Good morning everyone!

I have two separate questions for all the Jaguar veterans.

I'm new to the Jaguar, and I already love it.

I have a 2003 S-Type with 90,000 miles on it. I'm curious to know how many miles you can typically get before things start wearing out and need replacing.

My second question concerns shifting with the J gate. What RPMs do I shift at to get maximum power and minimize potential damage to the transmission?

Thank you and have a great day!

 

Welcome to the forum Alan,

I've moved your question from General Tech Help to S-Type forum. Members here with the same model will be able to help.

Graham

 

Things go wrong somewhat randomly by that age of car - read a fair number of the many threads on here to get a feel for things.

NOTE: WHAT GOES WRONG DEPENDS ON DETAILS YOU LEFT OFF - like engine size.

For least trans wear do not use the numbered positions on the J-gate, just let it be an auto. It's good at it.

For more "power", use it but it's causing stress & wear of course.

 

IF you have a V6, here is an example:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...tenance-49309/

 

Lots of suspension and other items that wear / degrade with age. (E.g. coolant hoses - the rubber is well past its best.)

The coolant header tank and the coolant itself.

Obviously brake fluid.

 

Sorry. That's a good point. It's a 3.0L V6.

 

Refer back to post #4

 

None of the various engine types make enough power worry about damaging the transmission, least of all the V6.

The transmission already shifts at around the max engine HP rating if it's told to do so, your chances of consistently doing a better job are slim.

 

I leave it in automatic all of the time unless I do not want it shifting above a specific gear while climbing a mountain.

 

Things will wear out when they wear out. Take care of it, keep it out of the weather if you can and the car should hold up fine. Like CThomas, I use the left side mainly to keep it in lower gears going up and down hills for engine braking going down and better climbing power going up. Most of the time, if the transmission is working OK it's smooth as silk left to it's own devices.