get your self a roll of double sided trim tape, clean both well and stick the tape to the trim and then stick to the car should do the job cheers Joe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Double-Sided-Foam-Automotive-Permanent-Car-Body-Trim-Self-Adhesive-Tape/202060649087?hash=item2f0bc0d27f:m:mWDAdvs-wLPeOMk0KdIriaw

hi the bluetooth module wont work without a phone module yours is pre wired for bluetooth and some cars were wired for phone module and a handset in the armrest seems like a lot of effort, but I like the built in system, because if your car has Jaguar Voice it can all be controlled via voice if your car has a later bluetooth module, if you search bluetooth, Jaguar will come up as a device cheers Joe

hi not sure what gearboxes the x-type had most had ford gearboxes 5R55N was a 5 speed, but thought later ones were ZF but maybe wrong if its the Ford unit there very easy to service and low oil again would cause it to slip cheers Joe

hi some faults clear on there own, if the fault has gone some have to be reset cheers Joe