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They started as a ford engine but jaguar revamped it built at the Jaguar plant and has more power than the ford version so ford origin, it is a Jaguar engine cheers Joe

HI This will give you basic info cheers Joe

Hi also make sure there no internet connection and internet explorer opens up ok cheers Joe

Hi is it installed on windows XP pro, Has to be the Pro version It starts up and you get a warning screen and you have to click continue then you get a vin screen, you either enter it manually or hit read, once the vin is there, you hit indentify vehicle as your is a 2002, sdd will fail, as thats for post 2005 cars, then it will load ids make sure you have windows xp pro have a look at the video below cheers Joe

hi paul no just wondered what car she drove I thought Yaris drivers were sensible drivers, obvious not cheers Joe

hi Paul what type of car was it cheers joe

hi Same here I'd shop around, try some of the online shops like moneysupermarket, go compare, confused, compare the market, these will give a good idea of insurance also I tried Footman James, as I'm also a member of JDC, they gave me a great discount and were cheaper than all the above and there was only £50 excess also sometimes its worth putting your spouse on the policy as well, as it can bring the premium down, with the online ones you can try it both ways to see which is best cheers Joe

Hi Try MTEC brakes they seem Ok https://www.mtecbrakes.com/brake-discs.html or SNG BARRATT https://www.sngbarratt.com/uk/#!/English/FindParts/Families or british parts https://www.britishparts.co.uk/jaguar-parts-c11 but places like europarts use good quality parts as well https://www.eurocarparts.com/ cheers Joe

Hi Just looked on auto data looks like there very similar to the 2.7 so have 2x timing belts one front for timing one rear for fuel pumps could tell you for sure if you know your engine code cheers Joe

Hi Got there in the end, at least the dealer sorted it, some dealers can give you the runaround glad its sorted cheers joe

hi try this one instead, this includes all of them cheers Joe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-2000-2008-LED-LIGHTING-INTERIOR-UPGRADE-PACK-XENON-WHITE-17-BULBS/162211689368?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

hi, there led sets on ebay cheers Joe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-LIGHTING-UPGRADE-11-BULB-INTERIOR-SET-JAGUAR-S-TYPE-2000-2008-XENON-WHITE/162111134998?hash=item25be939d16:g:00QAAOSwvg9XaCAN

hi only way to know for sure is to plug in and read the codes could be one of many things, but it sounds like a faulty sensor seen something as simple as a faulty ABS sensor cause this type of fault don't think its engine related as usually you have to switch engine off for those to clear cheers Joe

HI Just had a quick look, looks like theres only gaskets on the upper covers any way bet the bottom cover either has a gasket built in that does not need changing cheers Joe

Hi have a look on SNG BARATT site or British car parts SNG site is good and its got all the part listed cheers Joe

Hi I did mine a couple of years ago new headlights are £813 each to remove the headlight you have to drop the front bumper, which come off reasonably easy I removed the bumper and removed both headlights, split them replaced all the adjuster for new type one's that dont break, cleaned them out, swapped the hid bulbs for 8k ones, much brighter, also polished the lenses, so they came up like new# took about 4 hours from start to finish, but well worth it cheers Joe

Hi May be worth doing a oil change first if the oil is too thick, it can cause the noise you described and it causes a delay in oil pressure to the vvt cheers Joe

Hi This is a common problem on the S-types, At a guess the headlight adjusters have broke inside the headlight are some plastic adjusters that snap, they can be replaced there's 2 options 1 the best one really is order the adjusters off ebay , remove the light and split it and replace the adjusters 2 there a screw fix method, its a bit heath robinson, but does the job also worth remember on these lights, if you unplug them with the battery connected, the self leveling will stop working and can only be reset with jaguar software to tell if your adjusters have broke, remove the bulb cover of the rear of the light for the high beam, hold the bulb connector and gently push and pull, if the lamp moves and fell loose, the adjuster has broke cheers Joe adjuster look like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-S-type-S-type-NORMAL-XENON-headlamp-headlight-repair-kit-adjuster-2-SETS/281175787162?_trkparms=pageci%3A62ecc327-29f5-11e8-b39c-74dbd1800491|parentrq%3A348377461620ab12391972f4fffc0415|iid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236 the quick screw fix

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