I have had it happen at both Valero and Citgo.
Since I live in Texas there is no consumer protection. The gas station will blame it on the truck company and the truck company will blame it on the refiner and on and on.
They caught one chain here and figured they stole millions so the gave them a fine that was a pitance of what they stole.
It can happen at any station so always be wary if you start getting poor performance or codes about 10 miles after a fill up.
Cheers
That could never happen in Mexico... There is only one chain of petrol stations. Ha ha ha.
Still on the upside, they always offer to sell octane booster additives when you fill up.
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2001 XK8 Convertible Red Magnaflow exhaust
Could you re post the pics for this DIY or sent them to me? They are not showing on any browsers. I tried IE, Chrom, firefox, safari.
I want to see the location of the knock sensor for my 2000 xj8
Thanks,
Follow the wire back from the attached clip on the thermostat housing, about midway between the intake manifold and cam cover you'll see where that wire ends with a torx bolt showing. Thats it.
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2003 XJ8 VDP
1931 Ford Model A
Veni Vidi Vici
Question on the cheaper knock sensor used in this write up
Just to clarify, the cheaper knock sensor used in this write up is a OE knock sensor for a 2005 jaguar xj8 4.2 liter v8 and the plug is the same other than longer wiring correct.
For those of you that did install this alternate knock sensor. Can I get an update on any problems or its performance?
David, your pics in the 2010 original post have vanished, any chance you still have them and can repost? If you need a hosting location, email me with the pics and I'll get you the link to where they're stored on our mediafire ftp area. Didn't see any contact method for you in your profile, else I would have PMd ya.
__________________ Matt | 2003 XK8 CvTbl | 2005 SuperV8 My Jag Galleries
This looks like a great write-up, but the pictures no longer show. Is there any chance of getting the pictures re-uploaded?
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Aaron near Nashville, TN
2005 XJ8L - White - 94,000 miles and just getting started!
2001 Vanden Plas - Black - 160,000 miles and going strong!
1990 XJ6 Sovereign - Black - (Sold at over 200,000 miles)
1988 XJ6 - Burgundy - (Sold at over 300,000 miles)
Hi
I copied one of the photo image website addresses and was able to get on DavidN website (Frankfurt, Germany). David's website (Water Skiing) has a Photo of David.
I sent David an email from his website, asking him to see if he can repost the photos of the knock sensors for this DIY thread.
Jim Lombardi
Last edited by jimlombardi; 06-30-2012 at 06:54 AM.
Thank you! I'm looking forward to the visual walk-through.
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Aaron near Nashville, TN
2005 XJ8L - White - 94,000 miles and just getting started!
2001 Vanden Plas - Black - 160,000 miles and going strong!
1990 XJ6 Sovereign - Black - (Sold at over 200,000 miles)
1988 XJ6 - Burgundy - (Sold at over 300,000 miles)
Hi
I created a Knock Sensor DIY PDF (16 page) file from DavidN post# 1 and post# 2 and also included Knock Sensor location information from the JTIS21 shop repair manual.
Here is the weblink to the PDF on my mediafire account:
I own a 2007 XJ8 woth 90K miles. I hear the knocking/gurgling noise during acceleration from stop. I have determined that the knock sensors are at fault. Would the posted photos and instructions be the same for the 2007?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Other than this issue the car is a dream to drive.
Hi
I created a Knock Sensor DIY PDF (16 page) file from DavidN post# 1 and post# 2 and also included Knock Sensor location information from the JTIS21 shop repair manual.
Here is the weblink to the PDF on my mediafire account:
Would this be the same for a 2007 XJ8?
