How many miles are on your S?
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 419
Likes: 86
From: Ohio
03 STR 146K on the clock and climbing!
New Transmission less than 200 miles ago
New Battery
New Xenon Headlights - Broken Adjusters in the old ones
New Rotors, Pads and Calipers all Rebuilt - 1200 miles ago
New Wheel Bearings 3 out of 4 replaced
New DCCV Valve and repaired ECM module
New tires 4th set - 1200 miles ago
New O2 Sensors Left and Right Rear Cat
New Giubo's Front and Rear Drive Line
New front Bumper and Mina Gallery Grills (Thanks to a Semi on 71 South)
New spark plugs - Iridium plugs all 8 - less than 200 miles ago
New Fuel Filter - 1200 miles ago
New Fuel Pump - 1200 miles ago
New Emergency Brake Motor and Pads - less than 1200 miles ago
And various other repairs as we go... Seems like I have just about rebuilt the car since she turned over 100K...
All that said I bought her new and I still love this car! I wouldnt sell her for any amount of money!!
New Transmission less than 200 miles ago
New Battery
New Xenon Headlights - Broken Adjusters in the old ones
New Rotors, Pads and Calipers all Rebuilt - 1200 miles ago
New Wheel Bearings 3 out of 4 replaced
New DCCV Valve and repaired ECM module
New tires 4th set - 1200 miles ago
New O2 Sensors Left and Right Rear Cat
New Giubo's Front and Rear Drive Line
New front Bumper and Mina Gallery Grills (Thanks to a Semi on 71 South)
New spark plugs - Iridium plugs all 8 - less than 200 miles ago
New Fuel Filter - 1200 miles ago
New Fuel Pump - 1200 miles ago
New Emergency Brake Motor and Pads - less than 1200 miles ago
And various other repairs as we go... Seems like I have just about rebuilt the car since she turned over 100K...
All that said I bought her new and I still love this car! I wouldnt sell her for any amount of money!!
Veteran member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,327
Likes: 251
From: Bowling Green, KY
71k miles
Ive replaced the following:
Coil packs
Driver side window reg
coolant reservoir tank
DCCV valve
Updated Nav disk
s/c belt
Fuel filter
Spark Plugs
Things that need to be fixed
Cats are starting to clog
Need to change tranny and rear end oil
Brake pads
Ive replaced the following:
Coil packs
Driver side window reg
coolant reservoir tank
DCCV valve
Updated Nav disk
s/c belt
Fuel filter
Spark Plugs
Things that need to be fixed
Cats are starting to clog
Need to change tranny and rear end oil
Brake pads
Senior Member
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 209
Likes: 19
From: San Antonio, TX
60k miles on mine runs great!
Out of normal oil/filter changes this is what I got done in last 3 years of ownership.
1) Oxygen Sensor 1
2) Oil pan gasket
3) New Fuel Pump
4) New DCCV
5) New Coolant Reservoir Tank
6) New 2 Front Upper Control Arms
7) Transmission Service with new Pan, Electric Sleeve and Fluid
8) New AC Compressor
9) New Coolant Hoses
10) Some small DIY jobs
Jaguar Rear entertainment system installed myself.
All above is about $5500 of work, mostly done under warranty except coolant hoses and reservoir.
Rear control arm bushing is also almost gone but no noise/knocking yet..
Planning to keep it running as most of the stuff that breaks has been renewed
...
Out of normal oil/filter changes this is what I got done in last 3 years of ownership.
1) Oxygen Sensor 1
2) Oil pan gasket
3) New Fuel Pump
4) New DCCV
5) New Coolant Reservoir Tank
6) New 2 Front Upper Control Arms
7) Transmission Service with new Pan, Electric Sleeve and Fluid
8) New AC Compressor
9) New Coolant Hoses
10) Some small DIY jobs
Jaguar Rear entertainment system installed myself.
All above is about $5500 of work, mostly done under warranty except coolant hoses and reservoir.
Rear control arm bushing is also almost gone but no noise/knocking yet..
Planning to keep it running as most of the stuff that breaks has been renewed
...
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 105
Likes: 35
From: washington
136,700
This on a 2006 4.2. I'm the original owner. The car has lived most of its
charmed life in the Pacific Northwest where we have plenty of moisture
but it's the soft water (rain) kind. The usual problems...DCCV, CCM, rear
end (replaced under warranty) and leaking tranny cooler lines.
I tend to change oil on the average of every 6K miles and the last oil
analysis performed at 135,000 showed the engine to be in perfect shape.
In the next week or two, I'll post a copy of the report. I'd estimate that
90% of the miles are 'highway' miles where the motor loafs along at
about 1,600 RPM.
The last time I was at the dealer, I asked them if they would purchase
the car for the current wholesale price as I was looking at a 2009 XK.
Now keep in mind this car is pristine..no door dings, accidents..nada,
none, zip. And, the interior is perfect and everything works. The dealer's
response was 'not no, but hell no'. He suggested I take it to Billy Bob's
Bar and Grill and Used Car Lot. In essence, you have a better chance
of selling a used 1985 Honda Civic than a high miles S. Oh well, that's
the reality of Jaguar ownership.
My response? The car looks great, gets compliments, is a comfortable
long distance cruiser and gets decent gas mileage. What the hell...if
I can't sell it, I do believe it will make an attractive casket!
charmed life in the Pacific Northwest where we have plenty of moisture
but it's the soft water (rain) kind. The usual problems...DCCV, CCM, rear
end (replaced under warranty) and leaking tranny cooler lines.
I tend to change oil on the average of every 6K miles and the last oil
analysis performed at 135,000 showed the engine to be in perfect shape.
In the next week or two, I'll post a copy of the report. I'd estimate that
90% of the miles are 'highway' miles where the motor loafs along at
about 1,600 RPM.
The last time I was at the dealer, I asked them if they would purchase
the car for the current wholesale price as I was looking at a 2009 XK.
Now keep in mind this car is pristine..no door dings, accidents..nada,
none, zip. And, the interior is perfect and everything works. The dealer's
response was 'not no, but hell no'. He suggested I take it to Billy Bob's
Bar and Grill and Used Car Lot. In essence, you have a better chance
of selling a used 1985 Honda Civic than a high miles S. Oh well, that's
the reality of Jaguar ownership.
My response? The car looks great, gets compliments, is a comfortable
long distance cruiser and gets decent gas mileage. What the hell...if
I can't sell it, I do believe it will make an attractive casket!
130,600 miles on the General - pulls like a locomotive, purrs like a kitten. Engine-wise it hasn't had an awful lot done, aside from three new coils on the right-hand side cylinder bank, a new radiator fan assembly, and a couple of odds-and-ends hoses and such.
