Top 20 2005 Jaguar X-Type - Page 8 Questions & Answers

Most reputable companies will give you a 12 month warranty on their work. But i would call the installer and ask about warranty info and tell them you have a leak without mentioning the electrical issues. Once they commit to warranty and get your Jaguar back in, then make the complaint about the damage. Stand firm.

you have a problem with the cooling fan not cutting in ,if the ac is engaged it should put the fan on if it doesnt then something could be up with fan motor ,but most likely its temperature sensor which is not expensive

i loved the x jaguars ... it sounds like your serpentine belt broke or more likely the engine locked up .. in either case you would have lost power steering .. you can still steer but it takes a great deal of force and may even give you the impression the steering is locked up .. it takes a very strong person to control a car that has just lost power steering and of course you have to know in advance that you can even do that .. also when the engine locks up you will soon lose vacuum assisted brakes .. again you can still use the brakes but it takes a lot of extra force and becomes difficult to control how much force to use in an emergency situation .. since the brakes now respond very slowly, its easy to lock them up .. a professional driver might have been able to control your car but i feel most people would be in the same fix you found yourself unless they had special training (and that might not be a bad idea for everyone) ... some engines lock up when their timing belt breaks (called an interfereance engine) .. thats a very dangerous situation, so the belts should be changed before they degrade to the point a failure is likely .. if you lost power assisted brakes then you would get a feeling that the car was actually accelerating because you are expecting it to slow down and it doesnt ... the locked engine could have also locked the drive wheels and that could explain your skid and spin out .. its a shame to lose such a fine machine but its far more important that we didnt lose vivien

SOUND LIKE FUEL FILTER PARTIALLY STOPPED UP.

If I am understanding your post, I believe you do have a levelling
system and it should be near your light switch on the dash. It is
the type of switch that you depress first, it then springs out and
you turn the small knob (just like your instrument panel lights
adjuster next to it.) What you do not have perhaps, if your car is
not fitted with HIDs (high intensity headlamps), is the automatic
levelling system which is a legal requirement when HIDs are fitted
due to the high power of the lights....

if you don't have a self-levelling system then you'll have a manual
system, operated by a knob under the light switch so that you can
adjust to compensate for a heavy load in the rear of the car.

something is throwing it into limp mode --but what?? try the dealer who will have the correct software

Could be after service fault occurred with keyfobs and they reset themself so will need to be reprogrammed by jag to work with your car again.

Mine does this. It's accompanied by what sounds like air escaping with a high pitched sound, usually when changing from first to second. Also, sometimes no grunt in first gear as if turbo not working, engine revs but car goes nowhere and then loads of black smoke comes out of back.

A clogged EGR valve can cause loss of power on the x-type diesel. The best thing to do is to remove the valve and clean out all the carbon that will have built up inside the valve and re-fit. Also check your air filter

Please see http://www.bluejag.co.uk for more info.
Many earlier cars will have the pre-wiring installed but not the phone option. The easiest way to check is to contact the dealership give them your VIN number and they will tell you. If you have Bluetooth installed. Hold the radio button marked with a phone for about a second, the display will change to indicate xxxxx or 'No Phone'. If the latter is the case then it is most likely that you do not have the option installed

the BOOT is the English word describing the trunk (US for the rear access panel, door,for access to the spare wheel,storage for tools etc)

The rubber pipe feeding air from the intercooler to the bottom of the EGR valve is probably split - this was the problem on mine - exact same symptoms!

Diesel engines always put out black smoke, so it is probably normal.

find fuse box search diagram for fuse labled(hazard/HZD) remove for 15 sec and put back in you have reset the ECU

your factory amplifier is more then likely to be at fault

no rear break pad

Hi,
One possibility is that a air intake duct has come disconnected from the intake manifold.
Good Luck.

they are both in the area of the drivers side strut top, one close to the inner wing and the other nearer the engine

intercooler pipe has split

follow the upper radiator hose to the thermostat housing 3bolts