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hi there was someone else on here a few years back that had issues with pirellis that had not seen pot holes but as with all wheels and tyres, the bigger the sidewall, the more they handle pot holes, it when the tyres gets trapped between the pot hole and wheel, it damages the rubber and cords in the tyre, usually damaging the wheel as well also some of the jaguar wheels are really soft, for example 20" calisto's bend and crack so easy. so if you want the tyres to last, your better going with 19" or 18", 18" with give better protection and a more comforatable ride also I find you can buy the tyre with XL rating, xtra load, they have a reinforced sidewalls, which give slightly better handling and support the weight better and usually are no dearer in price cheers Joe

hi usually free for so many years, then its a subscription cheers Joe

hi most common cause is a low battery but with out plugging in with jaguar ids/sdd its all just pure guesswork could be one of many things, most common, low battery, faulty module(especially if boot gets damp), stiff cables, stiff calipers, faulty reed switch, faulty loom( usually by motor where it flaps around causing a break in the wiring, badly fitted pads, faulty epb motor(lack of lube in gearbox make them go stiff) plugging in will give you exact fault, generic code readers are useless, ideally jaguar ids/sdd, more affordable/user friendly icarsoft LR V2 or V3 cheers Joe

Hi I also dont use any additives , but certain octane booster help with emissions also find by using premium fuel, you get better mpg's and it always seems to rum smoother cheers Joe

Hi why would you have the battery charger working off a inverter to charge the battery. A. its not needed when the engine is running as the alternator will charge the battery B. if used while the engine is off, the inverter will flatten the battery faster than it can charge Your best to use the Ctek charge on a mains point, just when the car is not in use. cheers Joe

hi its because the rear lights use a constant 12v on one side of the bulb, then the other side of the bulb goes to the rear body module and switches the earth. the wire your connection to is a earth so it wont work, you have to use a relay to convert the switch earth to a switched positive, look at pic below any relay will do cheers Joe

hi yes, usually, there plug and play but pretty useless now, roads have completely changed since 2012, if search on google you can usually find links to the 2012 disc, download it and burn it to dvd for free. also if your dvd player wont read the disc, as most discs available are copies, and the dvd nav units are all getting really old now, some wont read copied discs any more, due to worn out lasers. another common problem. cheers Joe

hi Theres no easy cheap way, but if your cars a keeper, I bought Jagdroid, its your old touch screen updated to android and every thing you can do on your phone you can do on your touch screen plus all the oe stuff still works fine, like acm, jaguar voice, climate, cd player, cd changer and still looks oe plus you can have usb plug and play for mp3, front and rear cameras, internet, spotify, dab , google maps, stream music from your phone and lots more, but its not cheap had mine a few years and love it jagdroid https://www.jagdroid.org/ cheers Joe

hi what model are you after have you looked on how many left cheers Joe

hi try another dealer if not you can get codes off ebay for less than a fiver, but you will need the serial number off the single cd player as its the master unit, but only if its the xj with the j-gate and touch screen, if its the later one with rotary pop up gear selector, not sure on them models. would still try a few more jaguar dealers i know quite a few people that have phoned and got it for free cheers Joe

hi the part number above is not the correct part number to order it have a look on jaguar classics or sng barratt as they list all the parts for these cars so you will get the correct part number and price cheers Joe

hi you should get a better idea once codes are read its usually a abs sensor and sometimes abs unit which can easily be fixed see what codes you get also icarsoft LR v3 are very good for our cars, but only jaguar based and icarsoft cr pro is even better works with all car makes. cheers Joe

hi try Press... >> , PTY and A.MEM on the radio simultaneously and hold for a second or two. but this does not work on all stereo's for some reason but if not if you call a jaguar service dealer, they usually will give it you for free, they request vin number usually cheers Joe

hi have a look here https://www.jag-lovers.org/xk-lovers/library/engine_numbers cheers Joe

hi does it do it on idle, Ive known diesels to do this with dual mass flywheels, but not sure it applies to a auto cheers joe

Hi 20mA is ideal, either you battery is on its way, or more favorable the garage left the ignition on and flattened it They never admit to any !Removed! ups, I dont use garages, try do all my own work, garages are not like they use to be. cheers Joe

hi did you wait 40 minutes so the car goes asleep you have to put tape over the boot switch, so it thinks its locked, or as soon as you open the boot or doors the car will wake up and you got wait 40 minutes again if you want workshop manual look here http://www.jagrepair.com/ also have a read here http://www.jagrepair.com/images/TSB/TSB2/S-Type/414Charging/S414-01am Quiescent Drain Current.pdf cheers Joe

hi yes just needs the short undertray removing under the bumper

hi try Lanoguard it seems to work, not cheap but works well otherwise you can get a company do it call krown rust treatment just google it or look on face book , theres llots of videos doing the process cheers Joe

hi is it the earlier remote, no key, or later remote flip key on remote they usually work straight away when the battery is replaced did it work before you swapped the battery cheers Joe

hi going off that last picture, I would say you have a air leak on one bank, and if plugs were done, hope all the gaskets were changed for new genuine ones, some of the cheap ones don't seal, or its going be a perished pipe also at 62k engine should still be like new, unless its been really abused and its never had any oil changes have you done a compression test yourself, I'd check it yourself and check all the hoses and gaskets while your in there otherwise take it a different garage and explain what gone on and see what they diagnose, if your not handy with cars yourself, but this is a reasonably straight forward job cheers Joe

hi if you have to replace the DCCV don't buy cheap, go for a Bosch one, the cheaps ones only last a few years at the most. cheers Joe

hi blowing constant hot air is very rarely a aircon issues its either a faulty dual coolant control valve or climate control module, a bad dual coolant control valve, can also take the climate module out, so both may need replacing at 90% of the times cheers Joe

Hi Will be there myself, been the last few years its been there, very good lots of cars and lots of spares and tool stalls cheers Joe

hi try this. How to manually reset Tps-re learn Radio fan all off. 1. insert key Into ignition 2. forward 2 clicks so all dash lights are on 3. Put foot down on accelerator all the way down until you are pressing the kick down button and hold for 30 secs 4. While holding accelerator down switch ignition to off and remove foot from accelerator. 5. Wait 2 to 3 mins remove key then re insert start and drive.