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Hi Gary make sure the engine sounds sweet, no rattles coming from top end 4.0 had issues with timing chains and tensioners, which failed, see if its got any history if they have been replaced if its a 4.2, then its ok, it was only 4.0l engines also I'd let it get warm and make sure the fans kick in, some had issues with fans and over heating, coolant should be nice and clean and a pinky/orange color also check it drives nice no knock or clunks, if its been driven sporty, they can get through bushes and also sills, sills, sills. cheers Joe

hi could be drive shaft, but would have to be really bad to make it shake even when they knock and click on steering lock, they never really shake or cause vibration unless its came apart slightly when the spring and ball joint were done and the balls have dropped out of the cv/drive shaft, that would make it pretty sloppy and might cause shake/vibration I'd still return it to the garage though cheers joe

hi If its only just started to do it since you had the spring and ball joint done, I'd take it back and get it checked cheers Joe

Hi Well that has totally been pimped prefer the standard look myself cheers Joe

hi I'd also have a look at the propshaft, propshaft mounts and rubber doughnuts on the propshaft propshaft noises would increase with load if it were gearbox, I would of thought it would be noisey in certain gears, torque convertor would get louder with rpm's cheers Joe

hi never changed one myself on the s-type but i assume, there 4 fixings inside the car and the linkage then it might be easier to remove complete with the master cylinder then replace the servo and replace, watch the brake fluid on the car, it will damage the paint and also all the brakes will need bleeding cheers Joe

Hi It will go for a higher price But it not the lowest milage Str, but looks well. Usually at this milage they don't always make a massive price Cheers Joe

Hi the turbo charger itself has no gears in it so i would assume the actuator itself can be replaced, though it might need so diagnostic connection to reset it looking on ebay, looks like there available on there own turbo actuator use to be mechanical, diaphragm spring and arm, they never failed, mix it with electronics and its a nightmare cheers Joe

hi sounds like the servo, there is a rubber diaphragm in there that fails, but the whole unit has to be replaced if you press the brakes a few times with the engine off, the pedal should be hard and high up if you hold your foot on it and start the car, you should feel it drop there's a pipe from the servo to the engine, on yours because its a diesel, it will go to some type of vacuum pump, theres a little valve in that line, a non return valve, make sure this pipe is all intact, no breaks or cracks if you pull the pipe out of the servo, there should be vacuum, a sucking noise as you pull it off, with this pipe off and the engine running there should be suction on this pipe, some servos have sensors on as well, so if the pipe has broke or no suction on the servo, can cause a fault code aswell I check this pipe first cheers Joe

Hi I swapped mine for led DRL and Fog, much better.

hi I don't think facelift cars have fog lights, facelift is after 2005 I think you just remove the bumper undertray which will give access to the rear of the fogs cheers Joe

hi have a look here http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/13904-a-nasty-shock/#comment-41141 do a proper job, like paul had done on his then you can forget about it for years, do a proper job your sills are structural and play a massive role if you have a accident, whether you walk away from it or not available on ebay or a good garage will knock them up as required http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-S-Type-Sills-Zintec-Weld-On-Laser-Profiled-Sills-P-Side-D-Side-/131864911039?hash=item1eb3c2dcbf:g:PZQAAOSwyjBW3Ys5 cheers Joe

Hi the ones in the top of that link are one piece, so once you have clipped them in, you will have to break them to get them out and possibly break the sill cover the jaguar/ford ones are a 2 piece, they have a white bit that stays in the sill and a black part, that slots into the sill cover, it has a ball on it that clicks into the white bit, they will come back apart for a few years till they go brittle and break on you cheers Joe

hi theres also some of these all the way along the bottom if I can remember right 6 each side, these usually can be reused cheers Joe

hi it will be some kind differential pressure switch i bet for when the dpf start to clog up, so it knows when to regen cheers Joe

Hi parts and spares are widely available as for engine, if you go for 4.2 supercharged, its quite a strong engine, has no known issues apart from valley pipe, which is very labour intensive to replace a £20 hose, budget £600 to £1000 to get replaced at a garage bushes as on the s-type are a big issue, depending on how its been driven, should be really quiet and no knocking noises my biggest worry would be rust, they can rust very bad on these, sills can be quite bad especially worse towards the rear cheers Joe

Hi with out knowing where the pipe go, it could be one of many things it sounds like a valve, so could be a purge valve, bleed valve, overboost valve, idle adjustment valve what year is the car and what engine does it have cheers Joe

Hi If I was going to clean a engine bay, first I would soak all the worst bits in WD40 and all the electrics, leave it a day, the WD40 will soften all the dirt then put some degreaser on it, like gunk, on a cold engine is best,( hot engine with cause condensation to form inside parts as its hit by cold water ) leave it a while and wash it off, then start the car and get it hot so it all dries off, if it won't start, remove any covers and use a bit of compressed air around coil packs and spark plug recessed holes, petrol and diesel should start anyway. then i would finish off in giving every thing a coat of WD40 or like, other wise all the ally bits start going furry quite quick AND DON'T DO IT ON YOUR BLOCK PAVING!!! cheers Joe

Hi I hope thats not the princess, shes not very clean!!!! it looks like a map sensor, converts a pressure/vacuum to a voltage, for the ecu cheers Joe

hi the old ones when you have removed the covers, some tend to snap, there in two parts I use some trim pliers to pop them out of the sill, along with a terminal screw driver, to sqeeze the holding tabs the new ones come clipped together, so you just slide them into the cover and push them onto the sill, when you remove the cover next time the white part stays in the sill I use one of these and it has many other uses cheers Joe

hi these are the same jaguar part as used by ford http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20x-Ford-Interior-Trim-Panel-Retainer-Clips-Door-cards-fascias-Fiesta-Ka-Puma-/370914964710?hash=item565c4134e6:m:momw6jyQX3FdeUIi6AFl5Pw

Hi There on eBay, same as ford use Cheers

Hi If your going to clean the engine bay, use a degreaser and then just use a hose Don't use a pressure washer, the pressure will push water past seals and it will damage bearings the other side They won't fail short term, but once they start rusting then it's going to cause some damage Long term things like idler bearings and alternator will fail Cheers Joe

Hi It might be worth just lowering it, when you have some spare time sometimes people leave the wiring tags on and it might identify what the wires actually do and once you traced the wires might be a easy fix, may be worth spending an hour on it cheers Joe

Hi here some links to s-type clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1hD0BF_3TM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO_R02fq6Vg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW9OA5Nm3WU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPRKdxEcCYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqan_DG7_A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nloFIGR7LLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asGvnIWM2Ig not s-type but still good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJPFRNO344 cheers Joe