The low oil pressure light came on and I wont start. I had it towed home.Where do i start?

 

Welcome to the forum cselix1,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

An unfortunate incident but a wise choice to have it towed. First thing to check is whether it is genuinely low on oil or it's a faulty sender. Any horrible noises before you stopped the engine?

Follow this link XJ ( X308 ) XJ8 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

You can also visit the US Lower Atlantic Region forum by following this link Lower Atlantic - NC SC FL GA - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum! You'll find plenty of info and support here simply follow the links Graham has provided - enjoy!!

 

no noises, Oil is full , Just had Oil.Change. 300 miles ago,seams to not have spark, I am alone and can not check for spark with screwdriver today.

 

No metallic clattering noises is very good news!

The Oil Pressure Sender is right next to the filter so it could have been disturbed / damaged during the recent oil change.



I recommend you start a thread in X308 tech section outlining what you have checked so far. Members with the same model will be able to help.

Graham

 

Welcome. I hope theres an easy fix for you. Theres lots of help here, just ask. Good luck!

 

Welcome to the forums!

 

Im sory, i am so new to this. i can not find x308 tech section. i have a 98 XJ8 none L.

 

Hi cselix1,

Welcome! The Jaguar factory model code of your 1998 XJ8 was "X308," the V8 successor to the '95-'97 6-cylinder X300.

To get to the correct forum for your car, left click the FORUMS button at the upper left hand corner of this page;

In the drop down menu that appears click Jaguar Models (Modern);

And in the new menu that appears to the right, click XJ (308) XJ8 / XJR

Start a new thread in that forum describing the issues you're having with your car and lots of friendly folks will do their best to help.

Cheers,

Don

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums cselix1,

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welcome and enjoy the board

 

I had it towed to a shop and found out I have no compression.Anyone need a parts car? Brand new tranny last year.

 

Absolutely zero compression on all eight cylinders?

Graham

 

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I m not convinced this shop did a good job. I am having it towed to another shop.Anyone have experience with Thoroughbred motors in Sarasota Florida? He thinks it might be the timing guides or a fuel pump. He's going to open it up for free and let me know. I sorry i dont have a lot time right now to learn this site, but I will figure it out and post in the correct spots when I do.

 

I've copied your post to Lower Atlantic Region forum to try and get advice about Thoroughbred Motors from members in FL.

Here's a direct link to it:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/l...lorida-114003/

I hope this second shop is better.

Graham

 

The more reading I do here, the more amaized I am at the little things that could be wrong.I love the car and want to drive it. I just hope the motor isn't blown or it will cost to much to fix.

 

I hope so too.

Please post back with what the second shop finds and recommends.

Graham