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Hi The 2.5 and 3.0 v6 dont have a cambelt, they are chain driven, so as long as milage is low and there quiet, will last, high milage cars, timing chain can rattle when they stretch with age the s-type diesel are of tdv6 2.7, v6 twin turbo, generally reliable if well looked after, later DPF models can give more problems, these have two belts which need replacing, cam belt and fuel pump belt check every thing work, all the electrics, take it for a good run, check the 6 speed auto box, suspension should be silky smooth, any knock or bangs could be a bush, there's a lot of them on the s-type check for water in the boot, it leaks in above the rear lights, use something like vehicle smart to check cars mot history one major check has to be the sills, some suffer more than other, not down to year, later ones also suffer, the sill can completely rust away, which are hidden by plastic covers cheers Joe

Hi When I was after my car, the one's I liked were all ways far away If you wait and don't rush into it, One will eventually come up with the spec you want and within traveling distance cheers Joe

Hi When I was after my car, the one's I liked were all ways far away If you wait and don't rush into it, One will eventually come up with the spec you want and within traveling distance cheers Joe

Hi if there working I've know the speaker/beeper to fail cheers Joe

Hi Try https://www.britishparts.co.uk/ or http://www.sngbarratt.com/Home.aspx cheers Joe

Hi I'd convert to solid flywheel, every time, fit and forget but you just said it makes the the noise when you slightly depress the clutch, that sounds like thrust bearing to me usually a failing dual mass will go quiet when slightly depressing the clutch are you sure the trust bearing was changed when it had a clutch, I'm sure they are a concentric cylinder type thrust bearing, they don't usually come with a clutch kit, with them being more expensive is there any way you can check the thrust bearing/concentric cylinder was replaced when the clutch was cheers Joe https://www.britishparts.co.uk/products/10838-slave-cylinder-C2S46903

Hi Paul Glad you got a good result cheers Joe

Hi I know its a bit late now since you have allready had a new clutch but you can get solid flywheels as a upgrade, if you do get it done and your keeping the car it might be worth considering cheers Joe

Hi Just check every thing works, test all the electrics work also take it for a test drive and make sure its get up to temperature and the fans kick in if its a 4wd x-type, I would recommend you get up to some speed , ideally a dual carriage way and 70mph, they you know if it smooth and quiet, you have no drive line issues also make sure you check the sills, some can rust terrible and are hidden by plastic covers also have a look here http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/9154-jaguar-x-type-buyers-guide/ cheers Joe

Hi They must come off , as ive seen them forsale on ebay before just checked and there none on ebay at the moment, but they are available cheers Joe

Hi could be the connector on the sensor with damp in it, or a corroded connector it might be worth, just undoing the lower bumper fixing in the centre, you might have enough space just to get your arm in and get the sensor out and check the connections cheers Joe

Hi Sure they all have a dual mass flywheel if you look here https://www.britishparts.co.uk/t/jaguar/jaguar-x-type/gearbox they list the dual mass fywheel for both petrol and diesel if you look at the pics standard flywheels are all one piece, ones in the pics show separate centre, with rubber between the two, its the rubber that fails and they start to vibrate and move as the rubber perishes cheers Joe

Hi I have the same R badges on my S-type R Just swapped them for the black ones, as there's no chrome on S-type R's cheers Joe

Hi That's why they go so cheap, parts on a expensive cars are usually expensive cheers Joe

Hi You can get a mongoose lead with Jaguar IDS/SDD for less than £100, Jaguar IDS/SDD is what jaguar use, IDS is for pre 2005 cars and SDD is for post 2005 cars, You can do every thing jaguar can as its the same I have one and its great for reading all fault codes from every module on the car, also program keys and add new fobs works with all jaguar models, up to about 2010 but if you use just for reading and reseting faults its fine, but if you mess with software updates to transmission , you can brick it, if you make a mistake I find it very usefull also if you have the touch screen display, you can also bring engine management faults up on that display and you can even bring up engine fault codes up on you dash board in engineer mode cheers Joe

Hi most generic code readers will work but most will only read engine fault codes, the more expensive ones will also do transmission and abs faults but if your after just reading engine codes, thats fine cheers Joe

Hi If its not working its usually a battery issue it wont stop the engine, unless the battery meets a certain voltage/capacity level if it thinks the battery is low, then it wont work and this is still wrong time of year for your battery to be tip top, cold mornings, longer glowplug heater times, heated seats, heated screen, heaters, stereo I would put the battery on charge over night, no need to remove the battery, then start the car, use no accesories, no heater, lights, just the engine basically, then take it for a run till the engine is up to temp, then see if it works If it does start working for a short while, then your battery is most probably due for replacement, especially if the battery is over 3 years old on a diesel not sure on the xf, but on some start/stop cars, when you fit a new battery, there is facility to calibrate battery, for stop/start in manufacturers diagnostic software cheers Joe

hi DPF pressure sensor the DPF pressure sensor basically looks at the pressure going into the DPF, when the pressure get up to a certain pressure it starts a regen of the DPF cheers Joe

Hi If there's more than one sensor, then the OBD fault codes will state which one has failed you will need to plug in and get the fault code to know which one had a quick look at wiring diagram and there is only one DPF pressure sensor on the s-type cheers Joe

Hi Maybe not then, Do you get a clicking noise when you turn the key I just assumed it was cranking over and not starting starter motors are prone to sticking when stood for long periods suppose I would start with the basics, battery fully charged, fuel and fuel pump are running, spark and also its turning over cranking cheers Joe

hi If it were thrust bearing it would make the noise every time you press the clutch sounds like you have plenty of projects going on let us know how you go on cheers joe

Hi Graham cheers no problem Joe

Hi If you left the car with less than half a tank of fuel, the fuel drains out of the pump, as the fuel pump is quite high in the tank they can sometime go rusty slightly and seize up get you car battery fully charged, when you turn the ignition on, the fuel pump should come on for a few seconds and go off and then come on permanent when the engine starts keep the charger on it, dont try to start it till you hear the fuel pump cycle Ive seen this happen on a lot of cars that have stood usually switching the ignition on and off and keep cycling this will free the pump off, like I think it did on yours, once it starts you need let it run for a good while cheers Joe

Hi that does not sound like the thrust bearing sound like something else, like some thing rubbing or dry, or even something like maybe a engine mount cheers Joe

Hi If you dont have the code, you can phone jaguar and they usually give you the code for free if you have the touch screen have a read of this Battery reset.pdf cheers Joe