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Hi If any body interested in modifying there touch display to android, here a link to ben wilcox's site its has all the pictures there now cheers Joe https://jaguar.willcoxonline.com/home

Hi My STR has the ski hatch, but it looks like there's a chunk missing from yours there should be two doors/covers, one opens from inside the boot and the other opens from inside the car and there should be a large ski bag there also cheers Joe

Hi , I try changing the oil and filter on your gearbox fault, thats the ford autobox and should not be too much to change depends on the state of the oil, some people notice a massive change and some people don't, but it got be a good starting point and usually fixes a lot of autobox faults cheers Joe

Hi I would stick with the 5w30 as it what jaguar recommends and the 10w40 and 20w50 might be too thick in winter also I thought the oil has to be 5w30 A5, as that's the one that meets jaguar WSS-M2C913-B , C3 does not meet the jaguar spec cheers Joe

HI Derek Id just go for a new genuine one, they seem the best and last the longest try British car parts cheers Joe

HI these are the codes three item could be wiring damaged

Hi If the genuine jaguar, there's a letter on the locking nut you can either order a new one or look on ebay they pop up all the time, you just want the same letter cheers Joe

Hi was looking on facebook recently and found some one selling, real carbon fiber trim apparently it was a option from jaguar, but expensive and is extremely rare cheers Joe

Hi the bottom hose clips on heres a pic cheers Joe

Hi could be where the sensor is or on the seam the seam is a common problem also yours been a 3.0 there should be a lot more space than there was on mine, so the bottom hose should be easier cheers Joe

Hi you want to download JTIS and a workshop manual here what I found in jtis cheers Joe

Hi Hard wire kits are available for most devices, which are always a options and easily fitted but I like the option of completely removing the device, when leaving the car and also using the device in another car, the Dash cam/navigation device I use only occasionally, it was quite expensive and I use in my other cars mainly on long trips cheers Joe

Hi I had to remove mine, when I serviced the car, changing the supercharger belt and aux belt its quite easy, I used a larger printer type syringe to remove the anti freeze, then the hoses have constant pressure type hose clips, pliers work well to squeeze them and remove them usually I would say be cautious because the two pipes on the expansion tank are really brittle and can snap real easy, but as your changing dont matter sensor is underneath, just unplug the bottom hose has a metal clip, you can press the clip or remove the clip to get the hose connector off, but if you remove it don't lose it, as they can't be bought on the own if i remember right theres just one fixing on top and the bottom just slots on I found it easiest to loosen the tank off, remove upper hoses and then the bottom hose,clip is a little more fiddly cheers Joe

Hi I bought usb sockets of ebay and fitted them into my glove box and into the bottom of my arm rest cubby hole both are easy to wire up and on my dash, i just tuck it in around the windscreen trim and just plug it in, inside my glove box cheers Joe some pics glove box covers on glove box cover open arm rest bought these off ebay, cheap as chips, quite good quality when they come, just remember to add a fuse just to protect them, just took them out of there mounting plate, as its not needed and looks neater.

Hi I use a bluetooth obd adapter, with a app like Torque the temp gauge on the S-type and the X-type is not directly linked to the engine temperature as long as the temp is with a certain band then it will stay in the normal zone on the gauge when you monitor the actual engine temp sensor, it can alter quite a bit but the temp gauge stays normal so if you had a bad connection on the temp sensor, this could cause the gauge to go overtemp also you can put the S-type and X-type dash in diagnostics mode, and monitor the coolant temp directly have a look here http://www.bluejag.co.uk/X-Type Instrument-cluster-diagnostics.php cheers Joe

Hi Tracking might be ok but camber or caster might be out I have used kwik fit, certain depo's have 4 wheel alignment, cost me £50 but they did a cracking job, print out for before and after cheers Joe

Hi on a hot or humid day its normal the evaporator/radiator inside the car get very cold, as the fan blows through it, any moisture condenses on it and drains away through a drain tube to underneath the car cheers Joe

Hi your generic code reader will only engine fault codes and only basic codes at that so any trans, heating, airbag, suspension, braking, cruise, abs, audio, door locking and many many more modules wont be read, on the s-type, after 2002 every thing is fly by wire, so every light bulb, sensor, relay, motor or solenoid is control by either a module or control unit, wont be read if you want the proper thing you want a mongoose lead which comes with software jaguar IDS/SDD , which can do every thing jaguar can IDS is for pre 2005 cars and SDD is for post 2005 cars, Version 130 or 131 is best, it will do all cars, all S-types, later version are for later cars, later version dont have IDS so is not backwards compatible mongoose lead and software can be bought for around £100 but need to be installed on windows XP pro, but some come with a emulator type software that will work with window 7 onwards, but its not as stable as the windows xp pro, version I installed mine on a dedicated laptop, laptops for windows xp spec can be bought for around £50 cheers Joe

Hi The prices is on the web site They do a very good job, they remove all the under body covers, wheel arch liners and rear lights on the s-type they also do inside all four doors and sills its stops rust and lubricates bushes and electrics, when you there they spray in side the fuse boxes and as a demo on there car they tip a load of water over the fuse box showing its made it water proof they have a site on facebook as well https://www.facebook.com/krownuk/ A friend of mine, near me had his S-type done recently, after having his sill replaced, they did the whole car, they also clean the car after as well, Its well worth the investment, if your thinks of keeping your car, If i had a new car, it would be the first thing I would have done cheers Joe

Hi If your after winter protection then most of it should be underneath, they corrode a lot more where you can't see it. I can recommend Krown rust protection, they do the whole car, they remove all the plastic covers and do a proper job and best bit its guaranteed. There in Birmingham have a look at there site, well recommended http://www.krown.co.uk/ It's far superior to like say waxoyl, it's like a thin gel, does not harden or peel Cheers Joe

Hi The two are different, Wax is designed to make it shine and protect the paint, Polish usually designed to rejuvenate the paint You should really wax regular and not polish, as a lot of polished actually take some paint off or lacquer as on modern cars I'd be interested what people use as well, I used a few but I've never really been impressed with any thing so what do you guys recommend in waxes that it cheers Joe

Hi Modern cars feature heavily with carbon fiber, it's the future, strength and weight As used on the F type R The carbon effect trim was a option on the X types and so was the piano black, but it was never on the S type. But suppose the S type was badged as a old man's car and if it didn't have chrome it didn't cut it But suppose they have to moved with the times, most new jaguar's don't have much chrome at all now, to meet the younger generation If Sir William lyons, was making the E-type today it would be made from carbon fiber, aluminium cars just don't cut it any more, family cars ate made from alloy now Cheers Joe

Hi Changed the wood trim today in my S-type All ways liked the darker colors, so I decided to have a change Bought a set of trim off Ebay, they can be bought really cheap Decided on Carbon Fiber look, so had them Hydrodipped in Carbon effect and they came out really well The pictures don't do them justice, they look really well in the flesh, really deep gloss Also changed the centre vent while I was at it for one with a clock in it, looks well I just wan't a charcoal armrest now, the ivory armrest is just too bright for me, think the charcoal one will match the seats, as there ivory/charcoal I usually like original, so I've saved the parts, so any future owner could put them back, if I had bought the car from new this is how I would of ordered it cheers Joe

Hi What engine do you have, I can look on Jaguar JTIS is there a procedure cheers Joe

Hi I think its a great clip but could not find abetter quality clip if you want watch the full episode, go on to you tube and type top gear S05E01 and there loads of the full episode's on there they decide in the end on the Vauxhall Monaro, on cost, as its nearly 20K cheaper cheers Joe