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Hi Rich and Welcome Same here, had many Fiat's and Alfa's, many Uno Turbo's, Coupe's 20v Turbo's, all ways loved the 2.0VT engine, superb piece of kit and many Alfa's, Sud Sprints, Alfa 90's, GTV6's, Alfa 75's 3.0l cloverleafs and 1.8 Turbo's I got the STR, because I wanted something a bit more refined, rather than just raw power, still got a mitsubishi as well I like the X-type's, as long as you find a good solid one, you get a lot of car for your money, cheers Joe

hi most bits can be bought on ebay If you after dealer levels software I use a Mongoose lead and Jaguar IDS/SDD, can be bought from British Diagnostics for around £100 here a electrical manual X-Type Electrical Guide 2004.pdf and a workshop manual Jaguar Workshop Manual X-Type 2001-2009.pdf theres also a lot of info here http://jagrepair.com/ cheers Joe

Hi For how much hand brake cables are, I'd replace them with new ones new cables run dry and they have a slippy type plastic liner, which does not need lubricating once they have been lubricated, you have to do it regular and when its cold, like now around the zero mark, the oil grease goes very stiff and can cause a binding caliper on mine with a EPB, it can cause a nightmare, first time it sticks on a cold morning, you'll wish you just fitted new ones, been there, done that, never again cheers Joe

Hi Yes but it wont fit the S-type, X-type or XJ its for the later cars and won't work on the D2B network cheers Joe

hi the level sensor is in the bottom of the expansion tank you can get the sensor from british car parts https://www.britishparts.co.uk/jaguar-c11/jaguar-s-type-c24/cooling-heating-c62/expansion-tank-sensor-p4768 or sng baratt, its underneath back middle, be very careful when removing the hoses, the plastic stubs, go very brittle and break ever so easy, especially the small one top left also one hose clips on, you have to press a metal clip to remove the hose, be cautious here as if you remove the clip, it can pop off and be lost very easy, there not available on there own also I've seen this on some cars where a cheaper expansion tank has been fitted with no sensor fiited to the tank cheers Joe

Hi I only check my STR once a month as it never uses any, but mines a petrol Yours is a diesel, I'd check it once a week, mainly not for oil going down but going up if injectors start to get leaky and can cause the oil level to go up this needs to be kept an eye on, as can cause serious damage to a engine, as it can cause it to engine to "run away" cheers Joe

hi try british car parts https://www.britishparts.co.uk/ or sng barratt https://www.sngbarratt.com/uk/#!/English/FindParts/Families both offer genuine and aftermarket, I'd go for the aftermarket there just as good and jaguar dont make there own discs any way there bought in cheers Joe

HI Might be a faulty CD changer, check all the connections on the back of it All the audio is transmitted down fiber optics on the D2B network, every thing is in series and daisy chained, if you unplug one fiber optic cable you loose all the sound, also worth checking the connection on the audio amp as well as thats on the same fiber optic circuit cheers disconnecting the battery usually clears any faults Joe

Hi The Hid lights is not a easy job to swap to manual adjustment on hight all the wiring is wrong and the headlight connectors are different if you can get it diagnosed, its most probably a simple fault like ballast, ignitor there quite straight forward to swap, headlight has to come off and also bumper bumper quite easy to remove, takes less than 10 mins to remove also if the headlights have been unplugged while the battery is connected, the self leveling will stop working and can only be reset with jaguar software IDS/SDD to get them working again If it were my car I'd get the hid's working, leds are easier to fit to the standard headlights, but not that easy to the hid headlights, also I dont think the led's are as reliable as the oe lights, most cheap led bulbs dont last long due to heat also if you get plugged in with jaguar ids/sdd it will tell you the faults with the lights cheers Joe

hi if its like the s-type, you have to reset the brakes by disconecting the battery make sure you have the stereo code first cheers Joe

hi though the key buttons will work, the key wont start the car as your car wont recognize the immobilizer transponder inside the new fob you will need to take the car somewhere to get it programmed to the car, needs software and a lead cheers Joe

hi think I've seen posts before on this is there a cross bar above, can remember someone saying that they had to loosen the cross bar above to get the engine cover on easier cheers Joe

Hi Yes you have to use the loading.kwi file make sure the dvd is a dual layer and you burn it at the slowest speed, it should work usually a original 2012 jaguar navigation disc will also fix it as thats got the loading.kwi file on it as well cheers joe

Hi No leave it till you have a pair, for one it will be illegal and will make the car handle and stop erratic best to leave it as it is, till you have a pair also the narrower will be better in winter as well, especially if we get any snow, cheers Joe

hi usually the R's have staggered larger tyres at the rear, if yours are the same all rounds, odds are there not the original wheels and are off a normal xf there's nothing to worry about, they just usually have wider rear for the extra power cheers Joe

Hi I assume you mean on the climate control temp screen I'd check all the connectors on the touch display and nav unit in the boot only other time i've seen this if some one has pressed update software in the hidden menu's, if so there another procedure for that cheers Joe

Hi Usually I look on autotrader and see what others go for and adjust the price, if your has lower mileage and extra's you could also type the reg in on CAZANA https://cazana.com/uk and see what value they put on it cheers Joe

hi ACM are still available, but there very expensive, new £300- £400 and used one sold the other day on ebay for £260 I'd go for parrot mki9200, there quite straight forward to fit, you can stream music from your phone and use the memory card slot for music aswell, it also a reasonable hands free kit cheers Joe

Hi Paul Just out of curiosity, would you have any pics of the speakers in the premium sound system, shelf speaker and door speakers are they all 6 x 9's cheers Joe

HI Is this what your after cheers Joe FITTING MESH GRILL.pdf

Hi Matt I looked into the K&N filter and also tried one, there next to no difference in go or performance, on my S-type R so I removed it, after doing some research they can let dirt through and the oil off the filter gets transfered to the maf, which means it needs cleaning regular or you get engine management faults here are some pics I took on my filters and the oe Jaguar does a far better job of been a air filter, there much more surface area on the OE Jaguar one cheers Joe have a look here http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/kn-vs-oem-filter.html

Hi and welcome The modern Jaguar's seem heavy on discs and pads, because most are automatic, your allways on the brakes new ones are not that expensive, try british car parts or sng barrat, both do genuine jaguar parts and aftermarkets parts at reasonable prices also if your thinking of keeping the car long term, I can recomend "Krown Rust treatment", well recomended, I know loads of people who have had it done, even aluminium cars, as they can corrode worse than steel cars, also krown rust treatment is guaranteed http://krown.co.uk/uk/krown_application/Rust_treatment_process cheers Joe

Hi Paul cheers , I take it it there quite bright might try some cheers Joe

Hi Paul what do those Halfords premium led sidelights look loke do you have any pics cheers Joe

Hi Paul normal bulbs are quite straight forward usually, the led bulbs can be a nightmare, as they only just fit through the hole, so can be a pain to remove seen quite a few video with a vacuum cleaner and a small tube connected to the vacuum, trying to fish the bulb out of there headlights cheers Joe