20 Most Recent 1986 Jaguar XJ6 - Page 7 Questions & Answers

I am not sure in what order you did the brakes but you always start with the caliber farthest away from the master cylinder.1st rear pass side, then rear driver side,then front pass, and last front driver..

On a vehicle red is (hot) or positive. Black is (ground) or neutral

more info please. year? mileage ? engine light on? sounds like you may have a misfire. this can be caused by a few different things like tune up items, however, those kitty cats are finicky about fuel. that sticker in the fuel door says premium unleaded only and they mean it. we see fuel injectors clogged up which causes them to continuously drip. try some injector cleaner and a heavy dose too. mfg recommends techron brand.

has your car got the engine driven power boost system? or the electric pump teves system, you can tell which by looking under bonnet to see if you have a pump on the front of engine driven by cam drive chain idler gear or a valve and pressure bottle on the rear of n/s inner wing. the latter is the electric pump type and you can if working hear the pump run when you turn ignition on it runs for about 5-10 seconds, let me know which type and I will try and help.

check for4 a faulty air pressure regulator in the system or faulty pressure relief valve.

carry out hydrometer test to check dead cells place amp metre between pos on battery and positive lead and see what the reading is and then start removing fuses untell you find curcuit is causing the leakage, depending on year you may find a lot of corrosion on fuses and terminals

Have this done by a trained professional.

the large one fat brown wire

check the fluid level sounds like its slipping if ok poss needs overall