I just yesterday got my first cat, a neglected 1987 xj-s, it has the factory V12 in it still. Its got some issues for sure, a few mechanical ones, lots of interior cosmetic ones, but I am confident with a little time and probably a lot of help from knowledgeable folks here that I will bring it back to life.

At the moment my main concerns with it are the idle - its way low and dies every time whether warmed up or not. Also its running a bit rich. The brakes are barely functional - though I believe this to be a result of the previous owner somehow running it out of brake fluid. Not even sure how that happens - might be a leak, might be a failed attempt at bleeding the system at some point. I dont know yet but it should be easy enough to figure out. Also - it wont go in reverse. I already made a post about that so we'll see where that leads me.

After allll that gets sorted out I get the super fun task of replacing - all - the leather on the inside. Not sure how much a pain that will be, but im sure when its all said and done that it'll be a great little car. Im pretty excited to finally have one. The only other thing I need to figure out is why my radio says code - im assuming its a security measure of some sort.

 

welcome. You have an excellent outlook. I hope all goes well.

 

Hello,
Congratulations on your First Jaguar! WOW! What a First Car! And XJS V12!!!
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to the Forums.

Awesome 1st car, well done.

Radio code, no idea, our market no got that set up.

The Members in the XJS Tech Section will have answers.

Good luck.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Sardonicus,

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

 

Welcome to the forums Sardonicus,

Good to have you with us.

I can see you've already found your way to the XJS forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Lower Atlantic Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/u...r-atlantic-66/ to find other members in your region.

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Thank you for the welcomes, and the links. I have already started looking at that how to section - been reading that experience in a book. Very informative - big thanks the the people that put that together

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!

 

Definitely needs some love - but this is it, the start of a beautiful friendship lol

 

Welcome to the Forums!

 

Do a Google search for "Kirby Palm's Experience in a book". It's a free PDF download and is the definitive guide to XJS/XJ-S repair, maintenance, and modification..

 

Already downloaded and read it a couple times. It has been very helpful in sorting out some odds and ends.