Hi everyone,
New member here and I just got my first Jag. It has a few issues so I got it dirt cheap, now I'm just hoping to get all the issues figured out. The car is a '99 Vanden Plas with 100K on it. I only paid $1200 for it but here is the list of issues ahead of me:

Low coolant/Restricted performance messages

Starts and idles good but doesn't drive well. Sluggish and surges.

Showing codes: P0171, P0174, P0300, P1316, and P1000pd

I plan to tackle these as soon as I can get the darn hood open! The driver's side won't pop. I can hear the cable activating the latch so there must be something broken at the latch mechanism. I have done some searching and found that you can drill a 1" hole in the fender and access it that way but I did according to said measurements and only managed to drill through a brake line on the back side (add that to the list of things to fix!) and still can't access the hood latch. Wish me luck!

 

Welcome to the forum,

Sounds like you have some work in front of you, good luck!

You should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Thanks! I added the car details to the signature - hope I did it right. Anyway, I was able to get the hood open finally. Turns out the cables/latch were fine but the hood was tweaked and in a bind on that corner. I was able to use some plastic shims that I had (for installing doors in houses) and pry the hood forwards while pulling the lever. Time for the fun to begin!

 

Welcome to the forum.

Good to have you with us.

Have fun.

 

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Thanks Translator and Jim, I appreciate it! Have a great weekend!