XK8 no start
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XK8 no start
Alright guys, I think I messed up by not unhooking my battery and I don’t know what to do now 😫
I’ll start from close to the beginning.
I had a coolant leak on the octopus hose (again). I removed the throttle body (ergo two plugs, fuel line and coolant line). A few other plugs to get stuff out of the way along with the module that sits on top of the transmission. Put everything back together and now the car will not start. Am getting stability control failure along with engine fault. What do you guys think I’m looking at here..? Did I mess up by leaving the battery hooked up or did I not get something tightened down properly that uses a bolted ground.? I’m just at a lost and kinda pissed right now. I tried unhooking the battery, doing a hard reset, looked around to make sure all electronics were plugged in.. either way if I have to dig back in and check everything or I messed something up by leaving battery plugged in it sucks! Anybody has any ideas or help I would appreciate it!
I’ll start from close to the beginning.
I had a coolant leak on the octopus hose (again). I removed the throttle body (ergo two plugs, fuel line and coolant line). A few other plugs to get stuff out of the way along with the module that sits on top of the transmission. Put everything back together and now the car will not start. Am getting stability control failure along with engine fault. What do you guys think I’m looking at here..? Did I mess up by leaving the battery hooked up or did I not get something tightened down properly that uses a bolted ground.? I’m just at a lost and kinda pissed right now. I tried unhooking the battery, doing a hard reset, looked around to make sure all electronics were plugged in.. either way if I have to dig back in and check everything or I messed something up by leaving battery plugged in it sucks! Anybody has any ideas or help I would appreciate it!
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Welcome to the forums Drock420,
Is the 'no start':
1. engine won't turn over
OR
2. engine won't fire
If (1) then you most likely have a partially discharged battery. If it's (2), go back over all the connections you unplugged/reconnected and check for positive engagement.
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 information on regular issues. You can also use the US Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ 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
Is the 'no start':
1. engine won't turn over
OR
2. engine won't fire
If (1) then you most likely have a partially discharged battery. If it's (2), go back over all the connections you unplugged/reconnected and check for positive engagement.
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 information on regular issues. You can also use the US Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ 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
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Welcome to the forum Drock420,
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.
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.
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