Just a note as a bloke with a jag .

love jags as i have owned my stype for 9 years . my wife was gutted when we recently sold our pride and joy xkr convertable because the kids wouldnt fit in the rear seats .. thanks for letting me on here . so many issues with my s type i need some help.. dont want a free ride and will try to contribute in any way i can

 

Welcome to the forum,

You should find some help in the S section.

 

Hi Bluenose. I'm also giving a '99 S-type 3.0 some TLC to work through misfires and transmission issues amongst others. Might be worth exchanging notes? Gr. Steve

 

You sold the XKR instead of the wife and kids...........?

Wow. That is committment.

Graham

 

Hey there Bleunose, welcome aboard Jaguarforums.com, great to have you with us .........

The S typers will sort you out my friend.............

There really are some amazing and friendly guys here....you're in really good company to discuss anything Jag related or have a few laughs!

Any issues just post and the guys here will help you out no problems....

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cheers for the reply . can you point me as to where i can look at the s type board where i can review the problems with the coils . thanks jeff

 

Hey Jeff, on the main page simply scroll down and you'll see....
Jaguar models
in there you scroll down again and see S type section, click to go in there....

Once in there there are hundreds / thousands of useful posts.....there's a search feature you can use.

If you look though, you'll see S type FAQ........In here you'll find all the posts about the usual issues complete with detailed fixes or write ups c/w pics / vids etc

Good luck

 

Welcome to the forum.

Nice to see you.

Did you find it yet?

 

sorry for the delay steve just getting over manflu..laptop packed up as well .have so many issues with my stype it maybe time to drop it . current issues are misfire , windscreen wiper water not working difficult demisting in the morning .rear window not working so. decision time. mot soon . at the moment its only used by the wife to get to school 2 miles a day feel guilty today a s the battery was flat . cant get much better. will have a look at the weekend . what are your issues

 

Hi Bluenose. Welcome back!
Sounds like a basinful, where to start? I guess you're having the same cold weather as over here (I live in south Holland not far from Eindhoven).
I also had a misfire, it was most prevelant when asking the motor to pull below 3,000. Turned out to be two issues. An air intake leak at an elbow near the back of the intake manifold and a coil in the right bank - you need to pull the intake manifold to get at both of them... If your plugs have 60k on them it's worth pulling those in the left bank to inspect for eroded center electrode. The electrode gap is large compared with mortal cars...
The transmission we tackled in two stages: first I surfed the net for similar symptoms and found several posts referring to a broken 3-4 pre-select spring. I was introduced to a transmission specialist and his first opinion was out with the box and do a full recondition for about 1500 quid, but he was willing to try pulling the valve body and fit a spring kit. True to the posts the spring came out in 4 pieces. That fixed the missing 4th and 5th gears. It took the car over the border onto the autobahn to stretch its legs and came back with a new issue: no 1st gear and strange shift schedule amongst 4th, 5th and the TCC. Again the guy was convinced to try to replace the solenoid block instead of pulling the whole box. Now have a fully functional box. The spring pack was 10 pounds and the solenoid block 250; new filter and gasket plus fresh Mercon V and we both learned a lot about the transmission...
Demisting, do you get a good supply of warm air to the interior? If not you may need to replace the heater valve block. It's level with the bottom of the radiator on the right-hand side and has five hoses and two valves. It's common for these to get trash in them and stop working. Check for hot pipes leading back along the chassis rails towards the cabin with heater on full and engine up to temperature. Also check for power on the connectors to rule out fuse or heater logic issues.
The management system is so reliant on having stable and sufficient voltage that a good battery is not a luxury. Heavy circuits like rear window elements might cook their fuse if the voltage is low.
The screenwash pump may be dead, but worth checking the fuse and relay first, cleaning the connectors may help. I wouldn't recommend using WD-40, though. This leaves a protective, insulating film on the connector contacts.
Hope this gives you some thoughts on whether to soldier on with your car...

 

Thanks Costen. having a bit of trouble at the moment. Found a water leak from the hose off rad that had a nice grove cut in it form the pulley . started to replace it and snapped the top plastic hose fitting so awaiting parts at the moment . sound s like you had had some problems as well .

 

Hey bleunose......any further issues, please post into the relevant section for your car.....that way the guys in the know can help you hopefully much quicker