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Hi If I was picking, I'd go for the 5.0L The 5.0l has the newer gearbox and later spec engine I would say the 5.0l will be more sought after and hold better value I have the 4.2 supercharged unit in my S-type R, Which is a superb engine, but would love to upgrade to the 5L, Just for the extra power and torque cheers Joe

Hi and Welcome Post some pics up of your car Cheers Joe

Hi this is out of JTIS for a 2002 2.5 v6 x-type I'd say you have 2 faults, a faulty Ho2 sensor and a possible blocked injector on cylinder one Cheers Joe

Hi You should be able just to unplug it not sure where it is on a x-type, but if its sounding should be easy to find cheers Joe

Hi Its more than likely the sounder is faulty As they get old the battery inside it, battery backup, fails and will cause false alarms cheers Joe

Hi and Welcome Post some pics up I have a Zircon blue S-type R and its a great color Cheers Joe

HI You want a long box spanner or the next size down long reach socket use one of the other plugs and find a socket thats just smaller and then knock it onto the damaged plug, it should grip it enough to get it out or even a piece of steel pipe, you want it, just smaller than the plug, then knock it on, if its one of the back ones, you will struggle dont use a socket with the 12 flats, use one with the 6 flats if you can find any thing, get some steel wire 1.5mm to 2.5mm, like a welding rod, bend it into a shape similar to the spark plug, you want it so it slides inside the spark plug socket, so it slots into two opposite corners, then at the bottom of the socket, bend the wire out so it can't slide into the socket you want this wire to take up the slack from the corroded plug and socket, you want it a tight fit, so it knocks on, light taps till it goes on, the tapping will also help free the plug hopefully that should get it out also if the car is still a runner, the plug insulator is not damaged, then I would only try knocking the steel pipe on it or a smaller long reach socket, as any thing else might damage the insulator, leaving the plug faulty and then a non runner cheers Joe sorry for the quick sketch, but it should give you the idea

Hi its available on ebay also found this which was a good deal 4lt for £22.50 or 4 x 4lt for £90, 16 litres for £90 delivered cheers Joe

Hi don't know if this helps but you can put your dash in a diagnostic mode and read the data coming from the fuel level gauge and you should be able to find out what up with it I have attached the relevant pages and the complete workshop manual, page 2456 is where it starts cheers Joe These are just google off the tinternet manual 2008XFWorkshopManual.pdf your looking at fuel gauge operation and fuel gauge reading and when in diagnostic mode its test 21 for the fuel gauge

Hi 2012 is the last update discs they did Don't think there's any money in it for them to keep updating them I was trying to find a more up to date disc, from other manufacturers that used the same nav dvd unit , but to no success so its 2012 is the most up to date cheers Joe

hi Glad your sorted, The XF Gear shift console, you don't seem to see many for sale second hand At least with a new one you can forget about it for a good while cheers Joe

Hi Have you got any deals on castrol edge proffesional A5 5w30 cheers Joe

Hi Not sure but there's a few clips of people using it on youtube maybe some one will try it, but it would be good if it works most headlights lenses are made of a polycarbonate type plastic, so the right chemical would clean it, like the first wipe they use, second wipe might be some kind of sealer if I see it listed over in the uk, I would be tempted to try it cheers Joe

Hi Saw these clips in a few places and these look good how easy is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50LZuQXxcA Not seen them over here yet though though they are on ebay from abroad for £14 cheers Joe

cheers, will give it a go

Hi WD40 works every time, once its free, get some oil in as well cheers Joe

Hi Wow, thats a bit aggressive I replaced both my bulbs for 8k ones, blue tint, took bumper off, removed both head lights, replaced the broken adjusters and cleaned them out , in just under two and half hours I bet they will steam up now as well, the headlights are quite expensive, even second hand cheers Joe

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Hi Thats well nice, want get mine done have you got a link to his site or facebook cheers Joe

Hi there's a switch on the brake pedal, brake pedal has to be pressed before it will release, check connector/plug is securely on, you could operate the switch and actually check its working also if it was put in park before the park brake was applied, the weight of the car on the park mech could be holding it, especially if its parked on a slope try releasing the park brake and rocking the car and see if it will release, watch the car will not roll away it it releases, put some blocks a few inches in front of the tyres just check you steering lock has released also, tension on the steering can also stop the steering lock from releasing you could also try disconnecting the battery if none of the above work, its plug in and see if there's any fault codes cheers Joe

Hi what Raistlin Said, Bumper off I'm affraid have a look here http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s-type-s-type-r-supercharged-v8-x200-15/2005-front-bumper-skin-removal-w-pics-faq-28534/ cheers Joe

Hi One thing to check is battery, on most jaguar's there's that many electrics, if the battery get low it causes lots of module errors, If it does it on first startup is usually battery getting tired, try putting on charge over night, leave battery connected and give it a good charge, if it cures it for a while, might be worth looking at a new battery if it older than 3 years on a diesel Cheers Joe

Hi That's the first place I'd look, it's the heart of the beast, I bet the sound track of it running is good as well Cheers Joe

Hi and welcome looks really nice, post some engine bay pics up cheers Joe

Hi and welcome very nice, post some pics up cheers Joe