20 Most Recent 1988 Jaguar XJ6 - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Any auto parts store will be able to provide you with a part#

old car, old parts ,and not domestic. if you work on it yourself. invest in do it yourself repair manuel, ie haynes run about 20$
check the half price book stores first. then follow the trouble shooting tips for your problem. could be fuel pump or filter thats just a shot in the dark. realy could be alot of other things

there should be a sticker under the hood. But it does not use FREON, it uses r134. So you need to know what you are doing. to recharge a/c

air lock bleed front calipers

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If the battery is good and the car will not turn over it is usually the starter or starter solenoid. The solenoid makes a clicking sound when the key is turned.

If you take the starter off, the starter solenoid fits on top of the starter. You can take both to an auto parts store and they will test it for you while you watch.

Now you will hear the click and it will start or not. Sometimes as the starter gets old it heats up when you use the starter a lot(cold weather start ups).

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If the starter has voltage at the solenoid on the starter when turning the key to start,then it is the stater,if it is 12 volts.If this was helpful,please rate,thank you.

change the alternator or strip and put new brushes in the alternator

may be low fuild, dirty fluid or wrong fluid. try replace the fuild with a new one!!

Hi Clyde

Expect you have it running by now, as I see this was posted 2 March ?

If not......

Charge up your battery, and heavy discharge test, suspect you have short in the plates.

If OK, jump start with a set of proper heavy duty jump leads.

Good Luck !

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Sounds like the pump or lines are blocked?

That is for the power steering fluid, it should not be left with the cap off. You can remove the cap and check the oil level and refit it.

yes! run the car just as long as u can to get it warmed up.. preferably do this at night.. the cat will glow red if it is clogged

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If you haven't already found this information out Click on the following link. It has the Schematic of the Engine, Wires and Distributor that is color coded.
http://autorepair.about.com/library/firing_orders/bl-fo-11323.htm


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I would use just power steering fluid. ATF can be used but has a tendincy to "clean out" and sometimes cleans out seals, causing it to leak.

they should turn off by themselves after a couple of minutes, when you shut all the doors. mine will stay on for about 10 with all the doors open, then turn off. The other thing you should check, do you have the instrument panel light controller turned all the way up, past the click? if you do, they will stay on then too. hope this helps

I have the similar problem with both my Jaguars, one is a 1988 Jaguar XJS, the other is a 1987 Jaguar XJ6, both blow COLD air out some vents while it blows warm air for heat. I heard it had something to do with the cold air blowing as a dehumidifier, I don't know if this is true, but it is really annoying to have both cold and warm air blowing when I need heat in these cold Canadian winters. If you find out please drop this website a note and let us know how you solved it. thanks.

V is up to 149mph. You should never go "down" a rating on the basis of "I never do that speed" because the rating takes into account lateral forces induced by cornering.

See link for full range of speed ratings

http://www.blackcircles.com/general/speedrating

You maybe able to change the 15's for 17's but only by reducing the tyre profile (in your case the 70) but need to be aware of hitting the bodywork.

Speed Rating Mile/Hour Kilometers/Hour Speed Rating Miles/Hour Kilometers/Hour N 87 140 U 124 200 P 93 150 H 130 210 Q 99 160 V 149 240 R 106 170 Z 150+ 240+ S 112 180 W 168 270 T 118 190 Y 186 300

Speed Rating Mile/Hour Kilometers/Hour Speed Rating Miles/Hour Kilometers/Hour N 87 140 U 124 200 P 93 150 H 130 210 Q 99 160 V 149 240 R 106 170 Z 150+ 240+ S 112 180 W 168 270 T 118 190 Y 186 300

have you checked for hot water in the pipes ??

THE FUEL PUMP IS BEHIND THE FUEL FILTER UNDER THE BACK FRAME PLATE. IF YOU TAKE OFF THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE YOU CAN SEE IT THERE

first thoughts are check your auto transmission fluid level (with engine running with car on level ground) and linkage to gearbox.