Looking for some guidance from my fellow Jag lovers'.

I have a 2000 XJ8 with 90k miles. Idling,while in gear surged intermitently without giving gas and when ready to go forward (drive)gear wouldn't engage. It would just rev.Then a gearbox failure light came on the dash. Reverse works though! As we managed to park it. No leaks noted.

My mechanic tells me that I have to replace or have the trany rebuilt.
4-6k. Ouuchhh. I'm in denial, 'cause I havent had any symptomitic slippage in the past. We did smell a burning scent right after the incident.

Looking for some clarity...Help. please.

Joe D.

 

Joe,

Did your mechanic find any other codes for engine performance? A bad coil pack or other misfire can put the gearbox into 'limp-home' mode. This was the case with a friend's S-Type 3.0 Litre that was misfiring. Her mechanic said the Ford gearbox needed replacement when in fact I found two of the coil packs were shorted by oil leaking from the cam cover 'o-rings'. When the coil packs were replaced and the codes cleared, the vehicle performed normally.

NBCat

 

Hey there Joe, great to have you with us ....
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Welcome to the forum.

Hop over to the XJ8 section for your year, the guys will help you.

Provide any codes that the car shows.

Best of luck.

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good advice above.