Hey all! XJS starts cold but conks.. help please!!
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Hey all! XJS starts cold but conks.. help please!!
Hey guys and gals,
good to see such an active forum.. hopefully ye can help narrow down my problem.
i own a 1990 XJS 5.3L coupe with 66,000m living in Ireland
The car has been in storage the past 7 years and was occasionally driven.
it always started fine first time on the key but lately it will still start first time, when cold and runs for a minute or so then conks. If I try to start it again after it conks it will just keep turning and will not fire up!
I can leave it for a few hours or the next day and same thing...starts first time, runs for a couple minutes, then dies..
It's definitely not the fuel pump as I have put in a replacement pump to eliminate one possibility..
Anybody have similar issues or know the best place to start other than fuel pump?
Thanks in advance!!
good to see such an active forum.. hopefully ye can help narrow down my problem.
i own a 1990 XJS 5.3L coupe with 66,000m living in Ireland
The car has been in storage the past 7 years and was occasionally driven.
it always started fine first time on the key but lately it will still start first time, when cold and runs for a minute or so then conks. If I try to start it again after it conks it will just keep turning and will not fire up!
I can leave it for a few hours or the next day and same thing...starts first time, runs for a couple minutes, then dies..
It's definitely not the fuel pump as I have put in a replacement pump to eliminate one possibility..
Anybody have similar issues or know the best place to start other than fuel pump?
Thanks in advance!!
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Welcome to the forum Frank,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information from the V12 wizards. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
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Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information from the V12 wizards. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please 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 UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
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Hello, Frank,
Highly annoying, isn't it, when Any car acts like that, let alone your Jaguar!
However, these cars do Not like storage (well, that goes for any car actually), they like to be taken out and used on a regular basis.
I hope you get to the bottom of that problem soon, so you can DRIVE the car instead of let it sit and rot..
Welcome to the forums form ElinorB.
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Highly annoying, isn't it, when Any car acts like that, let alone your Jaguar!
However, these cars do Not like storage (well, that goes for any car actually), they like to be taken out and used on a regular basis.
I hope you get to the bottom of that problem soon, so you can DRIVE the car instead of let it sit and rot..
Welcome to the forums form ElinorB.
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Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
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