From Montreal, Canada, I own a nice 37 SS100 replica for a few years. Since it's only a two seater, decided to add a 97 XK8 conv. To my collection.

I imported both cars myself from the US. However, the XK8 ran for only 10 minutes in the pouring rain before major problems occured.

Brough it to the Jag dealer, obviously a bad call. They are
Good at newer cars, but lost in older ones.

Currently the car starts everytime, idles fast for a few seconds, then starts misfiring and stalls. Dealer check codes (many) replaced the spak plugs, dismantles the exaust to check for clogging (??). 2k$ later, they have no clue where to go, and me neither.

Had the car towed to a specialist in electrical problems in euro cars. They worked for a month now. They suspect either throttle body (their computer says it's always 100%, wich is stange cause the car react to pedal press in the few seconds it runs before stalling) or main computer.

Personnaly, I think main computer also, mostly because errors codes probably comes from main computer, because it was running ok and now hundreds of error codes appeared at once, because of everything I red about water damaged to computer (motor seems to have been pressure washed and problem appeared first in the pouring rain)

So, I am here to read your experiences with similar problems and choose a direction in troubleshooting. Also looking for ressources in finding another computer and/or someone able to test and rebuilt the older one.

BTW, is the computer simply swapable with another one or does it need to be programmed before install ?

We'll, I think I already wrote too much in the "present yourself tread". I'll be happy to write in the proper section as soon as I get more familiar to this forum.

Thanks guys for being here '

Danny

 

Welcome, new to the group myself. It will be a lot of fun and great info once I learn my way around, Cheers to you!

 

Welcome to the forum Danny,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR 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 Canada Region forum by following this link Canada - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Hello, Danny,
I'm sorry to read that you're having such problems with your Jaguar.
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

welcome to the forum - hope they can get your issues resolved quickly so you can enjoy

 

Welcome.

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Danny,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

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