Hi all!

I'm new to this site but have viewed it in the past looking for answers to my Jag questions. I looked for an existing thread to my problem but couldn't find anything. I have a 98 XK8 Convertible and live in the bay area. I bought my Jag used in 2003 and just passed 210K miles. Yes...I did have tensioner problems and the transmission needed a re-build, not to mention a host of other problems over the last 8 years, but I can honestly say I can't find another make or model I'd rather have. Despite the problems...it's still a nice car to own. That said, I was driving home today with the radio on, and the sound abruptly stopped. The radio was on, and indicating the station and the song that was playing...but no sound. I tried different stations to no avail. Same thing with the CD and the tape player. You coud see the display indicating the which CD and track was playing...but nothing.

I checked the trunk fuse for the amp and antenna (#9 I believe) but it was fine. I also checked the passenger side fusebox for the radio/CD fuse and it too was OK. I even tried disconnecting the battery to see if that might reset something. It didn't, but I did get to clean the battery terminals!

At this point I suspect either the power amp in the trunk (yes I do have one) or the radio itself may be the problem. Before I consider replacing them is there anything else I could try? if not, any suggestions on how to determine if the amp or the radio is the culprit?

Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Jim

 

Hello, this place is mainly designed for welcoming and into that's why you should post your querry into the proper area . I am sure yuo will get help from other members
Have fun,happy driving

 

OK....thanks.

 

Welcome to the forum Jim, hope you get things sorted out. Some great guys over in the XK8 section.

 

Welcome to the forum Jim,

Hope the XKR guys can fix you up.

 

welcome aboard one of the friendliest sites around Jimbo, good to have you with us
I'm sure some of our guys in the XK section can help. or maybe the general tech help section?....either way good luck!
Please check out the relevant section for your car, maybe the regional section too to see who's who in your area?
The Off topic section is a MUST to catch up with off the wall stuff, jokes etc......maybe post a pic into the Mug shot thread too?

I've manually upgraded you too full forum access so you can better view the site